The captivating Inkosaurus

Last night while watching TV, a new Lexmark printer ad came on. Riley, who was dozing sprawled on his back, flipped to his feet and ran to sit in front of the TV screen. He loves the Inkosaurus! Something about the way Inkosaurus jumps onto the printer really grabs Riley's attention. Wish I would have had my camera on hand to capture this fleeting and surprising moment of cuteness. Lets face it, Riley's been around the litter box a time or two. In all these years, I've never before seen him even remotely interested in what was on TV.

that "alter ego" thang

I first heard about Levi Johnston's alter ego weirdness while viewing Sarah Palin's interview with Oprah. Apparently, Levi is possessed of whatever it is (extra ego?) that requires one to create an alter ego. While this is a strange and new concept to get my brain around, think I might have the answer to why Levi chose "Ricky Hollywood." It's because "Bobby Gorgeous" was already taken.

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A six-year old Pomeranian named Bobby Gorgeous hangs on to the surfboard as he competes in his 20lbs-and-under heat at the 4th annual Helen Woodward Animal Center "Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon" at dog beach in Del Mar, California September 13, 2009. The event helps raise awareness and money for orphaned pets while promoting responsible pet ownership. (REUTERS/Mike Blake) Source: On the Shoreline (The Big Picture)

Save the environment & get your geek on

Good news!

You can show your hip, ironic side and help the environment by encouraging friends and family members to dig out their ugly Christmas sweaters to wear to your Ugly Christmas Sweater Party.

Source: Celebrate the Most Tacky, Outrageous Ugly Christmas Sweaters Be sure to watch the entire slide show. I'm thinking this just might be what brings America together.

WTG Austin

Austin broke a world record on October 26 when 881 Texas zombies did the thriller dance together. The fella in the tie-dye "Keep Austin Weird" shirt is the mayor. Y'all done good.

Hey, is that a giant lizard by the roses?

We have a lot of various animals that inhabit the woods where we live. They range from lots of insects including shy tarantulas to the neighborhood bear. In between, are lizards (big - not giant & tiny), raccoons, foxes, western grey squirrel, rattlesnakes, hawks, owls, deer, mountain lion, wild turkey and coyote, of course.

Just today, we were looking at a very tiny lizard. It always comes out at about 5. It seems to live near the rose bushes and lavender. We've grown used to seeing and hearing all kinds of animal kingdom type things around our house. But, imagine seeing a 6 ft lizard out of the corner of your eye by the roses. Y I K E S! This happened in Oregon.