Who....

is this beautiful creature with the mesmerizing eyes. It's Zoo Atlanta's very own milky eagle owl, Mandela.

What a beauty! Photo courtesy of the Paul Clark Photography Project. Thanks sweetie.

Mmmmmm guava...

Guava is a tropical super fruit. One cup provides 110 calories, 376 milligrams Vitamin C (that's more than 300 percent of the daily value), 699 milligrams potassium and nine grams of fiber!Guava also provides a hearty dose of lycopene - an antioxidant that appears to fight prostate cancer (when it comes to lycopene, most people only think about tomatoes). You'll find this exotic fruit in Latin grocery stores and at high end markets.


I like the juice myself.

Life is a journey...

Roll down your window and enjoy the breeze!

St. Francisville, LA Celebrates Bicentennial...

By Anne Butler

The quaint little Mississippi River town of St. Francisville, LA, has always been a happy marriage of residential and commercial structures, its gingerbread-trimmed Victorian dwelling houses co-existing shoulder-to-shoulder with vibrant small businesses, houses of worship, schools and other structures. Thus it is no surprise that its 200th birthday celebration this month should be just such a mixture, an appreciation of the past joined with enjoyment of the present and anticipation of the future.

Highlight of the bicentennial observation will be an Open House on Sunday, November 11, at Julius Freyhan School just off Royal St. in St. Francisville. A splendid sturdy brick structure overlooking the Mississippi River, it was opened in the early 1900s as the first public school in town, its construction funded initially by a bequest in the will of one of the area’s earliest Jewish immigrants, Julius Freyhan. Freyhan had arrived in this country a penniless peddler in the 1850s and prospered sufficiently as a supply merchant to the cotton empire that he was considered one of the wealthiest men in the state at the time of his death.

My honey, honey...

loves collards. Bet he doesn't know they're a member of the cabbage family.

Collard (also known as tree-cabbage or nonheading cabbage), is a cool-season vegetable green that is rich in vitamins and minerals. It grows better in warm weather and can tolerate more cold weather in the late fall than any other member of the cabbage family. Although collard is a popular substitute for cabbage in the Deep South, it can also be grown in northern areas because it is frost tolerant. Hybrid varieties recently have been introduced, bringing hybrid uniformity and vigor to collards.

I'd like 47 grilled cheese sandwiches to go please...

And can you hurry...I'd like to eat them in the next ten minutes.

On June 10, 2006 in Las Vegas, NV Joey Chestnut continued his amazing rise in the eating world, downing 47 grilled cheese sandwiches in 10 minutes to win the GoldenPalace.net World Grilled Cheese-Eating Contest, setting a new world record in the process.

Incredible...

On September 29, 2007 in Bossier City, LA Patrick Bertoletti won the Lousiana Downs World Grits Eating Championship by eating 21 pounds of grits in 10 minutes. Tim Janus placed second with 20 pounds and in third was Joey Chestnut with 19.

Now that's a lot of grits!

Gobble, gobble...

Got a turkey question this Thanksgiving Holiday?

Call the Butterball Turkey Hotline at (800) 288-8372 or go here. They provide cooking advice 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thanksgiving.

Happy Turkey Day Everybody!

A Poem for Paul...

Smoochie, smoochie on the beach,
tan, relaxed and out of reach.
Loving life as it should be,
sand, surf, shells, you and me!

Now here's a clever idea...

For the person who truly cherishes their music.

A Martian Cutie...

Want these...

I love cooking over an open fire.

These beauties...

Are in my ears right now!

Thanks Sweetie!

Space Invaders...

Play here.

May all your wishes come true...

Wish here.

When you're done wishing visit the sacred fire and cast away your cares and woes.

Delightful...

I'm happy to say that my honey and I can now listen to our favorite NPR radio programs on our very own Crosley CR31 Companion Radio.

Suppose you're going nut gathering...

Holiday greenery...

If you plan to mail out some holiday good cheer this year, consider a greener alternative to the usual paper cards—most of which simply meet the same fate as unwanted catalogs after New Year's Day. Grow-A-Note holiday cards are designed for a second life: Plant the card in soil, and seedlings in the paper will grow into wildflowers as the paper itself naturally biodegrades. Holiday cheer that lasts well into spring. They actually have all kinds of recycled paper...even gift wrap. Get yours here.

Who is this super hero...

Want to go GREEN...

Find 153 ways right here.

Buy these stamps you will...

The U.S. Postal Service released a new postage stamp featuring Star Wars' enigmatic Yoda today. The Jedi master's stamp was originally part of a multi-stamp Star Wars set and is now available as an individual stamp.

Also released today are its annual Christmas and holiday stamps.

Top Ten Vending Machine Snacks for 2006...

10. Mrs. Freshley's Jumbo Honey Bun

9. Frito Lays Classic Potato Chips

8. Kellogg's Rice Krispies Treat

7. Kellogg's Strawberry Frosted Pot-Tarts

6. Masterfoods USA Twix Cookie Bar

5. Kellogg's Cheez-its

4. Frito-Lay Cheetos Crunchy

3. Masterfoods USA M&M's chocolate covered peanuts (plain was ranked 17)

2. Frito-Lay Doritos Nacho Cheesier Big Grab

And the number one vending machine snack for 2006 was...

