Monday Mantra

Its not torn, its art!

The day after tomorrow is the third day of the rest of your life.

George Carlin

Halfway House For Hooligans

Dudley "Demon" Doodlesplunker

He may seem innocent, dont be fooled. After a rash of produce thefts, Dudley was sent to the pea farm where he spent more time on snack breaks than working. He was transferred to a halfway house in an attempt to re-introduce him to society. All efforts have failed.

Millie "The Mouse" Macaronionioni

A nervous and twitchy con. She never sits still for a minute. She paces her cell and has flashbacks from her crime spree.

Haven "Hammerhead" Hornswoggler

Do NOT let the sweet face get to you. This grifter tricked many a person out of their carrots. Notorious for running shell games and was trained by the infamous Keyser Soze.



Tango "The Terror" Tarantula
She is armed and extremely dangerous. Before she was captured she spent her days holding up puppy spa's and demanding pedicures. She made grown men cry and was known for scaring raccoons just for kicks.



Mojo "The Menace" Macanooder
Perhaps the worst of the lot. A voodoo priestess, she used her skills to turn out countless numbers of Zombies. She commands her undead minions to maraud around at night stealing vegetables from hardworking people's gardens.


If you spot any of these criminals on the loose, do not try and apprehend them. Just call their mommy and I will come and get them.

PSSSSST! Dont Tell Millie Mouse

Shoot I think she heard me. My silly girl is off to the vet this evening. Somebunny has been less interested in her food lately and overall not feeling her best. A trip to the vet last week discovered a sore on her tongue and some nasty points on her molars. She is scheduled for a dental tonight. She is going to be mad at momma.

Notice that ear? Mmmmmm, Does that remind anyone of a certain finger people use to express themselves?

Apocalypse.......................NOT.

Pictures of new life in a burned forrest.

I am mostly Agnostic. Not sure if I believe in fate. I do believe in learning lessons and that the earth is a living FORCE. I try not to get political because you can almost never change people's minds unless you change their pocketbooks. One of our resident evangelists at work has decided that the earthquake in Japan is our presidents fault, the lord is punishing us. She sounds exactly like the wackos from that church in Kansas.

Since recorded history (and before, we just dont have it written down from "before") there have been: earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tornado's, hurricanes,blizzards, mudslides, tsunamis, floods,drought,famine,pestilence and on and on and on. Just because you have never "seen it like this before" means exactly that, YOU have not seen it in your lifetime. But you really have if you start to think about it. Go back and read up from the last 50 years or so and that should confirm it for you.

Frankly, I dont care about the end of the world or my death. Never have. I care about what is happening while I am alive, the kind of person I am. I dont think I am one of the "special" or "chosen" ones that is going to be sucked up to sit on a golden cloud while less special people are destroyed. That kind of arrogance gives me a rash. I dont think the people in Japan that were killed just didnt pick the right deity. The earth moved, that's it, that's all. All it means it that we are small and control is an illusion. Respect your planet a bit folks, it can burp you up like an onion. It is not a punishment, it is a FORCE.

I have my generator if I lose power for a bit, there are always plenty of beans and rice in my pantry. If the end of my world arrives I doubt I will be hungry anyway. I will gently take the breath from my buns and then take mine as well. There you go, there's my disaster plan. Until such time I will LIVE. My world was destroyed when my brother died of cancer. You know its over when you love someone so much you are willing to trade places with them. As time passes you deal but each one of our personal tragedy's is our own end of the world.

I advise you to stop worrying about the apocalypse and see what you can do for your fellow man (or animal) and stop thinking the earth or your god owes you a damn thing. There are a couple of churches predicting the end on May 21, 2011. I believe I will plant a tree that day, it will be here longer than I will anyway. It will give the next generation of gloom and doom a shady place to sit.

Monday Mantra Of Sorts

Daffy by Moonlight

“There are moments when you have to just walk away and cry.”
Lou Angeli





My thoughts and heart go out to the people of Japan.

How Now Brown Cow

No this is not a picture of a cow, its Mojo and Tango being all snuggly. Sometimes Mojee will let me run my finger down the bottom of her foot and sometimes not.

Some people think the country is boring. I dont. On my way to the rescue I see the most beautiful creatures. (and sad sights too) Deer, Turkey, all manner of birds and other critters. My camera is never handy. The turkeys have been hanging out at the toll station. I see them all the time. My dad always told me nothing will whip your ass faster in the woods than a ticked off turkey. I dont know but I believe him so I try not to anger them. But this isnt about turkeys.

I know nothing about cows, nothing at all. I see them all the time in Oklahoma of course. They are very attractive and their eyes are beautiful. We used to have cows in the pasture across the highway. I tried to speak to them once or twice but to no avail. They always ran away. I would wave to them and yell "Hello Moos"! I can only imagine what they were saying about me. But I digress.

I was driving home from the rescue on Monday and around the corner I go and see 6 cows standing in the middle of the highway, uh oh. I pull over, call the highway patrol, spend 10 useless minutes trying to explain where I am and then decide to get the cows out of the road myself. What to do, what to do. If I startle them will they scatter? Hmmmm, dont cows usually huddle together when frightened? Traffic is light but I need to do something.......decide. CRAPADOODLE.

I hop out of the car, make sure the coast is clear and run full force at the cows, clapping my hands and yelling "get out of the highway cows" ( I am assuming they speak english of course, I am praying they understand and dont panic) They didnt panic and they stayed together. In no hurry they strolled across the road into the grass. Nice but as soon as I leave they may wander back. Hmmmm, I can see where they came through the fence maybe I can get them to go back in. So I just stand there talking to them, trying my best to convince them to walk down the hill (carefully of course, they hill was steep and I dont want them to hurt themselves) but they just stared at me. Someone did stop and ask me if they were my cows, no and thanks for your help.

Farmer comes finally with a truck. He honks the horn at the cows and they mosey down the hill. He stays on the side of them and I walk behind them clapping my hands for quite a ways until we get them to the gate. They wander in and farmer shuts the gate. Thanks me for the help, I let him know where the fence is down and he is on his way to repair it. Now, I can add cattle herder or maybe cattle wrangler to my resume? I do wonder if those cows were secretly laughing at me. I think so.

Is it fate or chance that I end up in these situations? Now, that is interesting. I went to see "The Adjustment Bureau". It's all about Fate vs chance. What do you think? Are our paths set from the time we are born? Does every little decision we make determine our path? Tell me what you think.

The Three Faces Of Millie (oh and Monday Mantra)

Mom your a touch slow-witted arent you?

Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.
Walt Whitman