Cloud Post - Part II

The Cloud Picture. Wow. I actually took this picture and was thinking something completely innocent.


Like this commenter...


Now, several of you saw a lady with her bottom in the air. And, yeah - I see that too. Now!


Someone saw butt cheeks - OK... I can see that...


Someone saw boobs... Mmm Hmmm, yes, could be that...


Someone else saw a manta ray swimming through the sky - lovely!


Finally, someone saw a sombrero. Or a Mr. Potato Head mustache. Or a lady with her bottom in the air. And it could have been all three!


Here is what I saw:

I saw Chinese Dragon flying through the sky! But I sincerely appreciate the insight into your dirty, dirty minds. If I was of the same mind set I might look at the cloud picture below (taken yesterday evening) and see something quite naughty! Right there - in the middle...

Birds of a feather, you know... We all think alike! Hee hee! Apparently the suburbs have some suggestive cloud formations! Who knew!

Cloud Picture

Mommy from the Midwest recently posted a picture of a cloud formation and asked people what they thought. I (of course) mentioned something dirty - but it's a CLOUD for crying out loud! It could be anything!

*Ahem*

Yesterday evening I saw this cloud and thought "hey! I could do a post like MFTM! So, as an homage to our beloved Mommy from the Midwest - here is are a couple of pictures of the cloud. What do you see? I'll tell you what I saw! Tomorrow! :)

(Almost) Wordless Wednesday

Last weekend we went to a family reunion for my Mom's side of the family. It was a great deal of fun and afterwards we were privileged to stay at my Aunt's Friend's house on the Chesapeake bay.

Here are a few pictures of my family waking up with the sunrise over the bay. As you can see, Muffin is a little sleepy - but it's nothing a little thumb, blanket and pony couldn't cure.

Sweet girl, relaxing morning, gorgeous sunrise. Ahhh, perfect.

For Those Of You Who Think I'm Brave

I'm SOOOOO not brave at all.

Nope, not one little bit. I mean, I do what I have to do when it's required of me but on the whole I'm a pussy. Yep. A big fat pussy.

So, I was amused and surprised that several people thought I'd actually taken that picture of the Terrible Monster (aka centipede) I blogged about last week. FOR REAL?!?! There is no way on God's Green Earth I would have had the presence of mind, much less the balls to get my camera and get close to this creature.

Hellz no. I googled that image. And I'm 'fessing up.

Here's how that scenario went down: I saw The Creature. I froze. I kept a steady eye on it while I slowly lifted my feet up into the couch. And I watched it make it's way across the floor and into the fireplace. Then, I sat. Frozen. For about twenty minutes afterwards.

Once I had determined an escape route acceptable amount of time had elapsed - I fled. That's right. I ran up the stairs. I didn't go for the bug spray or any sort of heavy object to smush the thing. I ran away.

I'm like Brave, Brave, Brave Sir Robin in Monty Python's Holy Grail.

I bravely turned my tail and fled.

But thanks for all of your kind thoughts and wishes. If I were braver, maybe I would have done something more worthy of your praise. As it was - I was pretty much a detriment to my sex. Yeah, I'm that girl. The one who needs someone with testicles to smash the bug. Sorry Muffin! Guess we'll just have to hope the nasty creatures don't like us! 'Cause Mommy isn't going to be much help - unless baseball bats and bug spray can do the job. And since we don't have either at the moment, I guess we're just living on a prayer.

Skittles Commercial

For some reason this Skittles commercial really slays me. I was telling my younger sister about it last week and since then it seems like I've seen it five hundred times.

It's the part where the friend on the couch is confessing to eating two - maybe three of the skittles in the hourglass that kills me. Here you go Lil Sis - just for you:

Sunday Classics - Satie's Gymnopedie #1

This is a beautiful piece that you are probably familiar with - even if you've never heard the name. I know it's on a couple of my "relaxing classics" cds and on at least one of Muffin's "bed time music" cds. It's so lovely and mellow. There are several versions - I'm posting the orchestral version, but you may have heard the piano version or the guitar version. It's the melody that is important, but I love the orchestral version for all of the harmony.

I was introduced to this song on a mix-tape that was given to me by my first true love. My family and his had been friends since we were very little but he was about five years older than me and therefore we never spent much time together. Then, the summer when I was 15 and he had just turned 21 we were both life guards together at the local country club.

We had similar taste in music and, of course, the family connection - so we got along really well. Sunday mornings were my favorite. We always opened the pool together because everyone else was in church. Then, because everyone else was in church, we spent about two hours listening to music and talking about the world we live in, and life in general.

He introduced me to Depeche Mode as well as other moody music and I fell for him. Heart and Soul. Though he started dating a woman five years older than him, I harbored a a huge crush that I'm pretty sure everyone knew about. We remained friends, even when I moved away. We used to write letters and one time he sent me a mix-tape with some songs that he thought I would like. This was one of them.

We've lost touch, but I'll always carry a torch for my first and strongest summer love. Maybe one day I'll write more about it. It was special, he was special and because of that this music will always have a special place in my heart.

Head's Up

You know I love to reply back to comments - right? I almost always really try to comment back via gmail to all of your lovely comments to my blog - or in response to a comment I have made on your blog.

HOWEVER, due to my old computer and God knows what else technical difficulties I am not able to do so. I can not reply back to emails from my gmail account. I can't even compose an email from this account! It. Is. So. Frustrating.

I want to be able to immediately reply back to your comments, but alas I can not. I want to respond and engage - and I will try! I will forward comments to another account and reply from there. So, don't be surprised if you hear from me in a different way. Not psychic, no - just another email account.

Now I'm going to get ready to go to the YMCA and work out for the first time in who-knows-how-long. Muffin is pretty excited about playing in the childwatch area and I'm looking forward to... Well, I'm not looking forward to anything about it. Just got to get back on track is all.

Happy Monday!