The Touche-est thing I saw today.

'Round these parts it is common to see a car sporting a bumper sticker like this: That is a campaign bumper sticker for US Senator Paul Wellstone, a wonderful man. A man with the moxie and courage to change the world and to speak for those who were not being heard.

A man who died 6 years ago in a terrible plane crash days before the end of a heated election.

His passing left a huge void in the hearts of many Minnesotans. Some people still have his campaign yard sign in their yards, numerous buildings have been named (or re-named) in his honor and some put his legacy into action.

Recently I saw this take on/response to the "Wellstone!" bumper sticker:


I suppose they can mourn their heroes too.

Sigh.

The fashion over sense-siest thing I saw today

I have to give my excuses for the delay. I just ended my job and started a new one! It has been a crazy January, but now it is February and I already have a stockpile of things to share!

This week has been a prime week for Minnesota winter weather. It was 43 degrees above zero on Monday and 42 below on with the wind chill on Wednesday. Everything melted and then turned to ice, ice, ice.....

This was me during this time(I was half indoors, so I did not need my scarf):

(Good advice, by the by.)

Of course some people refuse to give up their sense of style for the weather:



Some of us are better at sacrificing than others.

And yes, that is what color ones skin might turn when exposed to the -43 wind chill!

PS: Thanks for asking me back! So nice of you.

The Make-it-work-iest thing I saw today.

My husband and I ventured out to the mall to see a movie the other week.

It was a Saturday night and it was lightly snowing. The snow sat maybe 5 flakes deep on the parking lot, so I guess people had trouble seeing the parking spot lines:

I am not even exaggerating. You could barely drive your car down the aisle....and I could still see the yellow lines through the snow!

People seem to think that even a little accumulation means we must all park like crazies!

Am I right, other people who live in places where it snows?

Anyway, as I wove through the lot looking for a place to park, I came upon this car, who's driver clearly got fed up with looking for a spot:

Frankly, I don't blame them.

The Flirtyest thing I saw today.

Long time no see everyone! I hope your year is off to a good start.

I have a lot of things to share with you and I am working on more time to get them done.

Today I drew a picture of some attention that I got whilst I waited for the bus a couple weeks ago. It was a balmy 9 degrees outside and I was looking my best.

This guy literally drove back around the block to ask me TWICE.

Funny, I wasn't feeling at all attractive at the moment...I was more focused on keeping my nose warm without breathing on my scarf.

The Cat wanted to say something.

I am working on my next post, but to bide some time, here is our cat Ginger decked out for the holidays:


Here are some gift ideas for Ginger and your kitty.

I hope your winter celebrations are going well!

The Twitchy-est thing I saw today.

It is finals time on campus and students all over are "in the zone". Every nook around here is filled with some student sleeping, reading, crying or complaining about all the work they have left to do into their cell phone.

The other night I left work and saw this girl at a table ready for the long haul:

I'm getting the jitters just thinking about all that caffeine.

The Legally parked-iest thing I saw today!

I apologize for my absence, I have been too wrapped up in work and school and my rock and roll lifestyle! Shame on me!

So as you know, economic times are hard and people are doing what they can to get by. In the alley behind my home we see people picking through the garbage and recycling everyday, looking for some metal treasures to trade in for money. There are all levels of scrap metal hunters, from people with a pick-up truck full of goodies to little old ladies with a little old lady grocery cart full of cans.

On my way in to work yesterday, I saw that one of these treasure hunters must of had an appointment downtown:
I wish I has been walking to see if their meter needed to be fed, I would have hooked them up.