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What is the Point, Anyway?

This picture has nothing to do with today’s post. Or, maybe I should say today’s post has nothing to do with this picture.

Hubby inspired me again. He inspires me a lot. In a good way, of course. Most of the time.

Daughter 2 asked how Hubby finds time to discover sites like the one I featured in yesterday’s post; Papi the chihuahua declaring “no mas” to being subjected to various demeaning things. In case you didn’t read his comment, I’ll enlighten you.

One of Hubby’s favorite ways to kill time is to peruse a Web site that is nothing but a collection of links to pointless Web sites. There are myriad links on there to some pretty odd things. Some are funny. Some are cute. Some are just plain weird. Some are downright stupid.

I like looking periodically, too, just to experience the strangeness.

The one I chose to FEATURE today falls into the weird category. Seeing these things, which obviously take a lot of time to create, just makes me scratch my head and wonder … What was that person thinking? What was their inspiration? Why did they bother?

One thing I don’t have to wonder about today’s feature is why the site ended up listed on pointless Web sites. It is because the site is pointless. But fun, in a weird sort of way. Check it out, if you haven’t already, and let me know what you think.

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Persecution, NO MAS!

I’m back. Hard to believe it has been a week. It amazes me that there are people who have multiple blogs that they update regularly. Where do they find the time? My guess is, they have no job and/or no other responsibilities. Or maybe they are just way more energetic than me. Anyway…

We have Hubby to thank for my return. He stumbled across this Web site last night that I just had to share. It is one of those stupid-funny things some of you will appreciate and some of you won’t. If you have a dial-up connection, it may not work.

The colorful graphic above will work as a link, too.

When you have reached the site, and have clicked on the image once (a larger version of the lovely image you see above), look closely at the speaker’s face. This must have taken HOURS to accomplish. I am jealous. I don’t have enough hours in the day for normal stuff!

That’s it. I have to get back to work. Hope you enjoy your day!

P.S. – Let me know if you find yourself saying “no mas” (that’s “no more” in English) to yourself during the course of the day.

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What I Wanna Be When I Grow Up

“Blogs of Note” is one of the cooler things Blogger does, in my humble opinion. Their words best describe the purpose of the list … Interesting and noteworthy Blogger-powered blogs, compiled by the Blogger Team. It is updated daily and every now and then I check out the offerings.

That’s how I discovered Scary’s West, which is one of the Blogs I recommend in my collection of links better known as Other People’s Blogs. Some of the Blogs are cool and totally suck me in. Others are, um, weird.

Now, I know that I haven’t quite found my posting niche. There’s no real purpose for this Blog. But it gives me something to do. Yet another of my many hobbies I never have enough time for! (I just wish I’d started it years ago so I could’ve documented the WV Project here instead of on my Web site.)

When my Blog “grows up” and becomes a really interesting Blog that thousands of people visit every day, I want to appear in Blogs of Note. In the meantime, I’ll just post random pictures and talk about stupid stuff like how I aspire for this to be a Blog of Note.

Until then, here’s another random picture. I was going through holiday pictures a while ago and found this one of me and my Grandma from Christmas 2007.


Earlier this evening, though I am not sure why this thought popped into my brain, I realized I’ve never really posted any pictures of Hubby. Of course, he was in some of the vacation pics, but those were incidentals. I think I should post one of just him all by himself. On purpose. My latest favorite of him is below…


I’m not sure why I like it so much. He doesn’t look particularly happy (though I know he was). Maybe it’s just because I caught him off guard and he doesn’t have that “do-you-have-to-take-ANOTHER-picture” look.

Anyway, I’m interested to see if others like the picture, too. Click on “comments” below and let me know.

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And the Difference is…

Today’s post is all about being different. I was inspired by something I read on another Blog, Blogger Buster, about stylizing posts to make them stand out. I decided to give it a try.

One of my favorite sayings is, “Nothing is ever easy.” Its true. For me, anyway. The tips seemed so simple. But there was one key thing missing. A warning that said…

You must have a basic understanding of HTML to use these tips effectively. Knowing what CSS is–cascading style sheets–and some familiarity with CSS properties wouldn’t hurt either.

Now, I pretty much know who my faithful readers are. The list is short. But I don’t think any of them, except maybe Mrs. Mac, know or care to know about HTML and CSS. But I figured I’d include the warning anyway. Because I know a certain, recently out-of-the-closet blogger MIGHT be tempted to try the tips, too. So I thought I’d save her some frustration.

The weirdest thing I discovered is that each time I add a different HTML/CSS element, my drop-cap (the big “T” in my opening paragraph) code is changed.

I fixed it a couple of times. Then I finally decided this is taking way longer than I thought it would. And I need to get to work.

So, I’ll close today’s post with a not-so-flattering picture of me (most pictures of me aren’t very flattering) pulled from my arsenal of wacky photos. At least then you might say today’s post was mildly entertaining.

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Honey, Grab the Camera. It’s a Bear!


I took the above photo on a recent trip to Alaska. Hubby and I spent two weeks touring various parts of the state. Many people have asked, “Did you enjoy your vacation? Are you happy to be home?” To all, I have answered, “Yes, the vacation was awesome. No, I am not happy to be home.”

The truth is, I really did spend the entire first week back pissed off because I absolutely loved Alaska and didn’t want to leave. The weather was perfect for us. The scenery is magnificent. We got to see all kinds of critters (like the bear shown above). And made new friends.

Alas, we did have to come home. It wouldn’t have been so bad, maybe, if we hadn’t returned to Maryland’s horrible summer heat and humidity. And work. We do need to make a living, but I really enjoyed those two weeks of leisure!

I’ll stop whining. After all, we’ve been home for over a month. I don’t spend all of my spare time dreaming of life in Alaska. I do think about it a lot though. And I am really close to applying for a spot on Discovery’s Alaska Experiment…

Anyway, on his way out of the house for work this morning, Hubby told me he’d seen on the news that a Cruise West cruise ship ran aground in one of the inlets in Glacier Bay. I just had to look it up to see if there was any damage, like an oil spill or something, because Glacier Bay is one of the most beautiful places on Earth (that I have experienced, anyway). And it would suck, big time, to have any of it spoiled.


There was no damage, fortunately.

While I was researching, I ended up at the Anchorage Daily News Web site (where else?). One of their regular features is BEAR SIGHTINGS. Me being the critter freak that I am, I just had to look. I thought it was pretty cool. I also thought some of my loyal readers would like to take a peek, too. Which is the entire reason for this post. Lame, maybe, but bears are awesome. Seeing bears in Alaska is the best! What’s most amazing is where many of the sightings occur… in backyards! If you haven’t already followed the “bear sightings” link above, CLICK HERE. Enjoy!

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Let Him Eat Cake

My youngest grandson, Joey, turned 1 this past weekend. His parents threw a party for him, of course, which turned out very nice. There’s just something magical about watching little kids discover the world. I’m sure Joey has tasted cake before–his parents aren’t afraid to let him taste new things–but I am also pretty sure that he never got to eat it by the fistful.

I envied him, in a way. I love cake. But boy was he a mess! He didn’t seem to mind one bit.


Mike and I spent the rest of the weekend doing landscaping at our Maryland house. We have neglected our yard horribly since all of our spare time over the last few years has been spent in West Virginia. Now that we got new grass and an irrigation system, we figured it was time to make the flower beds look good, too.

We’re not quite finished. We have to buy about 30 more bags of mulch to spread. But I am sure it will look fabulous when we’re done. I’ll have to post pictures of the end result in a few days.