Water or wine?

There is something taking a bath in Danny the dog's water dish, which is located outside on the deck. His other water dish is in the laundry room and if something was taking a bath in that one I would suspect ........a cat.

So.....We fill the bowl outside daily, seemingly turn around and look back and there is water splashed everywhere!! I GOOGLED 'Robins taking a bath' and I discovered that, yes, indeed they will bathe in any container of water. In FACT they will even LINE UP to take baths. Tickets please - line forms to the right - here is your towel....move along....

I am thinking I may just top the water dish up one morning, park myself under the cabana - camera in hand - and wait. I had considered doing this later in the day with say, a glass of wine, but then thought by the time the stupid bird - we are assuming a Robin - shows up - I may be - depending on how long it takes for said birdie to show itself - too pissed to actually grab my camera and click. Standing up and running forward then doing a header into the dog dish would not be a lovely sight! NOT that I have a drinking problem.....8). BECAUSE - Our financial advisor, whose partner had a heart attack five years ago, told us that the cardiologist told them to keep up the drinking - really??? Well, that's good enough for me. Not only is he our financial advisor he is now our LIFE advisor.

What the hell is that anyway? A life advisor??

I actually GOOGLED that too ( I love Google) and one of the - Top 100 Advices on Life - states..... "Don't get your life advice from lists on the Internet." Well........Too late!

So I'm thinking  the correct term would be, maybe, perhaps, likely.....uuummmmm.. Life Coach. Apparently their duties are as follows: "Life coaches assist people with making decisions about how to improve their personal and professional lives. Like counselors, life coaches use questions and suggestions to help people determine what choices to make."   Yes, and they get PAID to do this!

Personally - I think a Life Coach should just be called : MOM

"Not that I'm saying you are fat but.....Are you really going to wear that?"
"What ever possessed you to do that with your hair?"
"A neck tattoo should just read "I didn't get the job, did I?"
"When ARE you going to get a REAL job?"
"If I were you....I'd sleep on it."
"Do you really think you should be drinking when on antibiotics?"
"If you'd have asked me I would have told you he's a bum, but you didn't ask now did you?"
"Personally I don't agree with violence but - tomorrow I want you to go to school and kick that kids ass."
"Whatever makes you happy dear......." in other words - you REALLY don't want to know what I think!!!
"Don't you even bother.....Haha, of course I tried it ONCE....but I never inhaled."
"Of course I was a virgin when I married your father."
"Always wear clean underwear. You never know when you will be in an accident and all the people at the hospital will see what you are wearing."
AND of course the best for last: "Well if you ask me......but....I really don't want to interfere!"

On the topic of water, wine and life......apparently the family of someone out at our lake has decided to scattered their loved ones' ashes into said lake. I can understand the reasoning behind this, however I don't even know if it is indeed legal to do this...and I have to wonder if they have really thought this through. I know it is just symbolic and all that but consider this: all the cottages get their water from the lake via pumps. Theoretically........This person could end up in my rinse cycle.



Things I have learned this week:

On a one day forecast....Weatherpeople  are only correct 57% of the time. To me this wouldn't translate well into the real world. Unless, of course you work for the Government - no, wait - that's "they only WORK 57% of the time."

A man in Florida filled out a job application at a gas station and when the clerk turned his back on the till he helped himself and ran, leaving his application behind. Needless to say - he was caught.

No matter how much hair product I use....this is what happens to my bangs when it rains. Stupid weatherpeople who predicted hot and sunny! I'm taking a hat to England!

The most common way for a Robin to expire.....is death..... by cat.......  

Here is our guard dog waiting for something to happen - yes -  he is actually resting his head on the gate.....