And I shall call him....MiniPepper!

I cut into a red bell pepper to find... another pepper! Mutant pepper!

Honey, I shrunk my hand

Is that one big berry or one iiiiiiiitty bitty hand?

Climate change, eh?

I can't take credit for this picture as it was sent to me this weekend by a friend also living in the southwest. But yes, that is snow on the flowering tree.

Eat sushi, Defend the galaxy

This was an internet ad in my sidebar while I was reading an online article about healthcare. Needless to say, I felt that this was a lot more relevant to my life than the BS in the article that I was reading.

Oh, yeah, and they ARE real: http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/japanfan/c50f/?cpg=cj

These boots are made for walking...

Darla stepped on a piece of glass this week during a walk with the dog walker and required an emergency vet visit that night. Paw injuries are the worst injury for a dog because it's impossible to keep a dog off its feet to let the pad heal properly. These boots and socks are the resulting purchase to try to help her foot heal and make sure that this doesn't happen again. Poor thing!

11:45 Live Chat

Wow. Was there really no other way to phrase this? Houston Chronicle: a beacon of eloquence in a sea of crude language....

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Half full

I must have left this on the mantle when I was cleaning last weekend. Evaporation has taken its toll, but it's just a little more full than empty.

Candyland?

There was a hard freeze (15-20 F) in Houston this weekend and people were trying to salvage their plant-life. These reminded me of lollipops!

Overflow

Our tree got full early this year...

You Are Beautiful

Christmas lights on a fence, seen while walking the dogs in my neighborhood.

Message received.

Texas Snow Day

It actually happened...

Texas Armageddon

The way they describe this "threat", you would think the Armageddon is approaching.

If you click on the picture I think it will make it large enough to read.

Turkey Coma

Ah... tryptophan at its finest.

We Three Queens...

Forget gold, frankincense, and myrrh... Gimme honey roasted peanuts, chocolate pretzels, and homemade peanut butter cups...