Harlequin What?

I have a new shrimp that looks like a scary spider.  That after three days of being in my tank is still alive.  May wonders never cease.

Looking better isn't it?

My freezer Find while on Vacation

I can't believe I didn't drop this nugget into my list of things to share.  I promise this is not a made up thing.  My ice maker did not work and I had to find out why.  Well, you just don't find things like this every day.  And again, it is not a arts and crafts joke.  I actually found this in the freezer.

Animal Planet too Close for Comfort

This was hanging in the draft folder.. so I think it should go in here...sorry I didn't get it posted sooner.

I think Dell kinda stole all my headwind.. ah. so to speak.  I had a horrible cold and I think my body clocked me out harder as punishment for sleeplessness.  Strep throat stinks!

I am currently hanging out in Massanutten, VA with my family plus extras.  It will be an interesting week.  I am sitting here while everyone else goes to the pool.  Asthma and closed in pools just don't work for me.  I am happy to report that I have the perfect pillow to blanket ratio and that the curtains here make the room a wondrous cave.  I plan on visiting antique shops and finding a beautician and have no guilt in saying the idea of separate lodgings was wonderful.  How did we ever share a space with six other people?  Oh yeah, that's right, I hated it.  Moving on.

While I am gone, my fish tank guy is supposed to be getting my Cannibal Skunk Cleaner shrimp out of my tank.  He could not believe it attacked and ate a Peppermint shrimp... Alive..

And I'm sobbing as the brittle stars are trying to pull half the still live carcass into a crevice.. it goes on so long that I turn on the lights and capture some video, because I just know my fish guy was going to be in disbelief.

So why not share? 

Just When I Thought .. I should Quit Doing That

Where has the time gone?  Where have I been?  I know.  Its been too long since my tediousness has graced my very own blog page and I feel that same old sputter coming out of me.  I'm sorry, but.  Oh hell people, I'm not sorry.  I've just been preoccupied with juggling all the other facets of my life and duplicity forbids me to waste time without completing some other testament to my existence.  So here I am.

I guess I need a list of things that I've been aspiring to put into this blog, but haven't had time to make myself write it down .. (on a side note, writing is a serious business to me, so partitioning time to write is truly meaningful)  My list of topics of interest happens to be pretty hefty, so lets get down to it.

First thing:  My fish tank
1.  Mr. Secret Reef
2.  The skunk cleaner that went cannibal
3.  The twenty five dollar rule
4.  Things that plop in the night
5.  I didn't know fish get depressed
6.  Dexter's Lab
7.  The protein skimmer incident
8.  That made me puke

Computers

1.  I discover torrents
2.  I discover I am smarter than I look
3.  Time Warner Cable
4.  I held my mouth right and BAM!  Results
5.  I decide to tempt fate and brave Best Buy
6.  My new phone is not really smart, its a genius
7.  My new phone and its fear of removing clothing
8.  Anyone else afraid of losing pictures, but hating duplicity?
9.  What do I do with this network drive now
10.  When head in cloud becomes a different thing
11.  Who knew Dora the Explorer was teaching me Swyper?

Relationships

1.  Youngest sister called
2.  The other sister called
3.  Yes they did, does this mean I am dead?
4.  Man periods do exist, manpon anyone?
5.  Ever OD on friends?
6.  Does anyone else have a friend that involves a chicken incident four out of five visits?
7.  Wherein I realize my kid is being bullied at church

Philosophy

1.  Where my kid learns about charity at school and it becomes a contest, and I want to tear off head of dogood people with estranged values.
2.  I realize being a good parent makes me restrain myself from telling family what they think they know as truth in reality is a load of horse shit.
3.  A child has the best words at the best time, just about every time, and I'm glad I listen.
4.  Ear plugs and sanity.
5.  When things seem bigger than me I should put the telescope away, or grab a stool.
6.  The day I gave the OK to my daughter on using the last part of our handshake in reality.
7.  When my bubble burst on inventory control.

Yes, its a bunch to cover.