We're having a thunderstorm.

Rooty is afraid of thunder!
When it thunders, he hides on top of the sofa.
You can tell he don't look happy.
I have no idea why he thinks the sofa is a safe place.

I've fallen and I can't get up!

Do you suppose that it's waving for help?

I need a new carthage for my printer

Our long-time blogger friend Stan is getting married -- either that or he's gotten really good with PhotoShop!

Scott had always told me that Stan had been rejected by all of the women in the Pacific and Mountain time zones and, sure enough, he had to go all the way to the Central time zone, to southwest Missouri, to find a fiancee. Her name is Nicole and she is very pretty and is from Carthage, Missouri. If you are not familar with Carthage, it is a little off the beaten path, they still refer to the Clampetts as them city folks.

And don't feel bad, "Stan's getting married so he'll have something to blog about" is the first thing that I thought also. You just know Stan's going to start a batch of new blogs: the myfamilyhadgivenupallhope.blogspot.com, the Iwentonmyhoneymoonandfound theserocksthatlooklikepresidents.blogspot.com, the youcannot throwoutmycollection ofeverystrawthatI'veeverused.blogspot.com.

Well, it will definitely be a wedding that Carthage will remember. The wedding vows will surely contain references to mis-printed package labels and wacky billboards -- and you just know Stan will want to exchange bar codes rather that rings.

In all seriousness, what all of us want to say, from the bottoms of our respective hearts, is "Run Nicole run!!!!"

ps. Rooty says "the best to both of you!"

Rooty and I are back

While we were away, I had lights installed in two closets. The red arrow in the photo points at the switch in one of the closets. I'm 6-foot -- if I stand on my toes I can just barely touch the switch. The switch in the other closet is exactly the same Magic-Johnson heigth from the floor!

It's going to take a few days to get things organized now that we're back!!!!

Vacation Time!

Rooty the Dog and I are leaving later today for the beach, actually for several beaches, and a few bridges. I decided our destination this year had to be within two days drive, there had to be sandy beaches with crystal clear water, and locally grown watermellon.

Since someone besides David is housesitting, there will be no new posts until we return in August.

Are you color blind?

Click here or on the image above to test for Red-Green color blindness. Remember, colors vary from monitor to monitor.

Click here for an interesting reverse-color-blind test.

I'll explain later today (Friday)

The fire truck blocking my driveway was the least weird thing that happened on Thursday!

(There was no fire. The fireman were at another house, they just parked in front of my driveway. The engine was running -- I so wanted to take it for a spin!)

Could you become a citizen?

MSN has some of the questions asked on the citizenship test given by the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS), formerly the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). There are other sites that also offer online citizenship questions but all are very similar.

Can you pass the U.S. Citizenship Exam?

Thinking of fleeing to Canada to avoid the Draft or those ex-wives? Try the Canadian Citizenship Exam. (Click on "Take our Canadian Quiz.")

This should kill a few hours at work

Follow the link to find out how many points your name would be worth in Scrabble (ignoring the fact that proper names are not allowed in the game). My actual name is a 27!

Pholph's Scrabble Generator My Scrabble© Score is: 15. What is your score? Get it here.

The Generator is based on the official point value of each letter in the game:

What to order to drink if your date is a mermaid...

...from the menu at Sonic!