WTF Wednesday: Humping Seals, Smoking Snorkelers, Driving Dogs

Good day, Wednesday. Good day, WTF.

The pickins are rather slim this week as I spent several days in Tallahassee for a sweet 6 year old's birthday and haven't hit the thrift like usual. 

Here is a princess castle cake that Kevin and I decorated. It may not look exaaactly like the one in the video, but it did not fall over. 

hey we tried

Next we have a charming story from the BBC.  Seals discovered having sex with penguins. (warning, video is graphic - One seal eats his penguin mate).

Antarctic scientists have recorded at least 4 instances of this behavior - the only times pinnipeds (mammals) have been known to attempt mating with birds.

Jesus Christ Mother Nature, WTF?!

Here are a couple of dolls.

Research has shown that old couples look alike, but this is pushing it. 

Next up, what better place to store your hot water bottle and Advil? 

Here is a full page ad for Newport Cigarettes in the 1977 issue of Country Style magazine. 

Snorkeling and cigarettes go together like seals and penguins. Why bother, indeed.

Now for a couple of photos sent to me by my brother.  I am including his captions. 

Ok, you can drive this time.

So I was thinking maybe have Chinese for dinner tonight honey...what do you think?

As with all wtf wednesdays, there are no answers, only questions leading to more questions.

For more vintage wtf wonders (for sale), click here: vintage wtf

New WTF this week:

• 80s Rainbow 3-D Bead Fringe Tee
• 80s Love Pours Umbrella Sweatshirt
• 80s Tiger Cross Stitch Blanket Tapestry

happy halloween from 1983

ah the good old days! the floor was linoleum and plaid.

the ashtrays were on every table.

the toaster was full of muffins.

i was strawberry shortcake.

my breath was condensing inside this mask.

my brother was "a warlock."

complete with broom.



happy halloween everybody!

ruff time for pups

since the passing of nacho just 2 months ago, 4 of my good friends and family's dogs have gone to join him in doggie heaven.

betsy had to say goodbye to tally.

kid D had to say goodbye to baxter.

sargentina had to say goodbye to baron von sleevenstein, aka steve the dog.

and then my parents had to say goodbye to henry.

it's been ruff! i would like to extend my sincerest sympathy to these 4 families - losing a beloved pet is traumatic and takes a lot of time to heal from that loss. 

the only thing that i know of to speed the healing has four legs and rhymes with fluppy.

good night, henry

a little spark of joy in this world was snuffed yesterday as my parents had to say goodbye to their almost 9 year old cavalier king charles spaniel, Henry.



henry was my fluffy little brother.

he loved to ride in the car.



he loved to eat cookies.



he loved to sit on laps.



he loved to prewash dishes.



he came to visit asheville and had a ball strolling down kimberly ave.



he loved going to the bank.



mostly he loved sitting around looking regal and sweet.



he was a happy go lucky puppy and we will all miss him.

happy birthday, BOBBY BARRAMUNDI!

today is my dad's birthday!

here he was looking like clark griswold circa 1983.

he is a great lover of chocolate malted milk balls, golf, and seafood.

if you ever see barramundi on a menu or in your grocer's freezer, try it! you'll like it!

there's nothing to it

vogue!



i had a fun couple of days in NY this weekend. other than spending time with loved ones, a highlight was the met museum, where i'd never been, but could have stayed for 3 weeks. 

we saw the world's oldest piano. (no it's not this one).



and beautiful rosewood and ivory martin guitars from the late 1800s.



central park was outstandingly beautiful.

there were dogs everywhere.

as always i am glad to be back home to celebrate tongue out tuesday.

daily sugarhoney: sugarstuffed animal

sugarhoney is quickly turning into a dream puppy. the more she controls her bowels, the more we love her. it's simple math.

we wanted a sweet cuddler, and a sweet cuddler she is. we are so lucky!



you can pick her up and put her somewhere, and she falls asleep. she's cool with it.

if pouncey could talk, he might have a different opinion. he spends a couple hours each day fending off razor pin tooth bites.  other than that, she is just a damn sugarangel. 

daily sugarhoney: sugar persistence

and now for the next exciting installment of the 'sugarhoney wants to get on the couch' series:

   
ready to leap, pouncey's nose wrinkles

   
no way jose

   
the end.

daily sugarhoney: sugar provocation

happy pouncey was hanging out on the couch.

sugarhoney inquired,  "hey pouncey, you wanna play?"

"NO I DO NOT," snapped pouncey.

"are you suuuuuuuuure?"

"how about now? maybe you wanna play now?"

"I'LL SHOW YOU PLAY!"

the end.

daily sugarhoney: sugarflashbacks

these are from the past few weeks that i didn't get around to posting.

sugarhoney with her almost 4 year old friend. i mean come on!

pouncey is on base.

 (kevin took these last 3.)

"sneeze"

"dazed"

and last but not least, sharing a tongue:

they're all getting along pretty well. eli is still being cordial, sugarhoney respects that. sugarhoney wishes you all a sweet weekend.

daily sugarhoney: sugar swimming

my friend betsy sent me this picture yesterday.

she had to point out it was not a lunch box/carrier, and was in fact a puppy life preserver.

great idea, but...sugarhoney doesn't need no stinking life preserver!

she gets swimming lessons from kevin!

and she takes her swimming very seriously.

very seriously!

daily sugarhoney: sugarnephews

sugarhoney had the weekend of her life. (so far).



my brother and his amazing wife and 3 adorable boys ages 4 years, 2 years, and 11 months (you read that right) came to visit.



sugarhoney got lots of head pats, and only the bare minimum of tail pulls. they spent a lot of time shut inside her crate with her. she chased them around and was completely exhausted when they left.

eli and pouncey behaved well other than when eli swiped and swallowed an english muffin out of the hands of a 2 year old.

we were outside most of the weekend and saw a 6 foot black rat snake, a spider catch, mummify, and devour a wasp in its web, and two box turtles.



we also went to the wnc nature center where nephew #1 delivered the most amazing mountain lion impression in the history of mountain lion impressions.



could a baby be cuter than this? i really can't imagine how. such a smiley, happy little guy.



we had a ball, and now it is time to rest.