Sooner or Gator

Football season is, well, over.

Until the fall, that is.

Same thing with this blog. Sooner or later, graduate school was bound to demand more of my time.

Don't think of me as gone.

I'm just in the off season.

Milk: It Does A Body Good

A couple at church got engaged the week before Christmas.

Julia-Gulia got engaged Christmas Eve.

A co-worker got engaged Christmas Day.

Another friend got engaged two weeks ago.

Is there something in the water?!?

I'll have a glass of milk, please.

Home for the Holidays

Whether home is a house,

a high rise apartment building,

a house with lots of land,

a house with lots of water,

or a house on wheels,

May you have a very merry (and sweet) Christmas!

A Christmas Poem

Twas the week before Christmas;
Lists ran through my head,
Of tasks not yet finished.
My heart filled with dread.

There were stockings to stuff,
And presents to buy,
Cookies to bake,
And ribbons to tie.

Parties yet to attend,
Christmas cards not addressed,
Everything must be perfect;
I was rather obsessed.

When what to my open inbox did appear?
Yet another email wishing me holiday cheer.

Bah Humbug! I'm busy!
No time for your fun.
Contact me next week,
By then I'll be done.

My time is all scheduled.
I've no time to stop.
I must stay focused,
Or all plans will flop.

No phone calls,
No emails,
No letters,
No eating.

No carols,
No blogging,
No Facebook,
No reading.

To the store, then home, and back to the mall.
Dash this way, dash that way, dash away all.

The store clerk said 'Thank you'
And gave me a smile.
I began to feel...festive.
Boy, that took awhile!

Christmas was coming
And I'd nearly missed it!
I'd been too busy rushing
To stop and enjoy it.

The family and friends
With which I'd been blessed,
Had true Christmas spirit
While I sat and stressed.

I had fresh perspective;
A new Christmas goal:
I'd be friendly and nice -
Earn no stocking coal.

It's people like you
That I hold so dear.
You're a present to me
As Christmas comes near.

So to all of my friends,
In cyber space or near,
Merry Christmas to all,
And a Happy New Year!

That Bites

While I was in New York, I spent several hours at the Museum of Natural History. I was there for at least five hours and I didn't even see everything. Be glad that my camera batteries died halfway through or this blog would just be one picture after another of documented history. That place was amazing. The reptile and snake room was very enjoyable.

In fact, I learned how to get bitten by a snake.

What!? Don't you want to know this kind of stuff?

It's very handy information.

Handy.

Because it's with your hand.

Get it?

Why would they make a display case with detailed models and instructions if they didn't want you to get bitten?

New York is friendly like that.

I mean, look, they even tell you how to lie after the snake bite. How informative is that?!

Speaking of bites...

I looked everywhere for this exhibit.

Anyone know how to get bitten by a vampire?