“Animal Masquerade,” by Marianne Dubac ($16.96, Kids Can Press, 2011, unpaged) is a fun book. I like the disguises that all the animals are wearing. For example, the parrot is disguised as a turtle, and the turtle is disguised as Little Red Riding Hood. I think lots of kids would like this book. It’s for ages 7 and younger, but others might like it, too.

“The Big Green Book of the Big Blue Sea,” written by Helaine Becker and illustrated by Willow Dawson ($15.95, Kids Can Press, 2012, 80 pages) looks like a good book for Earth Day, which is coming up on April 22nd.

“Vote for Me!”, by Ben Clanton ($16.95, Kids Can Press, 2012, unpaged) is a good one. Personally, I voted for the elephant, but you guys might choose something different.

— By Wacky Boy

(Photo by Steve Rawley)

(Photo by Steve Rawley)

(Photo by Steve Rawley)

Went for a walk this morning — still some snow on the ground. Crazy for this time of year. Saw two gorgeous deer up the street, hiding in the forest. #iloveoregon.

This has been our favorite cold weather dish lately. So good, especially when we’re in a hurry for dinner, which is basically every night. This recipe calls for an insane amount of butter — we try to use half that much. try being the operative word.

(Photo by Steve Rawley)

Girl’s Gone Child, alright. i love the hell out of that post.

“You need to get back on that board is what you need to do. You gotta just pull yourself up by your wetsuit, get back on that board. Hey, look man, if you’re attacked by a shark, are you gonna give up surfing?”

(Photo by Steve Rawley)

What I really need today is a photo of the snow coming down, with the cherry and plum blossoms on the trees, in the background. Crazy, crazy weather. The mourning doves and frogs don’t seem to mind, and the daffodils don’t mind, either.

Happy Monday.

— wm

“Litany”
by Billy Collins

You are still the bread and the knife.
You will always be the bread and the knife,
not to mention the crystal goblet and — somehow — the wine.

Prayer

Marie Howe

(thank you for that, Lovely Laura.)

Dear Some of My Former Co-Workers,

As you are drinking yourselves silly at the wake tomorrow for our late co-worker… let’s just call him DUI Guy, for his sake… plz you will remember that alcohol isn’t the best temporary solution. But it’s a pretty good permanent one.

Love,

nancy

ps yes i know this graf needed an editor.

Here’s a related story for you.

And another one. Happy Friday, y’all. RIP, RIP, RIP to those who need it.

also, Peter Bhatia? kind of a wussy-boy. He’s all, You?! You! Are a Troll! and a… a… blogger.

oh my heck. This from the man who after he did yet another slice n dice on the newsroom, gathered us all around in an all-hands meeting, gave a big ol’ smirk and said, “The only person who likes change is a baby.” (Actually, he said that a lot. That was just the first time we ever heard it.) I told my co-workers, “This is a man who obviously has never changed a diaper.” oy.