The King of Pop

There are two quotes that I have heard about Michael Jackson's death that need to be shared.

The first quote Yuriko and I overheard in a Vietnamese restaurant in Saskatoon. The owner, not talking to anyone in particular, sighed and said, "I just don't want to do anything, now that Michael Jackson died..." Life is tough.

The second quote we heard while listening to the radio. A listener called in and compared Michael Jackson's death to that of John F. Kenney and Ann Nicole Smith. What? Should those two names be in the same sentence?

Improvisation

You always hear about dogs burying bones in the dirt. Well, Chaco is an indoor dog, so she needs to improvise. Note the folded shorts on the floor in this picture, but the brown pair is jammed in the corner:

Pull those shorts back and see where Chaco has "buried" her bone:

I think she'll be excited to have a backyard soon.

Celebrity Gossip

I'm not normally one to indulge in the following of celebrity marriages, but this one may be an exception: Archie Andrews is going to propose to Veronica Lodge. A dissapointing day in my books. Personally, I'm still hoping the picture below is Archie showing Veronica the ring he bought for Betty (and Veronica getting the wrong idea). After this scene he'll head down to Pop Tate's Chok'lit Shoppe and pop the question to the right girl...unfortunately it's not looking that way.


You can pre-purchase the wedding set here. The first of 6 wedding issues is shipped beginning August 19th.

The White Stuff

May 15th in Saskatoon:

Also, this is a bike we just bought for Yuriko at a garage sale for $5 - basket included.

I Guess I am Making this Up

Well, I discovered yesterday that the dead dog story is not true. Tiffany called it. I guess I've unwittingly done my part in spreading the urban legend...

Bday in Calgary

This past weekend we headed out to Calgary to visit friends, eat good sushi, and celebrate my birthday. We booked a hotel through hotwire. Hotwire is a website were you can specify the area you want to stay in and the star-rating of the hotel you want. It will then give you a cheap price - and only after you pay will it tell you the name of the hotel that you are staying at. It's kind of fun.

Anyways, here are some pics of the weekend:

I'm not making this up...

My coworker's friend had this happen to her in Regina:

She was babysitting for a family while the parents were away on a trip. Before the parents had left they let her know that their dog was very old and may pass away while she was there. Well, the dog did pass away and the babysitter called the parents asking what to do. They told her the place to take the remains. Now, the babysitter didn't have a car, so she put the dog (a golden retriever) in a suitcase and took the bus. A man helped her onto the bus and commented how heavy the suitcase was. "It's full of computer parts," she said. It so happened that the man who had helped her was getting off at the same stop, and offered to help with the suitcase again. After the bus had driven away, the man punched the babysitter in the face and ran away with the suitcase of "computer parts". Dissapointing day for him.