Snow!

Impressive: no. Even Ralph and Trixie are nonchalant.

I can't even say it is our first snow of the year: it snowed on October 13th, but I missed it. I was at work.

BUT IT SNOWED TODAY!!! YEEHAW!!!

Can You Spell "Old"?

It looks something like this.

I would like to point out that it is a prime number.

So, with a touch of bizarre logic, I can honestly state that I am still in my prime.

From the Oregonian, Sunday, November 8th, 2009

Some of you, like me, may recognize this house. It's in Road's End, near Dory's Cove, the restaurant north of Lincoln City (past the Safeway), that we ate at everytime we went to see Mom & Dad.

A Dreary Day.

Yes, it is possible that summer may be over. While I will miss the sun and long days, I am fully anticipating the Fête du Bon Père.

Yes, I have been harvesting the tasty sap of the Johnny Sauce Tree, reaping the crop of macaroni, preparing the ice cream and making ready to bake the candy corn. The cheese is approaching its most flavorful apex.

If only we could celebrate such a feast more than once a year.

I Had a Dream.

In my dream (aka: nightmare), Max is sitting in bed, propped up against the pillows in a very human-like position. He has a breakfast tray across his lap and is being served kippered herring by a tuxedo-clad Richard.

Some claim that it is a sign that we have lost control of the household.

My only point of contention with that theory is that it implies that we had some semblance of control of the household at a point in the past. There is no truth to that postulation.

Just Hoping

As I wait to hear the election returns from Maine and Washington, I am reminded of a dark time from my past.

It was the late ‘70s. Gay rights was the latest fad and it turned up in some of the oddest places: Miami (Dade County), FL; Wichita, KS; St. Paul, MN; Eugene, OR; Seattle, WA.

I hope no one else in this room ever has to experience being 20 years old and hearing that 69% of the people in Miami, Florida think that you are a pervert and don’t deserve the same rights as other Americans. Similar results came out of Wichita and St. Paul. And particularly horrifying was Eugene – the liberal town of Oregon. (Seattle saved the decade!)

Of course, Anita Bryant was a catalyst to the overthrow of gay rights. I came across these quotes from her on the web:

"As a mother, I know that homosexuals cannot biologically reproduce children; therefore, they must recruit our children" and "If gays are granted rights, next we'll have to give rights to prostitutes and to people who sleep with St. Bernards and to nail biters."

I can’t be the only person who sees the amazing humor.

Why shouldn’t nail biters have full rights?

They are still lying in Maine.

Or maybe they aren't lying. Maybe I'm going to hell, but I'm going in a prettier handbasket than the rest of you.

'Cause I'm a queer and damn it, we've got the best handbaskets!

Just another Beautiful Day in the Gorge.

The sky is clear blue. The air is crisp. The Ducks beat the holy bejeezus out of SC.

Life don’t get better than this.