Girl Scout Cookie Stash

These were on my desk when I arrived at work this morning. I ordered
these prior to giving up sweets for Lent. It was not my smartest
move. I am, however, still sweets-free -- this is day 13. The
cookies are currently out of my site in my office cabinet.

New Yorker Caption Contest #230

I told you this is how you get to Roman Sesame Street.

The above cartoon is the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #230. Let me know if you come up with any captions too. Click on the link above to enter.

Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk by Rufus Wainwright

Just because.

Aerial View of Our House in Punta Gorda, FL

Friends of Shane's parents took an aerial photo of the house we're purchasing in Punta Gorda, FL.  To find our house, look for the straight line of mangroves on the right side of the photo.  Our house is across from the middle of the straight line.  

This photo also gives a great perspective of how close we are to the Gulf.  It also is a bit scary, since we seem to be very vunerable to a rise in the sea level.  This is one instance where I hope Fox News is right and Al Gore is wrong. 

We're hoping that we can close on the house (finally) this week.  It is scheduled for Friday right now, but we're hoping it could hapen even earlier.  We found out the city of Punta Gorda recorded the variance on Thursday, which is earlier than was expected.  Keep your fingers crossed.