Summer in a glass

I love fresh cucumber slices in a glass of ice water. Simple, refreshing and cool. It tastes the way it smells, like a crisp salad - without honey mustard dressing. That, I don't like.

The Orchid and the Rose

Gustav

I can't stop thinking of those in the path of the hurricane. Praying hard for minimal damage, zero loss of life and accelerated clean up.

Please take a moment to offer your prayers/thoughts

Serum or Semen?

I really like this stuff and I recommend it to anyone looking to brighten/tone your skin. If you can overlook the fact that it feels like a shot of splooge to the face, then run out and get some today!

Come to think of it, I better double check the ingredients...

Our day

**Update**

And so, the day continues...


(video post just for you HWHL!)


Tom, Wrigs and Chum watching the Cubs game on tv:


Wrigs and Chums reaction after I quietly ask "Who's hungry?":

(Chumley performs an exorcist like snap of the neck, blurring his face)

I tell Tom that we really need to start eating up all our perishables. He says Ok. I head straight to the liquor cabinet and pour us both a Malibu Rum and Coke.

Today has been okay.

I try not to drink before noon...

...but today I'm breaking the rules.

It's 11:47am on August 30th and it's ONLY 57 DEGREES in Seattle?!? This is just NOT right.

HOW??

WHY???

WHERE....'s my Gin.


-as a side note I'm praying for the people in Cuba and the Southern US as they battle and brace for Hurricane Gustav. Hope this does not lead to another disaster.

The Dog Winkerer

Tonight, I taught Wrigley how to wink.

Here he is before he learned this new trick:


And then after:


I'm now working on Chumley but he's got a ways to go.

Before:


And after:


Baby steps.

The Snowy Day

This Book was sitting at the check out counter at Borders today. It used to be one of my favorites. There were 2 left at the counter so I picked them both up, one for my sister too. I just love the illustrations and the little red coat the boy is wearing. This book is precious and takes me back to simpler times.

Bend it like Becker

Tom's home and we're enjoying a much needed silly morning together with the animals. He's still in his boxers and does this little shimmy thing and says to me,

"I'm an underwear model, I could compete with Becker."

I say, "I think you mean Beckham."

He stops and shakes his booty some more and then I say,

"No, you're right. It's Becker."

SHOCKING

feeling

You cut me out in little stars
and place me in the sky.
I lose my sense of time.

You know me
How troubled I can be
but through your kaleidoscope
I let go.

Cuz you show me
the world as it could be
through your kaleidoscope
it's beautiful.

A tingle travels up my spine
a cluster of colors and twine
as we melt into wine.

You know me
How troubled I can be
but through your kaleidoscope
I let go.

Cuz you show me
the world as it could be
through your kaleidoscope
it's beautiful.

Nowhere Warm

I go nowhere high
Go nowhere warm
Until I see your smile and feel your calm
And I lick a dime
I crave for you boy
You’re like a parachute descending from the sky.

And I’m sure you’re on your way
Yes I’m sure you’re on the road.

I go nowhere high
Go nowhere warm
Until you’re by my side
Your hand in mine
And I’ve always known
You’re like a feather
You go where wind and fire melt together.

And I’m sure you’re on your way
Yes I’m sure you’re on the road
And I’m sure you’re faster than before
Yes I know you’re somewhere on the road
I reckon there is nothing more to say...

More ecards

This time from Moooog.
These are truly priceless. It warms the cockles of my heart to know there are other sick and twisted individuals like him in this world. We need more Moooogs.

Enjoy the cards!!

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

#6

#7

#8

#9

Michael Phelps (very young)

There comes a point in your life when you realize...
who matters,
who never did,
who won't anymore...
and who always will.

So, don't worry about people from your past, there's a reason why they didn't make it to your future.

(got this quote from a friend today via email and I like it)

Shamwow

Can't sleep. Yet another infomercial calling my name. These towels are really fascinating. Shit. Where's my credit card?

In need of a Mac Genius

Ever since I installed Leopard on my lap top I'm having some memory issues. My outlook program freezes up and sometimes I get a message saying I need to delete duplicate files. Also I get a message saying that my start up disk is almost full and I need to delete files. I tried to delete picture files that were taking up space in outlook but the thing keeps freezing up. And then if I try and drag photos from a folder onto the desktop it tells me I don't have enough memory to do so. So does this seem like something a Mac Genius could fix? Could I just go in there and have them put in new memory for me or are they going to have to keep my computer for days at time?

Anyone have any suggestions!?!?!

NOT KID FRIENDLY

And yet another:



update: just made another one:



Thanks to Mindy I can't stop making these cards.

And Moog, can you take 2 minutes away from your Motivational Poster making bonanza and give these a whirl??? PLEASE!?!?

Laughter is good even if it's based on vile and offensive humor. I needed it. It's getting me through some rough times.

Here are just a few of the cards I made. I can't stop making them.













(I made a few more but I'll post them another time. Again, if you're easily offended, then don't come around here no more.)

Shhh...

"Nothing makes us so lonely as our secrets."
-Paul Tournier

The Happy Life

update on my problem

Thank you for your thoughts and concerns about my well being with this upcoming move. I am really trying to live it one day at a time and that mind set will help, no matter what the situation is.

There have been some other issues that have propped up (totally unrelated to the move) that are causing some internal struggles. I don't share them on here because after all, this blog is about "Living Happy" and that would negate the purpose for the site. So I've decided to take these thoughts, attitudes, outlooks elsewhere and continue to keep this happy and light. This blog is only for happy thoughts. I'll take that Dark Side elsewhere.

And right this very second, I ate a frozen marshmallow and I'm feeling better already. And Wrigley just came up and rested his big lug head on my lap so I'm feeling an abundance of blessings right this very moment. I will savor it while it lasts...

MY PROBLEM:

(well, one of my problems) is that I'm vicariously depressed. It's 80 degrees and there's not a cloud in the sky and yet I'm down in the dumper because it's raining some 1200 miles away. I wish I could snap myself out of this funk but this is just the icing on the shit cake of life right now.

Sometimes I feel at war with myself. Two sides going to battle: Good vs. Evil - Reality vs. What's in my Head - Light vs. Dark. Right now, darkness is winning...by a long shot. I'm told it's mostly subconscious and out of my control, but that sounds like a cop out. I want to believe I have a choice in the matter. I just seem to keep making the wrong ones. Too often.