1. Masterfoods USA Snickers candy bar

What ever you do...

Do not piss off the giant gorilla.

Remember when soda machines dispensed glass bottles?

Me either...but the machines sure look cool.

Gee Brain...what do you want to do tonight?

Same thing we do every night Pinky...try to take over the world!

This years biggest and brightest...

Sky gazers can enjoy the "biggest and brightest" full moon of this year on Thursday and Friday due to its closeness to the earth.

"This week's full moon (October 25/26) will be the biggest full moon of 2007," NASA experts said.

"Some full moons are genuinely larger than others and Thursday night's will be as much as 14 percent wider and 30 percent brighter than lesser full moons we've seen earlier this year," one of the NASA's alert web sites www.spaceweather.com said on Wednesday.

I'm a horse...

People born in the Year of the Horse are popular. They are cheerful, skillful with money, and perceptive, although they sometimes talk too much. They are wise, talented, good with their hands, and sometimes have a weakness for members of the opposite sex named Paul Clark. They are impatient and hot-blooded about everything except their daily work. They like entertainment and large crowds. They are very independent and rarely listen to advice. They are most compatible with Tigers, Dogs, and Sheep.

My sweetheart is a rooster.


People born in the Year of the Rooster are deep thinkers, capable, and talented. They like to be busy and are devoted beyond their capabilities and are deeply disappointed if they fail. People born in the Rooster Year are often a bit eccentric, and often have rather difficult relationship with others. They always think they are right and usually are! They frequently are loners and though they give the outward impression of being adventurous, they are timid. Rooster people's emotions like their fortunes, swing very high to very low. They can be selfish and too outspoken, but are always interesting and can be extremely brave. They are most compatible with Ox, Snake, and Dragon.

What are you? Find out here.

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

-Pablo Picaso






Happy Birthday Mr. Picaso!

Here's the air quality report for the City of Atlanta...we got a big FAT F!

Saturday...

was a very jocund day for my sweetheart and I.

Word of the Day for Saturday, October 20, 2007

jocund \JOCK-uhnd; JOH-kuhnd\, adjective:

Full of or expressing high-spirited merriment; light-hearted; mirthful.

Carzy!

Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

Hooowwdy Pawwdnner...

Yeee-haaawwww... 1,000 gallons of moonshine...

GAINESVILLE, Ga. -- Two northeast Georgia men pleaded guilty today in Gainesville to run`ing a moonshine still hidden in the Chattahoochee National Forest. Brett Jarrard and Max Moss, both of Clayton, were among four people a federal grand jury charged in July with producing the illegal liquor in Rabun County in north Georgia from January 2005 to February 2006.

Authorities said they destroyed six stills overall and seized more than a thousand gallons of moonshine.

A sentencing date has not been set.

The 46-year-old Jarrard faces up to 35 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to six counts of unlawfully manufacturing and transferring distilled liquor and failing to pay taxes on it, as well as one count of unlawful receipt of untaxed liquor. The 70-year-old Moss could be sentenced to five years after he pleaded guilty to one count of unlawfully manufacturing and transferring distilled liquor and failing to pay taxes on the operation.

We've missed them all this year...
The State Fair and The National Fair...but next year...we shall definitely attend.

I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart)...

I carry your heart with me (I carry it in
my heart) I am never without it (anywhere
I go you go, my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing, my darling)

I fear no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) I want
no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows
higher than soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

I carry your heart (I carry it in my heart)

by E.E. Cummings

It's apple season...

How many apples can you catch in your basket?

Play here.

And now...a little cocktail music from Dean Martin...

The faucet it is dripping and the fence
is falling down
My pocket needs some money
so I can't go in to town
My brother he ain't working
and my sister doesn't care
The car it needs a motor so I can't go anywhere

Mañana Mañana Mañana is soon enough for me

Once I had some money but I gave it to a friend
He said he'd pay me double he was only for a lend
But he said a little later that the horse it was so slow
Why he gave the horse my money is something I don't know

Mañana Mañana Mañana is soon enough for me

My brother took his suitcase and he went away to school
My father said he only learned to be a silly fool
My father said that I should learn to make a chili pot
But then I burned the house down the chili was too hot

Mañana Mañana Mañana is soon enough for me

The window it is busted and the rain is coming in
If someone doesn't fix it I'll be soaking to my skin
But if we wait a day or two the rain may go away
And we don't need a window on such a lovely day

Mañana Mañana Mañana is soon enough for me
Mañana Mañana Mañana is soon enough for me

His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Atlanta...

The Dalai Lama will be in Centennial Olympic Park on Monday, October 22. He will deliver a public talk suitable for the entire family entitled "Educating the Heart and Mind: A Path to Universal Responsibility."

This event is free and open to the public. No tickets are required. It is recommended that you arrive early and enjoy the afternoon. All seating is lawn seating (no chairs provided or allowed) so please bring along a blanket or cushion to sit on.

