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Happy Square Root Day everyone!

The work of James Piatt

Wow... I really like the black purse. As for the gun and kitty purse? Interesting. I love the pictures in James Piatt's gallery. Very cool.

Jon and Kate... is great!

If there is just one Gosselin that tugs at my heartstrings, it would be Alexis. She's adorable. I'd love to spend a day with the cheery, little girl, exploring the world with her toy "aldigator."

Alexis is one of Jon and Kate Gosselin's eight children. If you're unaware, they have their own show "Jon and Kate Plus Eight" on TLC. Yes, I like this show - a lot. Tv is sort of my companion these days - it welcomes me home after a long day of work and keeps me company at night. Jake finds this ridiculous, as well as the tv shows I choose to watch.

So imagine my surprise yesterday when Jake admitted he watched a few minutes of *gasp!* "Jon and Kate Plus Eight!" Hurray! It gets better - he came up with a hypothesis about why I like the show so much... He thinks we are like them. Hm... At first I didn't really think so, but now I can see that he's kind of got a point. Interesting.

If I had children as the Gosselin's did I think I'd name them:

Twins: Lily and Violet
Sextuplets: Aiden, Blake, Caleb, Caitlyn, Olivia, and Zoey

[Image from The Gosselin 10]

Renegade and Renaissance

The Secret Service Codenames for the President Elect and his family:

Renegade: Barrack Obama

Renaissance: Michelle Obama

Radiance: Malia Obama

Rosebud: Sasha Obama

In looking at other code names, I discovered Sarah Palin's code name, Denali. 

Sorry Denali (showing sympathy for Jake's dog, also Denali). 

Gadsby

Writing without it is difficult. I can't think of writing a long story avoiding it. I would toss many drafts as it would sink into my script. This short quip is hard as is.

What is it? Follow this link for a story without it.

Green Porno

[Image from Sundance Channel]
Green Porno is a great little project by Isabella Rossellini featured on Sundance Channel (viewers beware). Personally I love the artistry behind these films - the costumes are great. Rossellini fits the role perfectly.

If you enjoyed these film shorts you should read Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice To All Creation. The book is written in a Dear Abby style - but addresses questions and insecurities faced by insects and their lovers. Very interesting take on the biology of sex.

Would you like to Jumbo Size that?

In planning for my big move I visited a well-known truck rental company to price out some options. Apparently the "big golden arch" mentality has gone far beyond fries and sugary beverage, and found it's way into all sorts of suprising new places. For instance, this graphic that came up from the rental company (yes, all names have been removed to protect the victim of society's need to super-size, jumbo-size, and super-jumbo-size everything).