Not really, we're in desperate need of it.  But this was a day I had scheduled to be on the roof installing a couple of tubular skylights.  As is customary for Missouri weather these days, nothing ever comes around in moderation.  We woke up to it at 5 AM coming down like crazy, and it hasn't let up a bit; they're saying flash floods are likely and ( Read more... )

NSFW. Hilarious.

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I'm in Jefferson City at a meeting, going home today, YAY.

be it lions or dogs, it's been proven that I'm an absolute sentimental sap when it comes to us humans and reunions with our animal companions. This is of a soldier who was gone to Iraq for 14 months, and how his dogs greeted him upon his return home. Awesome.

Birthday greetings going out to ersatz_life and artkouros for today, and snurri, whose birthday is tomorrow. Happy birthday, and I hope the next year is a great one for each of you!


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Take a picture of yourself right now.
Don't change your clothes, don't fix your hair...just take a picture.
Post that picture with NO editing.
Post these instructions with your picture.


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Laurie Anderson was brilliant.

Of course, that's an understatement; I expected her to be brilliant, I had steeled myself for it, and it still absolutely blew me away. So incredible, one of the 5 best performances I've seen my whole life, easily ( Read more... )

I just realized that the old picture of my dogs sleeping with their heads pressed up against each other like bookends is on "Cute with Chris".This was actually taken during the opening ceremonies of the Winter 2002 Olympics, but timing is everything and I'll bet he didn't have any pictures of other animals with an Olympics tie-in at that time, no ( Read more... )

My friend Kathy is always sending me viral email stuff like this. Seldom does it make me start sobbing. Pitiful.

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Your result for The Perception Personality Image Test...
HFPS - The Humanitarian

Humanity, Foreground, Big Picture, and Shape


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That was awesome.


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