"PULEEEEEZE ....

... shut the door and go away." - Winston the Shy"Adios amigo." - RG the Obedient

"IS THERE STILL TIME ....

.... to be your Valentine?" - Racer the Optimist"Somehow Racer, I suspect you will score well here." - RG the Sure

"I LUV YA, RG ....

.... we famous ones will stick together." - Goldie the Thoughtful"Aw, Thanks Goldalina. They are all just jealous - (and smart.) I'm still a bit pooped." - RG the Thankful

"BOYZ! BOYZ! ....

... Lookee here Boyz! First Place in the Smelt Run. ME! Good old Number 318! Now I'M famous too!" - RG the Ecstatic"RG You Meatball. That is not for the whole race - there were 200 people in that race. BL told me. Besides it was only one of those 3.1 mile "5K" races, not some ultra-marathon or such like tough guys do." - Lucky the truthful
"Yah. And it was First Place for men in your age-group RG. That would be "OLD." We heard there were only two and the other guy was really old! You were actually next to last!" - Winnie the clarifier
"Well, still - I DID finish, and in the first half of the pack!" - RG the Explainer
"Go get us some fresh hay." - The Boyz

"IT IS THE WEEKEND! ....

.... be weird!" - Kitty Boy"Oh KB. I am going on a running race and I dasn't forget my shoes - weird is not for me. Besides it is going to be cold, wet, windy, and maybe some snow! Barefoot running is for ... uh ... for cats!" - RG the Sane

"WINSTON, LISTEN TO THIS ....

.... "Hit me Clucker, I'm all ears, so to speak." "Did you ever know a doopid 2-foot who put a "You-Bake" pizza in the oven and then turned it on "Clean"???" "EEeewww, is THAT what BL was hollering at RG about earlier?" "No. He turned the oven on OK but then instead of turning on the timer he turned on the micro-wave." "Well, he is a DUMB RG, but he is OUR RG." "She saved me Boyz ... the pizza turned out good! And thanks for the vote of confidence."

YOU GO YOUR WAY ....

.... and I'll go mine - and we'll meet in the middle by the food dish!!! The LuvBugs ....

"WHEW!"

"I think you are laying on the fan-mail, Goldie." - Benji the curious. "Tough beans, Benji. I'm woofed from all the fame and attention. It'll keep. Besides, none was from Oprah." - Goldie the exhausted. "Good work kiddos. We were so proud of you. Thanks everybody for joining in on the fun." - RG the instigator

"IT'S MONDAY NIGHT, WINNIE. ....

.... Heard any rumors or good gossip?" - Lucky the Curious. "In fact I have Luckster! A little bird told me Goldie and Benji are about to be famous." - Winnie who knows all. "Wow! How?" - Lucky the incredulous. "I didn't get that part L-Bob. I guess we wait and see." - Winnie who doesn't really know all. "Do they know yet?" - Lucky the dumbstruck. "Nope." - Winston the firm. "Actually it was not a little bird who told, it was a non-birder. Stay tuned." - RG who does know all. (PS - so far I am about half robot on the new robot-detector scheme for blogger!)

"FINALLY ....

.... after having to gnaw the sheetrock and chew on a towel roll I FINALLY get something good. Try to remember this tomorrow!" - The Princess "Speak to BL. I'm just the handy man." - RG the Innocent

"PEEPS, PEEPS, PEEPS ....

.... you don't grow a Racer by planting Racer Seeds. If you STILL believe that, RG can send you some - he has lots! I think he sells them at $5/100. Besides, like me, there is only ONE Racer! - Lucky, the One and Only!"And a One of a Kind you are at that me dandy little boy!" - RG the caregiver

"HAS SPRING SPRUNG HERE??? ....

.... did I grewed a Racer? Cute!" - Farmer RG"I am just trying to look my cutest RG. Now get me inside, my feets are wet and cold in here." - Racer the Cutest

(ps - Zoey seems to be doing quite well!)

"YOU KNOW THAT BAD FEELING ...

.... when your pet rabbit is morose and not eating. Oh no, no. Come ON!" "That was Zoey the past day and a half. After awhile she got a dose of Metacam and quite a bit of fresh pineapple juice. Now, about 20 hours after that - this! Yay!" "Keep it up kiddo." RG - The Relieved""YOU are relieved. What about ME?" - Zoey the REALLY relieved!

"IT'S A BENJI LOO LOO WEDNESDAY!"

"Thank you. Thank you very much." - Benji

"OK THEN. I'LL JUST SIT BACK HERE ...

.... and pout." - Chico the Miffed"Miffed, my foot. Chico always looks a bit stern." - RG the Unconvinced

"QUIT SHOVING, ZOEY ....

.... they want to see me, too." - Chico the crimpedI think Zoey kind of forgot she is not the center of attention on the throne any more!

"HEY LUCKY! ....

.... that you up there?" - Winnie Poo-Poo. "Actually no, Poopster. I'm down here tidying up your food bowl. Why?" - Lucky-Doodle-Dandy."Thought I heard feet tromping up above." - Winnie.

"NOBODY UP HERE BUT US ARTIFACTS"

"WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEEPS? ....

.... "There are strange things done in the midnight sun, by the men that moil for gold. The Arctic trails have their secret tales that will make your blood run cold ..." Robert Service - The Cremation of Sam McGee! .... even Crafty Green Poet, our resident Scot bard did not know, and Robert Service was Scottish!!!" - Goldie, your favorite Reading/Writing teacherRG - who can add nothing to top Goldie's expression.

"PLEASE SHUT THAT DOOR ...

.... it's nice in here and I greatly fear you'll let in the wind and the storm. Since I left Plumtree down in Tennessee this is the first time I've been warm!" - Racer the Shameless "What is this about and from whom did Racer steal it????" - RG the Question-Man

"WHY DOESN'T BL ....

.... have nice parsley plants growing around the house?" - Disapproving PrincessThe frisky girl got out of her pen (somebody left the gate open?) and had a good romp around the house today, including eyeing this plant. For a 10 year old bunny, she has a LOT of bounce and hop in the tank!" - Awed RG

"DOWN PERISCOPE ...

.... Hurry up Benji - I've flooded the tanks and pushed the DIVE button." - Admiral Goldie"Someone noted the typo - Clam instead of Calm - (Keep Clam!) from two posts ago.

It was not a typo. In Seattle, once was a wonderful landmark fellow named Ivar Haglund and he started the popular take-out fish and chips places, along with many other great iconic Seattle items and happenings. He was fond of saying Keep Clam! Any of you been to an Ivar's? How about that first one right down on the waterfront by the Fire Boats! We are almost to the 50th anniversary of the Seattle World's fair - built the Space Needle and Monorail and many other things and there was even an Elvis Presley movie! Put sleepy Seattle on the map!" - RG the nostalgic.

"A GUY JUST NEEDS ....

.... a little private time off alone now and then." - Chico the Peaceful"Well you picked a good little hidey-hole there Chico!" - RG the Experienced

"HARK! ....

.... my sensitive ears are picking up a rustling sound! Treat bag?" - Racer the Anticipator"I'm taking out the garbage, Racer. Keep Clam. You just got out there. Enjoy the sun and warm for a couple hours. Quit thinking about your belly." - RG the Explainer

("He should quit explaining and just perform." - Racer the Wiser)

"I'M ZOEY ....

.... and I'm a Happy Girl!" - Zoey"As you should be my dear!" - RG the successful