Husbands...

 ...Ya gotta love them.

After a phone call to his big brother, lasting at least 30 minutes:

I asked the Brick, "What did you talk about?"    "Nothing."

This happened to me on Mother's Day.

I couldn't gripe, because 1) I'm not his mother, and

2) I said not to buy me anything. (He didn't.)

Happens a LOT.

Darn tootin', Daddd...

The Brick has decades of experience as an engineer. He worked with the girlies on math, but also taught them shortcuts-- which made their teachers mad. 

(I suspect it was because they didn't understand them. I certainly didn't.)

I love you anyways, Sweet Baby.

White Nights

 I know I've mentioned this before, but it's worth repeating.

One of the most amazing duos -- by Gregory Hines, considered one of the world's best tap dancers, and Mikhail Baryshnikov, considered one of the world's great ballet masters.

They paired for this dance in the 1985 movie White Nights.  It almost looks impromptu...but it isn't. 

Enjoy.

So There You Go...

 

I'm sure the aliens had something to do with it, too.

Sounds Familiar...

 

We have an exercise circuit around the couch, then sprinting around the dining table. Rinse and repeat. We call this a circuit on the "Ruby Memorial Freeway," after our beloved curmudgeon. 

So far, the record is 13 laps, but 2 or 3 are common. 

Ruby -- our gem of a dog. Charley's in the background.

Monday Stuff On the Way to Other Stuff: Mother's Day

      After a whirlwind few weeks -- a funeral in Kansas City, a cousin and a birthday, working on the deck, dogsitting and trying to get work done in between -- Daughter #2 and Son #1 took the Brick and myself out for lunch at Calvillo's, our favorite spot. It was great! True to form, we included a visit to Walmart afterwards. (Hey, they needed stuff.) 

      I have several perennials, a few tomato plants and some dianthus to put in the ground. Other than those exciting duties, it's going to be a quiet week of working and planting. Plus, based on the forecast, maybe some rain. 

     We're looking forward to it. 

I don't do this...or do I? At any rate, it's still funny.

Happy Mother's Day to The Mama -- I love you. See you soon.

Meanwhile:

A network of underground tunnels -- underneath Bloxham, an English village! These had been rumored to exist for years, until a builder had a collapse that revealed a 130 ft. tunnel. Others have been found. Age?  Could be at least two hundred years old -- or even from the Medieval period.

A FIVE POUND Ruby -- discovered in Myanmar.   That translates out to 11,000 carats!

A Bigfoot classic Gentle Readers have been resurrecting.

Pieces of America's past that have survived...nicely.

A snazzy hotdog trick -- I need to try this!

A retiree explains how he and wife keep their expenses covered...while heavily relying on Social Security.  (Don't let the scary headline fool you -- they're doing much better than the title suggests.)

Uncle Moe died...my beloved Auntie Moe's husband. He (and she) are greatly missed.

Ted Turner died last week.  What a guy.

Why Kim Kardashian is 'temporarily' giving up her plans to take the California bar exam. 'Just for now,' she explains. Maybe failing it three times has something to do with her decision, too?

Have a good week. If your mom is still around... give her a call.

And I'm probably one of them...

 

Snow... And Sun!

     In typical Colorado fashion, we had freezing temps and snow yesterday...

     And warm sunshine today. 

     Welcome to Colorado.

Cousin Phil is here for a visit. He, the Brick and Son #1 are working on an extension to the back deck. They're also adding steps to the ground, about 15 feet down. It will be a lot easier to work on the garden beds down there. Eventually we'll put in a dog door, so the pups can let themselves out, instead of us doing it at 4 in the morning. 

 (Those of you with young dogs know exactly what I mean.)

The guys worked in snow yesterday. Today, they're sweating. Go figure.

And thank you so much, God, for the extra moisture. We really needed it.