Five Acres with a View

Google has a special Mother’s Day Logo.

I thought I had looked for a website for Clam Chowder and failed to find one, but I just looked again and found Clam Chowder’s Web Page. They are one my favorite groups, and I am glad to see that they are still “semi-active.”

For those who didn’t understand my Friday post Spring, Pleez? I used the fractured syntax from Lolcat graphics occasionally found on the Internet in my photo. The Wikipedia article on Lolcats has a history of the genre. The I Can Has Cheezburger? site has examples.

I’ve never quite understood why LOL cats use such fractured syntax. I’ve always felt that if cats would deign to speak to us lowly human beings they would use the snooty accents once common to BBC announcers, with impeccable grammar.

The Straight Dope: Are electric cars really more energy efficient? Do “green” vehicles have a worse impact on the environment than a Hummer?

I am not sure why I am astonished to discover that there is a web log devote to building with Legs called The Brothers Brick - LEGO Blog.

April 02, 2008 - Click on image for higher resolution version.

Happy April Fools Day: that day when you can trust what you read on the web even less than usual.

Hitslot has photos of a set of furniture for an entire apartment that fits in a box.

February 20, 2008 - Click on image for higher resolution version.

A little over fifteen years ago, when we moved to Colorado, we looked for a place where either one of us could have qualified for the mortgage. When the loan officer asked if we wanted a fifteen year mortgage instead of a thirty, we said sure. We didn’t really expect to be here for sixteen years, since it was our second company sponsored move in two years. How time flies.

I want a Thumb Thing. And it’s not even expensive.