and the winner is...

Whoever guessed an elderly person trying to cook something they shouldn't have is the big winner. Who knew sweet potatoes wuld make such a big mess? Call 1-800-MY-SWINE to schedule your tour of the Swine Research Center

On another note, Jenny and Zoe's flight was cancelled today. Eric Carmen will get me through one more day "All By Myself."

a little game

So, you know the games where you're shown only a tiny section of a larger image and you're supposed to guess what that larger image is? Try this one. Comment on this post with your answer and we'll reveal the complete image in the next few days. The winner will get a VIP tour of Champaign's famed Swine Research Center. Good luck!

she'snot here right now!

Upon returning home from a month-long vacation in snowy Salt Lake City, I found our mailbox stuffed beyond capacity - our mail carrier is clearly a postal veteran rather adept at folding, crumpling, squeezing, and otherwise cramming the impossible into wee spaces. Along with the regular junk mail, bills, Christmas cards, and catalogues addressed to my mom, came this little nugget: Unfortunately for Education Finance Partners of San Francisco, California, Jennifer'snot requiring any financial assistance because she just accepted a job as the new spokeswoman for Kleenex. It'snot a bad way to make a living. Her parents, Harry and Amber Snot, are so proud.