Don't blame Canada...

I was quite saddened when I heard Benazir Bhutto was assinated. But I knew it wouldn't take long for blame to be placed on Al Qaeda. Looks like Betty Bowers and the Family Circus had the same thought.

Too bad Bush isn't worried about the leader of Al Qaeda.

Imagine if president shrub focused on Bin Laden instead of Iraq.

No wonder he was so popular in high school...

Johnny could only sing one note and the note he sang was this.............

Wow.

Two Christmas cartoons

These are two of my favorite holiday cartoons. I had to share them with you.

The cartoon of Timmy and Santa hangs over my desk.

White Christmas

Relax. I am not going to post another Christmas carol. What I am going to post is proof. It snowed here in Seattle on Christmas Day!!!

Winter in Seattle really can be beautiful.

The snow covered our lawn for a few hours.

We finally got our White Christmas!!!

Cute with Chris

We love Cute with Chris. It's definitely one of the funniest sites on the web. We have even submitted a few of our pets' pix (not that we think our babies are extraordinary or something). Imagine our joy when we saw Kasha's photo as the Christmas pet.

What's that you ask? Who's Kasha? Kasha is our special needs cat. She lives in our bathroom closet in a red basket. She only comes out when the house is very, very quiet. So, I rarely see her. She was in the front window the other night. Lit from behind she was like a silhouette cat with glowing eyes.

Chris often adds things to the pet photos, Click here to see Kasha's addition.

This picture of Carmen Electra...

This picture of Carmen Electra reminds me of a Bette Midler joke...

Sophie and her friend, Clementine were having tea. Suddenly there's a knock at the door. Sophie opens the door and there's a florist with a dozen roses and a card. The card says, "With love, your boyfriend Ernie.

Sophie exclaims, "You know what this means? I'm gonna be on my back with my legs spread for the next week."

Clementine asks, "why, ain't ya gotta vase?"



I'm still not sure what Carmen is doing there...but at least "she's airing in out."

Favorite Christmas Carols

My favorite Christmas song is "O Holy Night."
Nothing brings the awe of Christmas quite like this ageless classic. But which is my favorite version?
I love Celine's...and this is probably the one I like best.

Josh Groban's is also wonderful.

Martina McBride's a cappella version is magnificent. No reverb either!

Another a capella from *NSync. Amazingly good.


What's Matt's favorite carol? Need you ask?

I was just about to post this, A Christmas Gory.

That's when the real Christmas Gory began...
We left the dogs in the house this morning and gave them Christmas treats.
The fight soon broke out.
It was Kitty vs Kali with Stoli joining in for good measure. Kali had Kitty by the back. Kitty took off a large chunk of Kali’s ear. I got bit.
Blood everywhere! Kali was bleeding so badly we took her to the bathroom and I held her down on the tile for about two hours until the bleeding stopped. We have blood all over the carpet and the walls look like a Jackson Pollock painting. We went through an entire bottle of Quikstop and hydrogen peroxide. We have her locked in the bathroom now.

Emotional Christmas Eve music

This has to be one of the most emotional Christmas songs ever...and no one can sing it like Judy.

We love Sarah. (McLachlan NOT Brightman) This song is so beautiful.

I work retail. My life for the last 6 weeks has been exhausting. Sometimes when you're in this field, you can't wait for the holidays to end. Work days are long; days off are rare. It can really be hard to get into the spirit when you are drained. I can fully appreciate this song (just not her hair). Luckily, I have someone who makes me look forward to this magical day.

Can 23 years already have already passed?

It's sad that this song is still so relevant. Why are they still hungry. Feed the world.

Schweaty Balls & Season Eatings

Matt and I are NPR junkies. But we must have missed this its first time on the airwaves. How they can keep a straight face is beyond me.

"Good times!"

We need another cigarette now

Lucille Ball was a comedic genius. But someone should have talked her out of playing the title role in Mame. Here, she sings as if she were Talullah Bankhead gargling.

The voice of an angel

I loved the Carpenters. Karen had such a beautful voice.

Rest in Peace, Karen. We miss you.

An odd pairing that worked..

David Bowie teamed up with Bing Crosby to create an instant classic.

Santa Baby

Matt and I love Miss Eartha Kitt. She performs nearly every year at Seattle's Jazz Alley. She puts on an amazing show! It's general admission so we get their early so we can sit next to the stage. Always a flirt, she finds the most handsome man in the audience to flirt with...last time we saw her, Matt was the target of her attention and affection. A most cordial star, she allows visitors backstage. Hard to believe she's in her 80s.

Though this song has been remade many times over the years, there will only be Eartha's version on my iPod.

Achmed's Christmas songs

Y'all remember Achmed, the Dead Terrorist? I posted one of his video a few weeks ago. Well, it seems everyone these days is recording a holiday CD. So, why not Achmed???

Silence! night.

Waindwops on woses?

This morning, we were serenaded by this song. Claudine is poor and can't afford any Rs. She reminds us of the immortal Madeline Kahn as Lili Von Shtupp in Blazing Saddles.

I'm so welaxed.

