Monday, March 24, 2008
More bunnies

Nice photo.

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Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Uno for the ages

The cutest dog won Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Show tonight. A beagle - first time for a beagle to win, incidentally. His name is Uno but you probably remember his cousins Snoopy and Eddie, and Uno seems to be as attentive and smart as they are. When the crowd roared his name every time the camera was on him, he cocked his head and looked at them with what seemed like calm acceptance. When the Best in Show judge walked by him for that famous one-last-look, the crowd actually chanted his name. And sure enough, he won it all. Deservedly, too, by all accounts both serious dog showers and us who only stand, watch and thorough enjoy.

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Thursday, January 24, 2008
Perhaps an answer
Thanks to Seablogger for pointing out this article at WorldNetDaily. It's a bit preachy and almost smug, but I think he's on to some of the answers especially when he points out that triumph and disaster are both impostors (Kipling's word) and need to be reacted to carefully.

If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same …
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings – nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you …

Come to think of it, Obama should consider this, too.

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Sunday, January 6, 2008
12th night
Today is 12 night (or the 12th day of Christmas, or Epiphany). The wise men are reputed to have kicked the whole gift-giving thing off today (which makes it a bit baffling that we've come to celebrate and exchange things 12 days earlier, but what the heck). Anyway, a friend kept saying "oh, yes! aha!" all day because he's always only thought of 'epiphany' as gaining insight. It was pretty funny. It's also the weekend of the half birthday of one of T2CGITW so it was a jolly day all around. My daughter whimsically and delightfully baked cupcakes and cut them in half and served them on paper plates she'd cut in half. (Photo to be downloaded tonight.) Fun was definitely had by all.

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Tuesday, January 1, 2008
2008


Happy New Year!
May all your blogs be interesting
and all your reading thought-provoking
or at least amusing
and all your politics at least a little hopeful
and everything else just splendid,
all year long.

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Monday, December 24, 2007
Christmas cookies

I hope any holiday cookies you made or bought look as colorful and delicious as these - and were made by someone just as sweet and charming - and I hope your eve and day are merry, happy and serene.

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