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And now for something completely different . . .

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Okay, not completely different, but after all the pictures, we will monologue about and recommend items about life, literature, popular culture. . . really, whatever strikes us at a particular time. It might not be funny, but it will always be real. :)

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And now, on with the show . . .

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Your puny stairs are . . .ummpphh . . .no challenge to me . . .okay, that's one . . .

Someone told me there were animals in here.

Cool new dino PJs

Paying a visit to a friend under the weather

At the beach again - now that's a walk with a purpose

For the kids: The books of Bill Peet are some of the most entertaining and fun books for kids that I know of. Peet was an animator and creator for Walt Disney for many years, and the illustrations in his books are vivid, expressive and colorful. The stories are varied, but the themes are simple and strong, and the primary characters are usually animals. Highly recommended for children 3 and older. Fun for kids, and fun to read to kids!

For the older set: No Country For Old Men has brought the name Cormac McCarthy into the general conciousness, and it isn't even close to his best book. It is simply the most cinematic. In 2006, McCarthy won the Pulitzer prize for literature for what I think is a stunning story of a father's love for his son (and hit close to home) in The Road. While not an easy read, and containing some disturbing passages, this novel is at its core a beautiful description of how a father cares for his young son in a world that has become a theatre of horrors and challenges that no child should ever have to experience. If you choose to pick this book up, I don't think you'll be disappointed.

And - I dare you to watch "The Office" and not laugh. I. . .dare . . .you.

Finally . . .

The kangaroo at the local zoo was somehow managing to escape every day, so the zookeepers constructed a 10-foot tall fence around his enclosure to keep him in.

The next day, the zookeepers found he'd escaped again, so they built a 20-foot tall fence around the enclosure.

Again, the kangaroo escaped, so the zookeeper contructed a 40-foot wall with spikes at the top and electrical wire along the bottom to prevent him from jumping out.

In the next enclosure, the giraffe asked his friend the kangaroo, "How high do you think they'll keep building this wall?

The kangaroo replied, "I don't know, maybe a thousand feet. Either that or until someone stops leaving the gate open at night."