When Christmas and Xanax collide

As our Christmas soire came to a close, two of our guests, Andy and Claudine, had a lot of wine...and Claudine, well how do I put this, well, um, her Xanax comes from a Pez dispenser. It wasn't safe for them to drive. Heck, it wasn't safe for them to walk! So they stayed the night...singing in our guestroom window. It was creepy in a Christmas way. We caught this one song on video.

Damn, that's a lot of Xanax!

We had a few friends over for some Christmas Carols

Our home is always a place for fun and spontaneous singing. The other night, some friends stopped by for Christmas Carols. Luckily we taped it!

Sadly, our medicine cabinet was emptied and I strained my back lugging out the half-chewed liquor bottles...other than that a good time was had by all. It was a pharmaceutical wonderland.

I don't get it...

The year-end best of my 12 of 12s

Chad's 12 of 12 is always so much fun. This is a best-of-2007 edition.

June. I have this mug before me now filled with warm, lovable coffee. I love coffee!!!
"This is my coffee mug. We bought this while in Hawaii last summer.Ahhh, coffee! It's how I start each day."


July It's Stoli, the Wonder Dog!!!
"Stoli is too cute. Here she sits with a dog biscuit on her paw. She won't eat it until given the okay. I think she's still down in the kitchen waiting for the word."


August Not one to stay in the box, I posted a movie of one of our parrots, Boo Boo. He's a talker (sounds like Cousin It) and a very sweet bird.
"Boo Boo, our Indian Ringneck tells me a secret."

September It's Kali, the Puppy of Destruction.

"When I got home from work, Kali sat and listed to my rambling of my day. She's such a good listener! But watch your soup!!!"

October Such a beautiful splash of colors!

"The bonus word was orange. So maybe the leaves aren't completely orange...but they're yellow and red...which makes orange."

November Alas, Kali got a hold of Mrs. LaMorte and buried her somewhere in the backyard. I must find her, we miss her pie.

"We invited our neighbor, Mrs LaMorte, over for dinner. She's been dead for several years...but we don't want to tell her...she makes a wonderful apple pie."


December I bet you thought I would post a holiday picture...well you're right, it is a holiday when the plumeria finally blooms!
"Plumeria don't really bloom in Seattle do they?Yes...but then again, we live in zonal denial!!!"


This was really hard to do, so many pictures to choose from...but it was fun nonetheless. Thanks Chad!

December's 12 of 12

Wow, it's already the 12th, one of our favorite days of the month. It's when we get to join in Chad Darnell's 12 of 12!

We love the holidays! These orbs light our house.


Even the dogs have Christmas stockings!


We have battery powered candles in every window.
This one is my friend, Flicka.


Plumeria don't really bloom in Seattle do they?
Yes...but then again, we live in zonal denial!!!

Our anthuriums are blooming, too. Do these stamens look phallic to you?

Here's Hunter coming to say good morning.

My boss took me to lunch today. I love her.

I bought Yankee Candle scented tree ornaments today. They are so strong, if you get close enough to your monitor, you can probably smell them.

I'm so glad this picture came out. You see the tracers, too. Don't you?


We have some rare turtles (well actually, the water temperature keeps them medium rare).They are so tame. They will eat from your hand.

This is Lola. She is a showgirl. No, really.

Our Christmas tree. Ain't it purty?

Bonus picture is based on the word BELIEVE.

Matt, my one and only; the man who makes me believe.

I am truly blessed.

I wonder why it didn't sell...

What if they mark it down?

Ah, it's Christmas...poo

We love Christmas carols. In fact, they play at our house all year long. Really. But yesterday, we dug a little deeper...and listened to some songs we hadn't heard since at least, um, July. Here's one of our favorites....

"How dee ho ho yum yum yum!"

"Santa Claus is on his way..."

"and I'll say Hi Dee Ho."

Remember this commercial when we were kids???

"I wish daddy was still alive..."

Oh, you're so dramatic!

I came across this video for the first time this morning. I thought, whoa, the guy is a little over the top...and damn, the guy dancing is just about ready to fly away.
It's amazing that this group went on to some monster dance hits. Listen to the song, and see if you can you guess what their big hit was.

Click here for the answer. They also had a hit with this one.
Amazing how different a group can sound with a different singer!

Commercials, pt 2

Here's some more retro commercials...
Slush vs Sludge...you decide.

"More sugar, please!" -It's Damian, the Anti-Christ at 11 seconds.

Corkers? Anyone? Anyone?


"You NEED Rose Dawn pantyhose for holiday wear and Christmas gifts!"

I think she has them on backwards!

"My name is Chrissy...and I hate you."

Zonal Denial

It snowed yesterday in Seattle.
It was gorgeous. This photo is our cherry tree with a light dusting of snow.

However, I live in zonal denial.
You see, it is my dream to live in Hawaii. Our house is graced with tropical plants to "prepare us for the day." So while the temperatures danced around the freezing mark outside, inside one of our plumerias began blooming.

Aloha!

Commercials used to be so much fun...

It's Larry Craig with hair...before he "discovered" public toilets.


Don't worry, moms. It's not just sugar...it's LSD.


Who's she talking to? I think Gremlin must be slang for crack.


Gee, can I cut my own sideburns, too?