these days of leiderhosen

Thanks, Uncle Joe. I miss you every day.

Edwin Shneidman has passed on. I look forward to reading his last book published last year “A Commonsense Book of Death: Reflections at Ninety of a Lifelong Thanatologist”. This man cut the suicide rate in Los Angeles by half. And god knows how many other people he saved just by creating an outlet for support. Amazing.

(-sigh.-) Yeah, Boys, you should look frightened.

Miss Shred got herself a trip to the Vet yesterday (a very nice freckley older gent). Just to drive me crazy Kitty was back on her feed this morning and vet just called with good thyroid results so god knows what's going on in that cat. She is 16 years old so it could be damn well anything. gaaaaaaah! I need to find a dress for Jess' upcoming nuptials; with this a economy it'll probably have to be a LBD . OOO, but the occasion might just call for a hat . Or something equally silly to park on ones' forehead to start up conversations . I am shy.

Ooo pretty, pretty! New York in high detail. I will see Angels and Demons for two reasons: Rome and Ewan MacGregor in a cassock. Tom Hanks proves to be a smart funny person in every bit of media that is not a movie. Nice that he keeps that for himself. We had the Annual Day at the Ranch today. A and K's kids (now seven between them) are the nicest and heroically fearless small people I've ever met. They are so well loved by their parents and grandparents that they can hardly have become anything less than extraordinary. They built a large raft of gallon milk containers and it was a huge success. I love that they look forward to the Ranch with all it's cooty brushy oddness. It is an official Old Coot Refuge. It was bloodybleedingstinkinhot. Animals encountered: two jack rabbits, several thousand fishlings, one caught and released bass (there were others but this one had to endure my hook removal attempts), a large jaywalking kingsnake, a dozen blurpy surprised frogs, a...

Friends?! That's still on? Ick! Love XM Radio, but I hate Aaron Copeland. All that Americana can be truly exhausting. Knitpicks 4" double points: one inch short of usable. Even maybe a half inch would help. Buy the 6" ones. Pointy! The cat has been acting old and crabby lately. She is getting really expensive food. The prettiest demons ever! I wrote my first product review on Amazon for the New Coffee God even if we did buy it at Sur La Table because they have a sweeter return policy. The Lazy Stupid Godless Group on Ravelry (knittah speak) has broken out in a rash of friend pimpin'. ("This is Todd." -insert adorable camera phone photo of good lookin' friend - "He's nerdy and shy, Please expound on what you would do with him if left to your own questionable devices.") Ten minutes and nine pages of commentary later, Todd will need a shower. Apparently knitters are a rather lustful bunch, at least the godless ones are.