roosting July 21st, 2010

Your word of the day is roost (noun) – A perch on which domestic fowl or other birds rest or sleep; A place for temporary rest or sleep
rule the roost (Informal) To be in charge; dominate.

Your word of the day is roost (noun) – A perch on which domestic fowl or other birds rest or sleep; A place for temporary rest or sleep
rule the roost (Informal) To be in charge; dominate.
Shark Week at Discovery HQ is at the beginning of August this year, so the giant inflatable predator known as Chompie is up! He has a few weeks to spend on the building (through the building?) overlooking the Silver Spring metro entrances until he comes back down. Until then, it’s funny to watch the reactions of passersby when they realize there is a giant killer floating overhead. Also until then, there are probably a few Discovery employees missing sunlight in their office windows…
Monday, please don’t make me get out of bed.



Just waitin’ on you…

A: The puppy park! It is just an overload of cute in the springtime. Not sure whose little guy Matt captured on film here, but he is definitely a sturdy little fellow… Though he appears to be taking a break from the shenanigans… Just the other day we had someone shout at us as they walked by, asking, “Do you need someone to board your little Boston Terrier?” heheheee… why yes..

Our little boy is growing up! Bowser turns 8-months old today, and, depending on which conversion numbers you use, that means he’s about 9-years old in human years. aww! Maybe we should throw him a birthday party themed with superheros and a trip to the rollerskating rink… Or whatever else it is that 9-year old boys enjoy, I clearly have no idea.

Annnnd it’s March in DC, I think I can safely speak for everyone when I say I’m ready to skip ahead to the part where we go out like a lamb… Ready to stop bundling up and walking past tall piles of stinky black snow, ready to take Bowser to play in the park, and ready to justify trips to eat Fro-Yo. I’m talking to you, lions. Go away.

Well, Bowser saw his shadow when I took his outside this morning, and we all know what that means. More winter. But it didn’t really appear just outside our door, where the sun wasn’t shining. Only when I walked him into the alleyway where it was sunnier, so… I dunno, I never understood the whole “groundhog” day tradition. And what if he decides to sleep in? There would be a lot of disappointed people hanging out in Pennsylvania for no good reason. Well anyways, more winter is not so surprising seeing that there is snow in the forecast not only today, but this coming weekend as well.
And now, an interesting little tidbit for some of our readers and fans who are currently skipping out on what is definitely a colder, harsher winter than we have here in DC… According to Wikipedia: “In Alaska, February 2 is observed as Marmot Day rather than Groundhog Day because few groundhogs exist in the state. The holiday was created by a bill passed by the Alaska Legislature in 2009 and signed by then-Governor Sarah Palin that year.” brilliant!

meee-YOWWW. Happy Friday!