Ever have one of those days where you out-lazy the family pet? I had one Saturday.
Annie was Christmas shopping with her family for the day and it was just me and Oreo.
OREO: “Are you just going to sit there all day?”
ME: “What have you done today Ms. Perrrductive.”
OREO: “I cleaned my belly. Took a nap. Ate. Stared at the ceiling for no apparent reason because I like to make you think I see ghosts. And stuck my butt in your face. All-in-all, I’ve been pretty busy. What have you done?”
ME: “I’ve lead the Fighting Illini in NCAA Basketball 2005 to a 10-0 record.”
OREO: “That’s pathetic. I saw what you did. You made a guy that could jump higher, run faster,…
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The Florida Keys – Beached pilot whales.
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Thanks to Aquagrrrl for reminding me that sometimes you should research before you blog.
Now, go visit PROJECT SEAHORSE….
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The seahorses were sleeping, tails wrapped around branches, lights dimmed. Beneath them glowed a sign:
Buy crafts made in our giftshop, made by Filipino seahorse fishers and their families. You’ll help the families earn a living without having to catch sea horses.
Huh?
Where did the Shedd aquarium get their seahorses? I would guess they bought them or their progenitors from those Filipino fishers they’re so valiantly trying to wean off of capturing and selling seahorses.
But what really irks me is the fact the aquarium is encouraging its patrons to spend money in their gift shop as a solution to helping the endangered seahorses.
I’ve spent over a month of my life under the ocean’s surface and, if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that the ocean is big. …
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I was browsing around today and stumbled across my latest contribution to the CS Monitor on the ABC news website.
It’s a funny thing not knowing when and where something you write and sell is going to show up. The Monitor has 90-day rights to do whatever the heck they want to do with anything I contribute to them. I suppose if they wanted to turn the Fantasy Kingdom piece into a mini-series starring Ricky Schroeder they could.
It would be nice to be in the know about where and when my writing is going to show up, but I don’t have much of a problem not knowing. Really, I think it’s pretty cool that someone at ABC News liked my story, too. And it’s a…
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Kent, Rachael, and Melissa, I owe you all a WAIW t-shirt. Melissa won this contest and Kent and Rachael this one. Email me the address you would like your shirt sent to and I’ll get right on it. Or if you would prefer to receive a coffee mug I could do that, too. Just specify.
I’m about to place my annual Touron Attire Christmas gift order and I’ll have your winnings shipped to you directly even if you live half way around the world in New Zealand!
(Note: Kent and Rachael, you were supposed to win a year’s subscription to National Geographic Traveler, but the offer from NG was only good for the USA. Sorry, hope the T-shirt makes up for it.)…
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Reuters reports that Iceland is the #1 place to live in the world and that the USA has slipped out of the top 10.
Don’t worry, Iceland will be melted soon and we’ll regain our place in the bottom of the top 10. Go global warming!…
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