here we go again...

i was asked by ms b and her dad about the possibility of adopting another pup and the one sentence i did utter was: "maybe i'll think consider it, if it was house-trained and if it was a girl pup." the one thing i didn't say was: "no."

after a lucy-mourning period of approximately 4 days, d-dad and the girl brought home winston. sigh. winston is a male dog, approximately one year old and very much NOT house-broken.

so goes the story of my life. now i realize he isn't the most handsome boy - he has a serious underbite, he has a really meaty butt and a slightly little head (i'm thinking weiner/terrier/chihuahua mix maybe)...but he's quiet and very eager to please and seems pretty smart. he also just happens to be a remarkable camper...the shot would have been a good one if i'd cut off the camp-coffee after say, 7 cups. heh heh heh.

yeppers, i knew her when.

my friend Becky Fleck (i don't capitalize for just ANYone sistah!) has announced in the August issue of the PageMaps newsletter that she has teamed with memory makers and will be releasing her first book of maps at CHA anaheim in february 2008 - holy crap! titled Scrapbook PageMaps: Sketches for Creative Layouts, it is a dead ringer to kick the scrapbooking world's ASS! if you are a scrapper and haven't seen her work yet; a) how dare you call yourself a scrapper? and 2) get yer ass over there, cause you be missin out!

not only is she one of the coolest chicks i know and an amazing scrapbooker, she has an unmatched talent for sketching out some incredible layouts. as far as i can tell, her only major flaw is that she is a minnesota vikings "supporter" (get it, she's a jock strap...athletic supporter - yea, nevermind. but seriously, how can you call them fans?) and, shitsticks, i suppose i *must* mention that she just happens to do her best sketching when my beloved Green Bean Packers (notice the caps again? oh yea.) are losing (cripes chick, challenge yourself already.) so i'm taking some credit right here, right now - let it be publicly acknowledged that fleck owes her entire celebrity, fame and fortune to my boy brett. 'nuff said.

love ya fleck, and congratulations. it could not have happened to a snarkier chick!