Could be trouble...

On let's say the 20th anniversary of Brendan and I being kicked out of physics class for inability to stop laughing about 'rings around Uranus,' Owen and I had this conversation:

Dad: "It's kind of funny we have 3 of the same picture of Grant (O's cousin) on the fridge; it's kind of like he's famous or something."

O: "hmmm"

Dad: "Ever heard of that kind of cookie called 'Famous Amos'?"

O: "No. Ever heard of famous Uranus?" [laughs hysterically for 2 minutes]

Art, threat, art

Look at this artistic Valentine's Day quiz:

Trust me -- you better get the answer right



And, finally, Obama with his jaunty beret and scarf for President's Day

In all fairness...

They have caused no structural damage chewing on the computer's outer shell; the 'enter' key incident was an accident -- I was trying to lift Sam off my lap/keyboard and he snagged it.

Reign of Terror

Look at these blissful felines:


But don't put a lap top in front of them....

Those are teeth marks in the corner of my computer

And this is the 'enter' key... which is no longer attached to the keyboard.

Webster Winter Wonderland

O got a snow day instead of an ice day and built this awesome snowman.

Custom Cabinet

Wondering what the blogosphere has to say about the Obama cabinet thus far. Lahood, Gregg, Gates all Repubs and all heading up either powerhouse depts (Gates) or up-and-coming depts. And let's not forget Jim Jones as national security adviser. I haven't heard who the likely Daschle replacement will be.

I'm happy with Hillary as Sec of State but you probably already guessed that. Jim Ramstad was Obama's likely drug czar as of November but now there's a temporary dude named Jurith so I'm not sure what's going on. Ramstad could be trouble -- opposes needle exchange AND maintenance treatment of opioid dependence (I'm told). Obama made campaign statements supporting needle exchange plus I would be surprised if a drug czar could do any meaningful damage to the established programs in big cities where need and support are both high (no pun intended).

Stillers do it again

That play finishing the first half was nuts. The Cardinals are going to have nightmares about that for six months. I know he was the defensive player of the year, freak of nature, but Harrison has to be pushed out by somebody. No time left on the clock...unbelievable.

Best commercials: E-trade and (Take These) Broken Wings
and Doritos Gratuitous Crotch Shot spot

Commercial it's wise to say is at least stupid if not outright offensive: Jim Beam (Australian version)

Just great

Michael Phelps is great at doing bong hits, apparently. So that means the perfectly mediocre athletes of the world have one less excuse to use for why we -- I mean they -- aren't closer to good at whatever sport it is they're undertaking. Yes, Michael, you can win 8 golds while on performance detracting drugs. I'm sure next we'll learn that you rehydrate with Budweiser. Thanks for nothing.