What made you smile today?

Pacco has a new veterinarian, very local, and I like her point of view on things. She thinks I'm right in that he is right around fourteen.. (for those who don't know this, he is a feisty corgi from the Humane Society, was found trekking on Highway 101). This is something to smile about, and a relief.

And I smiled when I remembered that we owed it all to the French. :wink:

Couple that was dancing down the street - literally, their shadows twirling round the cobblestones... people are so romantic here.

(He said with a twang of jealousy).

thank yew
thank yew verra mush

Johnboy feels a a story coming on. It may be more than a story; perhaps a sermon, brothers and sisters, but I can't quite get my arms around what the lesson is.

30 years Johnboy has lived on West Rio Road in the 100 year old house with the cottage that used to be a general store. Urbanization has swept over us, but just over the ridge 100 yards to my west is the start of the watershed for our main resevoir. So we still get deer and the occasional bear and fox. Deer are quite majestic at a distance, but when you try to garden, they are a menace.

Which brings us to groundhogs. They are not majestic and they are even more destructive than the deer.

In the old days, the problem was resolved with a 22-rifle. But I can't do that anymore due to nearby development. Instead I call a company called "Holistic Pest Control" to round up the 6 or 8 groundhogs and relocate them to a still rural area where they might actually be happier.

But three of them are not happy this afternoon as they languish in cages waiting until the guy from Holistic Pest Control comes by to take them to a new home.

One of the tenants on this 3 acre complex is a company that maintains apartments. 300 apartment units they provide plumbing, electrical, cleaning, whatever for. A bunch of good ole rednecks for the most part. They are looking forward to the start of deer hunting season next week. And if there was a groundhog on their property, they would shoot it in a heartbeat.

But there they were, three redneck guys. Guys who would have no problem shooting a groundhog, giving a groundhog some dry dog food and some water until the Holistic guy came.

awwwwwwwww.... that's so cute, rjb.













congrats to ehbeth for whatever the hell she was doing up the tree.

and now I'm laughing

I reformulated the 'bird in a tree' a bit to hand out Hallowe'en treats tonight. It was a bit cold to be out there without some kinda coat ... so I wrapped the dozen or so autumn leaf garlands around my neck and head and popped a flashing pumpkin on my forehead and sat down on the porch.

Scared some teenagers who thought I was a shrub.

From a neighbourhood 6 year-old to his dad when I stood up "is that real"

From a neighbourhood tween aspiring thug "you scared me. I thought you were a doll"

From a tinyish ninja after staring very intently at my face for a few minutes "is that a light on your head?"

I love love love Hallowe'en. Kids and parents and my neighbours are at their best right now.

Miss Rita came over with mini chocolate bars for Setanta

I'm smiling about the hamster hijinx earlier this evening (but sorry I missed them.)

I hung out at my brother's house tonight and watched my sister-in-law pass out candy to about 80 kids. (I don't get any trick-or-treaters at my apartment.) The kids were cute! My favorite was a tiny Darth Vader. He never spoke, but he breathed very loudly in his mask. And brothers who were identical vampires - their mom did great make-up.

It was warm here, bethie. Mid 70s. I was remembering how much I hated having to wear my coat over my princess costume in Dayton when I was six.

Aw, real john boy, thats a sweet story.. people cant ever help being people, no matter how tough they are..

Lots of Halloween/ Trick or Treating stuff made me smile, but especially the sight of a teeny-tiny Madeline holding on to her yellow hat as she sprinted by. It was a great costume, perfect in every detail (blue coat, white tights, black shoes, red hair), and she was so miniscule (turned out to be a 2.5-year-old we know) and her headstrong, "get back here!" sprinting was so Madeline.

My tiny friend, Julia came to the house last night dressed as Little Red Ridinghood, with Grandma (Mom) and the Big Bad Wolf (Dad) in tow. Julia's 1 and 1/2. I'm not sure she understood the whole team concept. she kept pointing to Daddy wolf saying "Dog."

I don't care that much about US elections, but seeing chjsa going beserk today has made me smile.

On what thread(s) did he do that, fbaezer?

I stumbled upon this here What Would Jesus Do? video. Not enough to laugh about,but it did make me smile every now and then.

I the Comments section to that:

"Wow. Julie Wittner is hot. She should shoot a short film about a zombie or something. I'm serious."

<blinks>

someone sent me a funny e-mail that i was going to post in Humor.

well, i figured i'd do a search for it to make sure it hadn't been posted before...

guess who already posted it, a year and a half ago?


http://www.able2know.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=49793

the pizza hut delivery boy coming to my door

i was so hungry. oink.

What a long-ass day! I was up early, off to a licensing test (gruelling), home for a nap, out for a hike and off to an AIDS benefit. After the benefit (bowling), Dasha and I played table hockey. I haven't laughed so hard in ages. It's been so long and I laughed so hard that I was almost grimacing. Tears and all. We need to get one of those types of games for the house.

Going into the back room and finding three dogs heaped on top of Setanta.

The guest dogs are NOT afraid of Cleo - disconcerting for her - making me giggle - especially when the puppy lays claim to most of Setanta. The Chilly-dog is an imp.

Daddy is in the bathroom, and little Bean is on the couch watching her cartoons .
She likes to spend abotu 45 minutes every morning drinking some warm rice milk, laying on the couch watching cartoons , rolled up in her blankie with " teddy Bar" ( hehehe )

So, I am making my coffee, and Ian goes to the bathroom..

of course, we can hear him..

And she starts laughing. HARD..

I look up to see her squirming because she is laughing so hard. I walk over to the back of the couch, and trying to look up at me, she ends up rolling off and onto the floor.

Of course, THIS is funnier then what ever it was that made her laugh before.

So , giggling she just lays there on her back looking at me..

I ask her.. "What is so funny? Whats funny?"

She says-

" Daddy fahhhted"