Silly Animals

Welcome!

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Life has been a bit hectic lately.
Time to get my giggles back,
and what better way to do that than seeing
Silly Animals.

Come along with me,
 laughter is always more fun when shared.
It’s okay if you snort out loud!

Photo credit: Janet Jansen

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Animals are like children.
They don’t care who is watching,
or what someone might think,
they just are.
They are funny and unique and free from worries.
I want to be more like that!

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DogTime

I am, as you may have noticed,
a big lover of dogs.
Cats can be nice, but definitely not always.
Cats are independent. At least they want you to think that.

Dogs want to be your buddy, your friend.
Dogs want to be with you at all times.

I also have a deep love and respect for other animals.
Even silly ones!

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You lookin’ for me?!

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Just another day in the meadow...

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A ticklish situation...

A ‘Dumbo Octopus’...really!


Just a couple more, and I think I’m out of my funk!

I hope I have brought you many smiles today!

‘Til next time,
inkspired 

Leave me a comment or photo!

Kaleidoscope by inkspired and KaleidoCam 

Truth: (usually experienced before 10am or coffee)
Seriously,
The coffee is NOT kept in the dishwasher.

To laugh, or not to laugh...

Welcome!

Kaleidoscope of a jigsaw puzzle

I think humor is an essential part of living.

Without laughter,

we humans are pitiful things indeed.

Humor has gotten me through many

difficult situations.

Laughter releases endorphins 

that make you feel good.

It reduces stress.

Now who can’t do with less stress?

There are so many things that strike me as funny!

Sometimes it is just a photo,

or a sign I see along the street.

Sometimes it is a meme that is meant

to make me chuckle.

Silly cartoons,

people just being themselves,

funny animal antics

or just a child laughing

can all get me giggling...

Say, I think my blood pressure just went down!

Just another free benefit of humor.

Some of my friends say I am ‘quirky’

and that I have an ‘odd’

sense of humor.

That’s okay!

Life throws all kinds of nasty little things at us.

Sometimes constantly.

Dwell on them and become sarcastic,

bitter and grumpy.

No one wants to be around someone like that. Miserable;

Always seeing the bad, the ugly;

Being self-absorbed and narcissistic.

Today I offer you a challenge!

For 8 days

find something to laugh at

and write down what it was.

Take a photo if you wish.

It can make you giggle, chuckle

or an all out belly laugh,

but find at least ONE thing each day.

You never know, you might just get a new habit.

I DO know you will feel better, calmer,

and more in control

when you can laugh at something

- or even at yourself!

Do share with us if you can,

and help cheer our day.

I look forward to hearing from you.

‘Til next time,

inkspired

A Sandra Boynton cartoon

One of my favorite humorists.

Cows, Hot Dogs and Ice Cream Days

Mooo Moo

c.1901

Today is

Cow Appreciation Day!

Apparently they just don't get all the attention and fame they so deserve. So someone had July 16th made into an official "holiday"!

 

Does that mean the dairies give their cows a break today?

Plan a picnic for them?

Have little cow games to play?

 

Really, there should be ribbons involved somewhere.

How about the 'cow crop' as my rancher friend Shelly calls them?

Do they get music played to them today?

What music would a cow like?

c.1878

I have read that some farmers play classical chamber music to their cows, and swears they produce more milk.

I have also read about a farmer that plays country music to his milking herd, and says they produce more milk.

They both did experiments on different kinds of cows.

Maybe their music preferences are regional?

You know, Texas cows want western music,

Tennessee cows want country

and those Northern cows want their classical?

Oh, the things we have to think about...

Good thing we use only a smallish portion of our brain.

Wouldn't want my brain to get too full or anything!

 

awwww....

Cow craft!!!

smashed can cow

You can find the directions for this really cutesy cow at:

Smashed-Can-Cow

m.favecrafts.com

I know, weird address.

If it fails, do a GOOGLE search for favecrafts.,

but that is the addy on my searcher!

Aleene's Crafts has a book (which I own)

that has an entire Noah's Ark done with smashed cans!

Today is also

National Hot Dog Day!

How you like your hot dog

is usually influenced by where you live,

or where you grew up!

Here's a Chicago dog:

Here's a heart-attack-waiting-to-happen dog:

(Can I say that on National Hot dog Day?)

Here's the way I usually had my hot dogs:

side note:

NEVER use the branches of an oleander to cook hot dogs.

The branches are toxic. Learned that in Phoenix,

where oleanders are plentiful!

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO EAT.

WARNING!

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO EAT.

I don't know what region claims this as their 'own' hot dog,

but I ate a lot of these growing up:

A chili dog: hot dog, bun, chili, chopped onions and spicy mustard.

Plain mustard is okay too!

Paper Dolly Fun from the 1940's

and a must-have item for all dorm rooms:

http://www.japantrendshop.com/

Well, that's it for today's holidays.

There are many others, of course!

tomorrow is

National Ice Cream Day!!!

You might need to get started today...

so I am giving you a heads up!

"It is difficult to overcome one's passions,

and impossible to satisfy them."

 Marguerite de La Sabliere, late 17th century

costume polls.com

ice cream cone costume

Do not attempt to eat.

WARNING!

Do not attempt to eat.

hee hee

Enjoy your cows

and your hot dogs today!

and it's okay with me if we all get a head start on tomorrow's

National Ice Cream Day!

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