This is the one with a re-design.

Woah, this design looks familiar, doesn’t it?  [If you're using a reader, click through.]

The most recent re-designs weren’t sitting well with me; I felt like this page had lost a lot of its character.

If you love something set it free, and if it returns, the blog template was meant to be.

So I’m back to where I was a few weeks ago.  I still think this design needs some updating…maybe a new sidebar or something.

And this is a bit gratuitous, but here’s a picture of the cutest dog in the world, who at this time still has yet to be named.  We’ve narrowed it down to Bea or Olive.  Your input would be appreciated.

Happy Sunday, y’all.  Thank god next week is a short one!

This is the one with the puppy video.

Okay, so Mr. D. got a puppy today.  It’s a pug/beagle mix…a puggle.

As I wrote before, we’re not sure what to name it and we’ve narrowed it down to Bea or Olive.  Here’s a video of the little girl playing:

This is the one about dog names.

Which is better for a girl puppy:

** Bea

** Olive

?????

This is the one where I have a bad day.

Yesterday was such a shitty day.

There was some work crap that I won’t bore you with here…but the gist of the story is that I agreed to do my boss a favor and come in 2 hours early, and he was incredibly unthankful.  In fact, he was so unthankful he made me work through my lunch.

I’m not one to play the “diabetic card,” but I do take a 70/30 in the morning…so I had to eat half a Snickers in the afternoon to stop the shakes.

And then after work I went to the grocery store because I was going to make Daniel dinner (It’s not delivery, it’s Digiorno!) and I left an entire bag of groceries that I had purchased behind.

Grrr….

Today can’t be any worse.  We have a party for the kiddies, and I have to wrap about 100+ presents today, and we have a gift exchange for staff tonight.

This is the one where ‘…in bed’ doesn’t work.

We all know that adding we are supposed to add “…in bed” at the end of our fortune cookie fourtunes.  Here’s a list of 10 fourtunes where that doesn’t exactly work:

1. Children will play a major role in your future.
2. To lower your stress level, get a cat.
3. You’ll soon stumble upon a new wardrobe.
4. Beware of speeding cars.
5. The bond between mother and child shouldn’t be forgotten.
6. If you want the rainbow, you have to put up with the rain.
7. When you have a broken heart, turn to your friends and their love.
8. Get a good night’s rest; go to bed early.
9. Don’t let flattery get to your head; keep your feet on the ground.
10. Tonight you’ll get lucky in bed.

This is the one that is not about me.

Have you ever been eating a meal in front of the television, and you got so into your food that you had juices running down your arms, and your face is covered with food, and when the commercials come on you skip the FFWD on the TiVo because you’re too involved with your grub and you don’t want to take a second to wipe your hands?

Yeah, me neither.

This is the one with a quotation.

This is the one where times may or may not be tough.

Times are tough…right?

I know a handful of people that have lost their jobs recently, and I know that to them, things look pretty grim.  But here’s my question: are times really as tough as our bosses want us to believe they are?

The organization I work for relies heavily on donations from the public, and people aren’t giving in the same way that they used to (except for that $50,000 check we got on Thanksgiving).  I don’t genuinely believe that things are so bad that you these fat cat donors have to stop giving completely…I really believe that some of those deep pockets are using these “bad times” as an excuse to be cheap.

And I’m not just talking about being cheap when it comes to giving.

Lots of big businesses are using the “bad times” excuse to layoff and cut back.  Here’s my question: Is this just an excuse to save a penny, or are they preparing for what they believe are bad times down the road?

This is the one about ‘Spring Awakening.’

I have a really hard time enjoying a book, movie, play, musical, or television show if it is set before 1950.  I know that this makes me look dense and ignorant.  But it’s just the truth.

I’m not joking.  Grease is almost too old for me to dig.

That’s why I was surprised that I enjoyed Spring Awakening this past weekend.  It’s set in 19th-century Germany.

Perhaps it was the rock score that livened it up for me…maybe it was all the coming-of-age sexual exploration.  Maybe it was the cute boys.

Going into this, I knew it was going to be a pretty good show.  Last year it won 8 of the 11 Tonys it was nominated for (including Best Musical, Best Director, and Best Book).

I think it plays through next week, so if you’re in the AZ area, I’d suggest you check it out.

[AZ Central Review]

This is the one for your Monday.