panda ponders

Have you seen these? They look so cute and are in such a convenient size!!!

They come in a dozen colors and have a handy clip on their lid!

Wow. I had no idea that the Slurpee had been around that long. Though my favorite frozen beverages are at QT (and their fancy recipe booklet), Happy Birthday Slurpee!

How uncanny that the random quote for today (on the sidebar) is from one of Britain’s greatest leaders.

Quote of the Day
History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.
Winston Churchill

Vacation Day #1

My cousin, Sawa, sent this to me this morning, and a friend of hers’ sent it to her! It is from GCFL.net, a great humor site.

Dear Dog and/or Cat,

When I say to move, it means go someplace else, not switch
positions with each other so there are still two of you in
the way.

The dishes with the paw prints are yours and contain your
food. The other dishes are mine and contain my food. (Please
note, placing a paw print in the middle of my plate of food
does not stake a claim for it becoming your food dish, nor
do I find that aesthetically pleasing in the slightest.)

The stairway was not designed by NASCAR and is not a
racetrack. Beating me to the bottom is not the object.
Tripping me doesn’t help because I fall faster than you can
run.

I cannot buy anything bigger than a king size bed. I am very
sorry about this. Do not think I will continue to sleep on
the couch to ensure your comfort. Look at videos of dogs and
cats sleeping. They can actually curl up in a ball. It is
not necessary to sleep perpendicular to each other stretched
out to the fullest extent possible. (I also know that
sticking tails straight out and having tongues hanging out
the other end to maximize space used is nothing but
sarcasm.)

My compact discs are not miniature Frisbees.

For the last time, there is not a secret exit from the
bathroom. If by some miracle I beat you there and manage to
get the door shut, it is not necessary to claw, whine meow,
try to turn the knob, or get your paw under the edge and try
to pull the door open. I must exit through the same door I
entered. (In addition, I have been using the bathroom for
years…canine or feline attendance is not mandatory.)

The proper order is kiss me, then go smell the other dogs or
cats. I cannot stress this enough. It would be such a simple
change for you.

To pacify you I have posted the following message on our
front door….. Rules for Non-pet owners who visit and like
to complain about our pets: 1. They live here; you don’t. 2.
If you don’t want their hair on your clothes, stay off the
furniture. 3. I like my pet better than I like most people.
4. To you it’s an animal. To me he and/or she is an adopted
son and/or daughter who is short, hairy, walks on all fours
and is speech challenged.

Dogs and cats are better than kids. They eat less, don’t ask
for money all the time, are easier to train, usually come
when called, never drive your car, don’t hang out with drug
using friends, don’t drink or smoke, don’t worry about
buying the latest fashions, don’t wear your clothes, don’t
need a gazillion dollars for college, and when they have
young, you can sell the results.

I especially love the “1. They live here; you don’t.” part. I have been to my vet’s office 5 times in the last two weeks … so I am dedicated to my “puppies” (and one cat!) and this is one of the best “pet pieces” I have seen lately. The website offers many more funny stories and jokes if you are interested in humor … and really, who isn’t? (at least occasionally!!)

GCFL is an acronym for the Good, Clean Funnies List. GCFL.net is a web page and mailing list for distributing one GOOD, CLEAN joke a day, five days a week, for free! We hope you will enjoy a joke in the morning before the start of your day that you will want to share with your family and friends.

Have fun!

I heard this on the news yesterday and I still kinda laugh when I see it. Of all the scents out there, and the money modern women spend on fragrances … the scent of grapefruit is the one that studies show make women seem younger to men. Making women appear younger has been a gold mine for business across the board … cosmetics, medical offices, clothing, pharmaceuticals, nutrition, even automobiles. And the answer was in the produce section!

They don’t know why men who smell grapefruit think women are younger, but it’s intriguing nevertheless.

Indeed it is!

More:
Forget the perfume, try the produce
Grapefruit May Make Women Seem Younger
Scent of a grapefruit

Another fun post today. My mom just sent me this e-mail. I have seen several variations … they are always funny because I do get the jokes!

Proof you are a Texan

1. You can properly pronounce Corsicana, Palestine, Decatur,
Wichita Falls, San Antonio, Mexia, and Amarillo.

2. You think that people who complain about the wind in their states are sissies.

3. A tornado warning siren is your signal to go out in the yard and look for a funnel.

4. You’ve ever had to switch from “heat” to “A/C” in the same day.

5. You know that the true value of a parking space is not determined by the distance to the door, but by the availability of shade.

6. Stores don’t have bags; they have sacks.

7. You measure distance in minutes.

8. Little Smokies are something you serve only for special occasions.

9. You know cowpies are not made of beef.

10. You have known someone who has had one belt buckle bigger than your fist.

11. A Mercedes Benz is not a status symbol. But a Ford F350 4 x 4 is.

12. You know everything goes better with Ranch.

13. You learned how to shoot a gun before you learned how to multiply.

14. You actually get these jokes and are “fixin to” send them to your friends.

15. Finally, you are 100% Texan if you have ever heard this conversation:

“You wanna coke?”

“Yeah.”

“What kind?”

“Dr. Pepper.”

I love stuff like this!

I was “channel surfing” through some blogs and saw a picture of Obi-Wan on this site. Naturally … this caught my attention!

The posts links to a “What Star Wars Character Are You?” quiz that has 6 brief questions.

Turns out I am Obi-Wan!

Who are you?

I have had really bad allergies this season and kept thinking, “wow, I don’t remember them being this bad at all.” After more thought on the subject … I didn’t have allergies this bad last year. Then I remembered … I was not in Dallas this time last year. I spent April and May in San Antonio house sitting for three different occasions in two houses. Short of spending the spring in San Antonio, I will learn to fight through the fog of allergies, after all it could be much worse. Arg!

A side note: Ford (UK news reports) developed a car that is allergy friendly! They did not use metals that can induce allergic attacks and the air conditioner is fit with a “high-performance pollen filter.” Now … when they make an allergy-friendly truck … I will be there! (more here and here)

IMAO is a blog that I have listed on my Blogroll. My cousin found this site some time ago, back before it became a group blog. I love this site because I can always find something that makes me laugh. Basically, the owner of the site is “Frank J” who lives in Florida (an increasingly popular place) and occasionally he does drawings under the category Frank the Artist

This one is my favorite. SarahK is his fiancée who owns Mountaineer Musings.

Never insult a gal’s accessories!