Not exactly Patriotic, but that's how I roll.

Happy Veterans Day! Here... have some Beach Boys:



That's gonna be in your head for days. Sorry.

Qi is a viable play in Scrabble. So is Za.

This looks like a little slice of word-nerd heaven to me. I've been coveting it since I first saw the ad this summer.


Will anyone play with me? Debatable.

Warm Fuzzy #3.

Thanks to Natalie for showing me this blog chock full of warm fuzziness. It's called Let's Be Friends and it's all about interspecies animal buddies.


There is nothing that I love quite so much as a monkey with a kitten. I warn you, though: This is extreme warm fuzziness; not for those opposed to cuddles.

Warm Fuzzy #2.

I like it when things that are supposed to be scary or threatening turn out to have a soft, cuddly side. Like the Dodge Viper logo, which, when turned upside down, looks quite a bit like Daffy Duck:


If you can't see it, look for the blue triangles in the center and those are Daffy's eyes.

Via The Presurfer.

Instructions.

I've long avoided chicken wings because well, there are some things that aren't worth that much effort. Like watermelon. Anyway, thanks to this instructional video, I now know how to eat wings:



Honestly, chicken hurts my stomach, but I do want to give this a shot.

It also isn't lost on me that I'm too lazy for many, many foods, but I'm willing to sit and pick crabs for hours. Some things, it turns out, ARE worth it. If you don't know how to pick crabs (and if you think there's a mallet involved then you are in this group) here's how:

Now they tell me.

Feeling grumpy 'is good for you'

"In a bad mood? Don't worry - according to research, it's good for you.

An Australian psychology expert who has been studying emotions has found being grumpy makes us think more clearly."

Click here to read the article. Via Arbroath, who could have posted it yesterday... ;-)

Warm Fuzzy #1.

In keeping with my new-found positive attitude

Wait. Are you snickering? I totally heard that. Don't doubt me, Hater.

Anyway, in keeping with my new-found positive attitude, I'm posting the happy thing of the day, or Warm Fuzzy #1:

Know how I said I had only made one Xmas purchase for myself so far? Well, then I remembered some gifts that I bought way back in January for this Xmas. (Told you I like to get done early.) So that's 3 gifts for other people out of the way. Plus I just got a sweet set of handmade wooden instruments (drum, tambourine and castanet type thing) for my kid. I even know what I'm getting my husband, although I haven't found the exact one yet. Just a few more odds and ends, plus stocking stuffers and I'll be done! (Yes, I'm a minimalist.) Then I can spend my holiday season cooking and eating... okay, mostly eating... yummy, fatty foods and enjoying friends and family, instead of stressing about presents. See? Isn't that a warm fuzzy?