A quick note

Ken and I have errands to run this afternoon, but I just wanted to do a quick update here, with more to follow later today.

Congratulations to Mark of Stars Like Grains of Sand in my Pocket for winning the Silver Squirrel award. He correctly guessed (and was the first to do so) that Kings in Satan's Service was a reference to those Detroit City rockers, KISS. Back in the seventies, there were several preachers who would go around to churches and talk to the youth groups about the evils of rock and roll. They always said that KISS was an acronym for Kings in Satan's Service, and for some reason, that always cracked me up.

And a blast from the past...remember the picture I put up of Sarah Palin in her office, with a grizzly bear pelt and a huge crab sitting on a table? Many people thought it was photoshopped, but I found several other pictures that showed the same thing. Now I've got video for you! The grizzly is prominent, but watch closely for the crab. My favorite part is when she tells the guy, "You've got that patriotism in ya that people just so respect. Thank you for that." I'm not familiar with the guy, or his show, and maybe he does some really good things for charities, etc. I just don't know. But I'm not quite sure how building motorcycles makes him have "that patriotism" in him.

Speaking of the gov….

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. This one speaks volumes to me.

That’s a Mama Grizzly on the couch. There’s a bear to the right of her.

I just could not resist! I’m sorry. No, I’m not. We got a thing from Defenders of Wildlife today (you know, that fringe group), and they enclosed a card with this picture on it. I believe my exact words were, “Oh my God! Is that a crab?!” Ken said, “You know…Alaskan king crab.” I said, “I know, and you know I love crab…but who puts a huge crab on their table?”

Surreal.

Addendum

A couple of readers have said they think this looks photoshopped. I thought so, too, but when I searched for the picture online, the photo is attributed to Stephen Nowers and McClatchy Newpapers, and has a 2008 copyright for the Seattle Times Company. Although I’ve also seen another credit given to “Anchorage Daily News/MCT—Landov.” It states that it was taken in her Anchorage office, and the bear was shot by her father. Here’s the link to the New York Times story that included the photo.

If anyone can find anything showing that it’s a fake, I’ll be happy to print a retraction. From what I’m finding—and I did look before I posted it—it’s legit.