ici

ici, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

ici, very ici

snowdog

snowdog, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

we got a couple of inches of snow yesterday. the world's friendliest polar bear cub seems to like this.

buddies

buddies, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

we should all be so lucky

medical ethical dilemma

i know i'm relatively anti-social to begin with, but i don't enjoy talking to people who are sick with highly communicable diseases. am i alone in this? does everybody else just go out and socialize while they're sick? do they feel guilty for spreading their germs? do they worry that other sick people will germ over them while their immune system is suppressed? i feel a cold coming on with swollen glands and itchy ears and have a party i really want to go to tonight. i cleaned my ears with qtips dipped in rubbing alcohol & i'm drinking hot lemon water and have not been sick yet this year and really, really want to keep up the streak. is it rude to go to a party wearing a bandana around your face? or a surgical mask?

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neville brothers

neville brothers, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

i saw the neville brothers and dr. john play this week. after dr. john opened, they put the curtain down & when the nevilles came out they put the curtain up and lead falsetto singer aaron neville's microphone stand was stuck to the curtain so it went flying up about 25 feet to the ceiling and came crashing down and broke on stage. he just played the tambourine and danced around for the first song 'fire on the bayou' until the roadie could bring him out another one. the show was mardi grasalicious.

golden scorpion honey

golden scorpion honey, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

there was a small golden scorpion on the honey jar today. i tried to drown it with rubbing alcohol but it tried to escape so i popped it with a teaspoon.
click the photo for a closeup of the mythical golden scorpion.

(anybody know what it really is? mini carolina wolf spider?)

get it quick

things that look so minor and cute at first can turn into crusty stubborn messes if you let them sit there. for instance tomato seeds. they're simple to clean when they spill but an ugly bitch to scrape off once they're dried on.

nothing's perfect

nothing's perfect, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

i hate goodbyes

goodbye, originally uploaded by vintagevantage.

mateo is leaving vintage vantage today after running thangs for five years. here he is during his weekend of fun with the inimitable kid D. there's a tribute to him on the site today here. i made a tribute for him when i started this blog 3 years ago here. he and his lady are traveling the world for the next three months, and i wish them nothing but the best of everything.

pets must be leashed

pets must be leashed, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

or else nothing

max patch

max patch, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

360 views of the blue ridge and great smoky mountains from up there. they keep it tree-free by mowing and controlled burns. it's phenomenal.

sky heart

sky heart, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

have a lucky friday 13 and a loveful valentine's day, if you pay attention to those kinds of things. i'm going to a cabin in hot springs, where i hear the springs are not really hot. they're calling for rain all weekend, but hopefully will be nice enough to hike around up there. i'm going to try to make shrimp pierre for the first time. i've enjoyed the hell out of it many times over the years but never attempted to make it. looks easy enough.