Day: January 11, 2008

Friends forever

Oh man, this might be saddest, sweetest, and sort of creepiest story I’ve read in a long time:

A pet dog missed the family’s dead cat so much that he dug up his grave and brought the body back into the house.

When Oscar’s owners woke up the next morning they discovered the dog curled up beside Arthur, the late cat, in his basket.

His owners, Robert Bell, 73, and his wife, Mavis, of Wigan, Greater Manchester, believe that the dog had licked the cat clean before falling asleep.

Via Cynical-C.

Bienvenidos a Miami

I’m headed off to Miami, FL, this evening for a couple of days in the fun and sun. Which, given the recent turn back to the cold and rainy here, couldn’t have come at a better time. My parents and I will be visiting my sister, who’s down there all of January for work, and with luck I should be back Monday evening. In the meantime, I leave you with this, the Friday Random Guess 10:

  1. “$1000 Wedding” by Willie Nelson
    With all the invitations sent the young bride went away
  2. “The Apology Song” by the Decemberists
    I’m really sorry, Stephen, but your bicycle’s been stolen
  3. “Jerry Was a Race Car Driver” by Primus, guessed by Eric
    He never did win no checkered flag
  4. “Laughing” by the Guess Who
    Time goes slowly but carries on
  5. “How Lucky Am I” by Maggie Gyllenhaal
    I’m young with a few bucks to spare
  6. “Caramel” by Suzanne Vega
    It won’t do to stir a deep desire
  7. “God Only Knows” by Petra Haden (orig. the Beach Boys), guessed by Eric
    You never need to doubt it
  8. “Bridge Over Troubled Waters” by Simon & Garfunkel, guessed by Eric
    All your dreams are on their way
  9. “Pillar of Davidson” by Live, guessed by Kim
    Go see the foreman, go see the profiteer
  10. “Only the Good Die Young” by Billy Joel, guessed by Eric
    Send up a signal, I’ll throw you a line

It works the same as always, the same way it worked last week, and, as always, no prizes will be awarded. But you’re not really in just for prizes — are you?

As always, good luck! Have fun while I’m gone!