For more information go here.

Could be a good scooter ride...

The Candler Park Fall Festival is this weekend. More information here.

Kingsized is playing Sunday at 6:15 p.m. I happen to know a certain someone who's been wanting to see him...perhaps we'll go.

Don't be shellfish...

Take the Obscure Knowledge Test...

here.

Apparently I have very little obscure knowledge.

You scored 40% Music, 40% Games, 40% Purity, and 40% Phobias!

Bocka-bocka-bocka-bocka-bocka-ba...

When you find yourself in danger,
When you're threatened by a stranger,
When it looks like you will take a lickin', (puk, puk, puk)
There is someone waiting,
Who will hurry up and rescue you,
Just Call for Super Chicken! (puk, ack!)

For the Love of Olives...

The olive (Olea europea) is an ancient fruit worthy of the lore and acclaim that surrounds it. Marvelously versatile, it is enjoyed as a condiment, served as an appetizer, ground into spreads, tossed into salads, simmered with stews and sauces and, of course, let us not forget...popped into Martinis.

The High...

The High Museum of Art in Atlanta will open two new exhibits on October 16. Inspiring Impressionisms and The Louvre and the Ancient World...I'm excited to see both. I'm especially excited to see the statue of Cupid and Psyche. I think it's just beautiful. Read their story here.

Inspiring Impressionism will feature works by such artists as Monet, Cézanne and Degas with those by Titian, Rubens and Fragonard.

The Louvre and the Ancient World will feature masterpieces from the founding cultures of Western civilization and will include more than 70 works from the Louvre’s unparalleled Egyptian, Near Eastern and Greco-Roman antiquities collections.

I can't wait.

Smooch your honey...

Research show that kissing triggers the release of stress-busting chemicals in the body. So...kissy, kissy!

October is just around the bend...

I can't believe it's almost October and the daytime high is still in the upper 80s. But then again...I can't complain. You don't have to shovel a heat wave.

Harvest moon...

What sets tomorrow night's full moon apart from the others is that farmers – at the climax of the current harvest season – can work late into the night by the moon's light. It rises about the time the sun sets, but more importantly, at this time of year, instead of rising its normal average 50 minutes later each day, the moon seems to rise at nearly the same time each night.

And please remember...

If you do plan to attend the National Fair. Remember where you park.




My sweetheart and I were so excited the first year...we forgot.

For boat loads of fun...

Go here.

The shortest distance between two points is always under construction.

Check here for scheduled road construction.

Better Tetris...

Play here.

Beautiful!

The Glasswing Butterfly lives in South America. A butterfly with transparent wings is rare and beautiful. As delicate as finely blown glass, the presence of this rare tropical gem is used by rain forest ecologists as an indication of high habitat quality and its demise alerts them of ecological change. Rivaling the refined beauty of a stained glass window, the translucent wings of the Glasswing Butterfly shimmer in the sunlight like polished panes of turquoise, orange, green, and red. Beautiful!

Oooooh! Good one...

Word of the Day for Tuesday, September 18, 2007

potboiler \POT-boi-lur\, noun:

A usually inferior literary or artistic work, produced quickly for the purpose of making money.

So there...

It was on this day in 1851 that the first edition of The New York Times was published in a dirty, candlelit office just off Wall Street by Henry J. Raymond. Raymond had been fired by Horace Greeley at the New York Tribune, and he intended The New York Times to put the Tribune out of business, which it did, but not in Raymond's lifetime.

New game...

Tetris.

Play here.

Pittsburgh, PA...

It's a charming little town...and is becoming one of the most "Green" cities in the U.S.

Read more stats:

Established: 1758
City Population (2000): 369,879
County Population (2000): 1,281,666
Location: South Western Pennsylvania

Average High Temperature (July): 82.5° F
Average Low Temperature (January): 20.8° F

Port: Pittsburgh is the largest inland port in the U.S., providing access to the nation's 9,000 mile inland waterway system.

Bridges: Allegheny County has more than 1,700 bridges and 720 are within the Pittsburgh city limits.

Media: Two Major Newspapers; Thirty Two Radio Stations; and Five Major Television Stations.

Colleges and Universities: There are 29 colleges and universities in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Airport: The Pittsburgh International Airport was ranked one of the top five U.S. airports by Conde Nast Traveler.

Tourism: An average of 3.9 million people visit Pittsburgh annually.

Pittsburgh ranked in the top five Most Livable Cities in the 1983, 1985 and 1989 editions of the "Places Rated Almanac."

Dear Princess Bibesco,

I am afraid you must stop
writing these little love letters
to my husband while he and I
live together. It is one of the things which is not done in our world.

You are very young. Won't you
ask your husband to explain to you
the impossibility of such a situation?
Please do not make me write to you
again. I do not like scolding people
and hate having to teach them manners.

(from a letter by Katherine Mansfield)

They say it's your birthday...

Today is my sweethearts birthday...Happy Birthday Honey! Tonight we celebrate!

I'm a lonely little petunia...

Click
here
for
song.