Happy. And sad.

Today is Jim Henson's birthday. I could give you a long explanation of how much the Muppets influenced my life. It would be long and flowery and full of grandiose adjectives.

Instead, here's what I'll tell you. We played this song at our wedding.

six worst things about the week after Talk Like a Pirate Day

1. Getting to the mall by 3 am to get the best Blackbeard Friday bargains.
2. Dealing with the embarassment of being the last on your block to take down your decorative lawn plank.
3. Two words: parrot guano
4. Seeing all the lonely, discarded peg legs left by the curb for bulk trash day.
5. Busting out your fat pants to accomodate for post-pillaging bloat. 
6. Spending hours on the computer googling +leftovers +recipes +booty