Regal Walnut Moth, Citheronia regalis

Here's a photo of the beauty that Monster found on his van this morning.

Mysterious Mysteries: Suspicious Finds from Stanzibar on Vimeo.

My life would make a great comedy movie

Life is a constant rolling sitcom for both the awkward and the tragic. At best, pain + time equals comedy. And my own awkardness reminds me to chill out and not take myself too seriously.



As someone said "You have to laugh or it's not funny."

Fathers Day again

I still miss my dad sometimes.

Although we did not have THE close father-daughter relationship I read about sometimes, and he often said the opposite of what I was expecting or needed to hear, I still quite often feel the absence of him. I miss being able to ask for his advice, good or bad but always honest, on important matters.

In the reverse, even these three years after his death, I feel frustrated and even a bit angry at things he set in place that still affect me and limit me. My brother and I were both kept on a short leash, which was both protective but very limiting.

Sometimes I miss my fathers infuriating, but loving way of running things as "Don't even try. I've already taken care of everything. You'll just screw up. ".

I wonder if my brother's adjustment is much easier than mine, as I suspect it is, or if we are in a much more similar boat than I think.

He has a good education and I have always longed for a better education.

He is married to his perfect life partner with a large home and a family but he's never taken a step outside of the ties we grew up with and he has no very close friendships that I know of despite that fact. I have no family of my own and I will always struggle with my own finances - due more to my near-complete inability to make money more than poor management, but I have good friends who I adore and share infinite things with. I think I may enjoy the small things in life much more than he does as well.

He has so many good things in life but he always seems to have a pained look on his face.


... or maybe he just looks that way when he's around me...

Facebook Manners and You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iROYzrm5SBM

very useful advice

Good story in information on recovering lost luggage from the airline, like good to know lots of people in other places and it never hurts to be nice and funny.

tummy

Last week, I had digestive/stomach problems all week.
This week, it's his turn.

Ready, Aim, Fire! Um

Ready, Aim, Fire! Um… Shoot? Um… Click.

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Dead Snow

oh, my...

This looks like a must-see.