Dedtired, Love it. All that's missing is the sign that says "Midvale School for the Gifted". Remember that cartoon?

Specifically trying to hold off Mariah Carey singing "All I want for Christmas is youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" - that song makes my toes curl. It gets played way too early and way too often. It was almost okay at first but when I had heard it for the billionth time it was more than enough!! The lyrics of the song are kind of a put down, "I don't want a lot for Christmas, all I want is you?"

You all know I love my neighbourhood dogs. This is Willie. When he sees me out and about, he'll pull his mom across the street to see me. Here he is waiting for his liver treats. He looks like a Werewolf! LOL

Hi ded- is that "tired" every day ... or only on the days that you come here and make the claim? I don't quite know how to handle your story. The one that gets me is the warning on many doors around here, "Caution", in big colourful letters across the middle, and in a circle around it, "Automatic door" (no"!" included)! Some places aren't too thrilled when I accuse them of lying, for I can stand in front of their door for half an hour, and unless someone comes to push the pad by that door - it won't open! The only automatic doors that I see in the neighbourhood are the ones at the grocers', that open as you approach when you're about ten feet away. ole (splittin' hairs) joyfully ((the automatic editor had the beginning as "Hi dedded - is that :tired" " ... and I didn't have the heart to replace the second of the doubled "d" with a :tir" ... so deleted the second "ded"))