RelentlesslyOptimistic

Dog Blogging: How Muddy Waters Got His Name

When we first brought him home we gave him a bowl of water, and this is what he did. He did it almost every time we gave him water for the first month or so. He still does this, three years later.

Playful spirit, certainly.

For Jen: Rishi Tea

Rishi Tea-Beautiful,  practical, environmental.

Owl Puke: My Favorite Christmas Gift

Thanks Sweetie!
WORKMAN PUBLISHING NEW YORK.

Thanksgiving: This one's for Reni and Stuart (Stewart?)

Had all the family over for Thanksgiving, and Reni showed up with her partner Stuart. He's smart, politically aware, funny, and likes to tell stories as if he believes them (the last is why he fits in with the Carrs, of course). Stuart's from Philly, and Abi & Reni teased him about his accent. Thus, the links below about soda and pop and the rest.

• Will you be serving pop, coke, soda or tonic?
  
• Do your guests pronounce marry/merry/Mary the same (they must be from upstate NY) or different?
  
• Do you use "spigot" or "spicket" to refer to a faucet or tap that water comes out of?
• There's more here

Stolen almost complete from Daily Kos

Here's links to the stories that I remember talking about last night:
Stuffed camel
War and draft
The real reason deep-fried turkey is popular