HAPPY EARTH DAY

Today, try to be more conscious of the items you throw away. Can they be reused? If not, can they be recycled? Could you have done without this item (or something similar, but more earth-friendly) in the first place? So often, being more earth-friendly is just being more conscious and aware - instead of just going through the same old motions each day.
Happy Earth Day! Renew. Reuse. Recycle.

THEFT - Part 2 & CONTEST

Yesterday, a big, long package came for my momma. It contained our new Obama sign (just like the one pictured in the previous post) and a couple of bumper stickers (momma's original sticker ripped when she changed cars). So, my momma put her new bumper sticker on last night, and is going to put up the new sign this morning.
We had the original sign for a couple of months before it was stolen. Care to guess how long you think it will be before the new sign gets taken or damaged beyond repair? The person whose guess is closest to the actual amount of time will have their name mentioned in this blog and will win a small prize. Warning: Guesses, by people involved in the next disappearance or mutilation of the sign, will not win.

THEFT

Boy, are my mommas mad! Somebody stole their Obama yard sign! My momma ordered it online, and waited nearly six weeks for it to arrive! My momma said she's going to order another, but who knows when it will get here.... Bummer.

ON THE ROAD LOOKING FOR TYPOS

From TheDartmouth:
"Jeff Deck is best described as a 'grammar vigilante.' Deck, armed with his 'typo correction kit' — which consists of permanent and dry-erase markers, several types of Wite-Out, chalk, pens and crayons — set off on an odyssey of typographical nit-picking to rectify grammatical injustices about one month ago.
"We're basically going around the country finding spelling and grammatical errors and attempting to fix them," Deck said. "Some of the things we find we’ll just fix on our own, but we find someone if we can and see if we can get their permission to fix it.
"Along the way, Deck and his various accomplices — collectively known as the Typo Elimination Advancement League — have recorded their adventures on the group’s web site. The site conveniently displays a hand-drawn map of the United States, with the group’s travel route represented by a series of connected dots that most recently stopped in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Each town has a blog entry with photos of comically inappropriate signs, and, if the group was successful, their subsequent corrections.
"Deck, who says he has always had a 'knack for spelling,' honed his skills as a former Opinion Editor and humor columnist for The Dartmouth, and as an editor for an academic publishing house in Washington, D.C.
"'About a year ago, I realized that I had never quite shaken my editor’s habits — I had internalized the Chicago Manual of Style,' Deck said. 'I realized I still had it with me, as well as my typo-spotting eye…and thought it would be a good thing to go around raising awareness.'"
"Over the course of the expedition, the group has encountered typos big and small, sometimes risking personal safety to correct grammatical mishaps.
"Deck’s journey will conclude when he arrives home in Massachusetts, at which point he will return to his apartment and “feel complete,” he said.
"In the end, though, the encounters with 'grocerry stores, US hellicopter helmets, [and] homemade deserts' have opened the public’s eyes to the problem of grammatical incorrectness."

OF COURSE ANIMALS DON'T HAVE FEELINGS!

From Writing Evolution:
These men rescued Christian when he was a cub, then hand-raised him before he was returned to the wild. After a year, they met again. This is their reunion.

DOGGIE DAY SPA Part 2

OK, I got shaved today. And of course, the temperature dropped today, so now, I'm freezing my Corgi butt! And so is Morry! Butt (neatly trimmed!), I have to admit I look particularly handsome and well-groomed! I guess I can put up with being cold as long as everyone is making a big deal over my extreme handsomeness!

DOGGIE DAY SPA

Morry and I have to go to the doggie day spa tomorrow. My momma said that we are going to get our hair "cut;" but I heard my other momma say something about "shaving." Doesn't she know it's too cold outside to get shaved? We are going to freeze our little Corgi butts! Please help us convince our mommas to just have us get a trim!