As in, “I’m in the doghouse now!”

Thing is, she’s only sixteen months old (yesterday), and I can’t believe that she loves me so much, even when I mess up this badly.

You see, today is trash day. Last night, when I got home from church, I took the recycle bin out to the recycle barrel, and took both it and the trash barrel out to the curb.

They were picked up this morning, rather efficiently, I thought.

Now, I now why they were picked up so quickly.

You see, the recycle bin sits in the pantry. On the shelves above the bin are various and sundry foodstuffs. One particular item, a freezer zip-lock type baggie full of processed fruit-snacks, sits directly above the recycle bin, about two shelves up. (seasoned readers, and those who have good foreshadowing skills, can see where this is leading)

We went to the pantry this afternoon to get a fruit snack for the little girl. She pointed at the spot where the baggie should have been. I had a bit of a puzzled look on my face as I frantically searched the entire pantry, hoping beyond hope that, perhaps, it got placed on a different shelf.

No such luck.

As near as I can guess, the baggie landed in the recycle bin and I didn’t notice it.

(Dear City of Glendale:
Yes, I know that food does not belong in the recycle bin. It was an accident. Please forgive me, and don’t take away my recycle privileges. Please?)

She is not speaking to me at the moment. Hopefully, that will pass when I give her a piece of cheese instead.

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Hey! It’s been a while since I put one of these out.

First, the addition of the “Bloggers Against an Obama Nation” blogroll – get on it while it’s hot!

Now, the rundown:
Old Soldier reports on the return of a hero, further down he let us know that his daughter has earned her Girl Scout Gold Award (that’s like the Boy Scouts’ Eagle level).

Richard spotted his 28th new bird – an egret! Quite a beautiful sight, too.

Over on Write on the Right Gunny John takes us along on a tour of historical spots on Okinawa.

The Loon takes a look back at this day in Naval History. Go Navy!

Texas Fred has the front line on the best write-in candidates – I was going to tell you, but why ruin the surprise?

The Political Pistachio has some keen observations on the economy – and I would listen to him, if I were you!

John over on Fire of Liberty points out the problem with the current crop of candidates – none of them read the conservative columnists – they probably don’t want to be infected with common sense, I say – and the solution to rising gas prices is increased domestic production.

Scott Welch discusses the difficulty of church planting on Our Sovereign Joy.

BZ discourses on the music industry and Bill Gates on Bloviating Zeppelin.

Bushwack on American and Proud asks about the veracity of a list of facts concerning Maricopa County’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

Over in The Political Jungle Jenn discusses the May Day Amnesty and Protest Marches by Illegal Invaders. OK, her title is shorter than that.

Akinoluna has an update on her career move. Semper Fi!

Dave has a post about Hillary’s appearance on Bill O’Reilly’s segment on Fox news on Third Wave Dave. Pay particular attention to Dave’s mention of Conan’s line…

Kathi highlights this week’s Wednesday Hero on Mail Call!

Scotwise has Thursday’s Daily Encouragement up for all to see.

A strong subject is broached on Carried by Christ by Doug.

Thump Thump!

Sugar Cat is loving life on her blog.

Ablur has a point about combining loan centers and gas stations on Some Things Just Need to be Said.

Gawfer has a post up about immigrants doing it the right way, and earning a shortcut in the naturalization process.

Last, but certainly not least, GuyK is in rare form this morning. Be sure to read through all his posts at Charming, Just Charming.

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This Wednesday funny is brought to you by my cousin, J, who got it from his brother, T, who is an active-duty LT in the Navy. T, thank you for your service and your sense of humor.

Gotta love Texans…
So this Department of Water Resources representative stops at a Texas ranch and talks with an old rancher. He tells the rancher, “I need to inspect your ranch for your water allocation.”

The old rancher says, “Okay, but don’t go in that field over there.”

The Water representative says, “Mister, I have the authority of the Federal Government with me. See this card? This card means I am allowed to go WHEREVER I WISH on any agricultural land. No questions asked or answered. Have I made myself clear? Do you understand?”

The old rancher nods politely and goes about his chores.

Later, the old rancher hears loud screams and spies the Water Rep running for his life and close behind is the rancher’s bull. The bull is gaining with every step.

The Rep is clearly terrified, so the old rancher immediately throws down his tools, runs to the fence and yells at the top of his lungs…..

“Your card! Show him your card!”

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…and I even said so here.

Check this guy out – common sense personified.

Tip of the hat going out to Bushwack.

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Just John has this up on his, and he got it from Hammer.

I hereby tag anyone who wants to do it, unless you already have, in which case leave a link to it in the comments.

Seven Weird Things About Me
1. I can let the mess build up around me, but when it gets to a certain point I go on a cleaning spree that would scare most people.

2. I live in the desert, but can’t stand the heat. I would rather live in the cold, since you can always add layers, but I just cannot take anything else off without scaring the dogs. And the neighbors.

3. When I was younger, I would drive like an absolute idiot. Now, I’m the old guy the absolute idiots are yelling at as they race to the next red light.

4. Where I will then nonchalantly slow right next to them and catch the green in perfect timing, pulling way ahead of them while they struggle to “impress” me with their gear-shifting abilities.

5. I still crack my knuckles, even though I’ve been told that they will swell up and give me arthritis. Newsflash – arthritis runs in the family anyway, and my knuckles still haven’t swelled up.

6. I never fill out memes or forward emails that tell me I gotta – so don’t send them to me. OK, except for this one.

7. When I have a nasal infection, I can smell it – when I am breathing through my nose, it smells like I need to check my feet to make sure I didn’t step in a dogpile on the way back inside.

OK – now, it’s your turn.

I dare you.

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