Lizard the Beautiful

Beautiful without and beautiful within...

She understands fashion.

She has the 'snark'.

She's brilliant and talented... Even if her cohorts don't appreciate her sense.

She's grounded and wise... With a great dose of heart.

She's been with me for decades, despite all changes in our lives.

She makes me laugh, she makes me think... She's strong and yet human, a real work of art.

She speaks her mind, but never spews hate.

She lives with a balance of sarcasm and truth... I've seen her like marble; I've seen her concerned.

She relates life case by case; commentary is just that. She's wise and observant: no two lives are the same.

I'm proud to call her 'friend'. I'm honored to let her in.

In the back of a church, I said "I love you" to a young woman in a white dress... I meant it.

This is friendship. This is true.

May we live another fifty years to see it through.

Thank you.

[Thank you for taking my late night call. Thank you for making me laugh. Thank you for listening in this difficult time.]

DaFoWo Show, Yo!

This dry, witty, and well-scripted weekly serial out of Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX, is always a giggle. It's a local news review and social commentary, but that doesn't make the humor any less accessible to people across the country. If you let the player run for a bit, older episodes will continue playing.





Normally, I use nicknames for Pak members, but John was born to be a star! When we were children, he was always the sweetest kid. As an adult, John is exceedingly clever and his intellect surfaces in razor-sharp wit tempered by kindness and good manners...

Just plain adorable all around. Where is Hollywood with the big contracts?! Move it or lose it, people!

Thank You For Bein' a Friend

Puppy,

How do I adore thee?
Let me count the ways:

You never perceived a difference,
A separation between 'you' and 'me';

You just kept on 'til I answered the call.
You never gave up on me.

You pushed when I pushed back,
Gave me the necessary 'reality attack'
When you pissed me off, you kept me afloat;

Practical and fair, you were there.

How you knew what I needed...

Perhaps it was just your way:
Being real fixed me today.

I never would have pressed on
If you hadn't pushed me up.

You are a good friend and an example
Of what 'support' truly means;
It's the little things which make
More than a simple human being.

Thank you, Puppy. You are one in a million.

Buggin' Out

Previously, I posted a little tribute to Chuck, whose LJ pieces keep me chortling day after day.... That's right: chortling.

Chuck always finds great material I could never find on my own. This made me cough Cherry Coke Zero into my nose:



If you want to play with this fun digi-racnid, Chuck found the home site:

http://www.onemotion.com/flash/spider/

Warning: For 'spidee'-lovers this thing is Cute Level:Addictive.

Never Too Old To ROCK!!!

My favorite aspect of this vid clip: how serious the lead singer is about her craft.





Oh, man, that's EXACTLY how members of the Pak have described their ideal 'Retirement Era'. I know what I want to be when I grow up.

(Credit for this goes to FuriousBall, who posted the link on his 'mood indicator', which only makes it funnier. Van, your output just gets better and better - rock on!)