Ummm. Yeah. Just do the opposite of what’s in this video.
Swimming Shih Tzu
My shih tzu likes to swim in shallow water- I’ve never tried her in a deeper pool. This one sure loves to swim- how cute!
Feel Good…Um..Thursday Evening: Hallelujah
This song always nearly moves me to tears. So beautiful. Enjoy it.
Just For Fun…Knowing Is Half The Battle
What would we do if we didn’t have GI Joe to remind us to make our treehouses in a safe manner? Probably fall out of trees, I guess.
Innocent Cat Is Innocent
I couldn’t stop laughing at this one from I can haz cheezburger. It’s extremely funny to me that with dogs, you can always tell who’s responsible for the mess, because they always hang their heads and look guilty. With cats, not so much. My cats always look indignant that I would EVER suspect them of tearing anything up. “Not me,” they seem to say.
Enjoying Nature By Renting A Houseboat
I overheard one of the people in the office I recently rented to work in talking about how they’re going to rent a houseboat on Center Hill Lake this summer and just relax and enjoy nature. So I went and looked up the site for rentals and found that this would be a really neat thing to do for the next time I go on vacation.
Let me put this to you, Shak-ers, have you rented a houseboat before? What were the good and bad points about it?
Front Porch Thoughts
To me, this is the best time of the year. I like to sit on the front porch and just chill out and enjoy the weather. Surprisingly, the summer heat in Tennessee isn’t usually too bad, especially if you wait til the sun has gone down.
I sit and think about the past, the present and the future. I think about other porches I’ve sat on, both near and far. I think about how far I’ve come in my life and how much I have to go. I sit and enjoy the silence that sits on my heart and mind. I hope I can impart the joy of this silence into my children’s lives. It’s a necessary part of living, I think.
With Handymen Like These…
My dad says there’s nothing that can’t be fixed with a little WD 40 and some duct tape. This blog: There, I Fixed It proves the point. Though, I suppose it all depends on your definition of “fixed.”
Hat tip: Popfi
I’d Like My Kid Toys To Be Toxin Free, Please
One of the things about toys nowadays is that you never know what kind of toxins might be in the plastic or paint that is in your kid’s toys. It’s scary, really. With so many things being made in China and the regulations being so much looser there, things get over here that are not safe. Now, the government is working to tighten those regulations up for things that come here from China, but while we wait on that, what are the kids supposed to play with?
Luckily, Jeffrey from The Fun Times Guide To Living Green has us covered. He tells us about Sprig Toys, which makes toxin-free, eco-friendly toys. Better yet, he also links to a cool instructable on how to retrofit toys with LED lights. Awesome. Head on over to check it out for yourself.
The Secret Lives Of Flowers
From Exploratorium.edu, here’s an amazing online exhibit about the secret lives of flowers. Think, flower sex, haha. It’s really quite amazing and the site is very well done. Enjoy!