Astroboy Matt was in town for a week attending his grandfather’s funeral. He brought Ethan along and they came to visit us for dinner. While a romantic candlelight dinner for two was discussed, we figured flashlights were probably a safer bet for Hazel’s first European date.
So there we are sitting down during the actual outdoor wedding ceremony for Kim and Paul. And Hazel finds an apple that’s fallen off some tree. And starts eating it. Scene stealer. As Dan L aptly put it “Eats anything she finds? Yup, she’s Steve daughter.” Enough about Hazel. It’s …
Almost two years worth of negotiations concluded today and Decima Research is no longer just a player on the national stage. We merged with Harris Interactive today and are now part of the ninth-largest market research firm worldwide and will be known as HarrisDecima.
Old Man Fookwire is a grump who only likes to paint pictures of birds that visit his backyard. The problem is, they fly south every winter, leaving him sad and lonely. So he decides to get them to stay by putting up beautiful birdfeeders filled with seeds and berries. Unfortunately, the squirrels like the treats, too, and make a daring raid on the feeders. The conflict escalates-until the birds depart (as usual), and the squirrels come up with a plan that charms the old grump.
My take: How can you not like a book where you get to say Googlie Mooglie, raise your fist and yell “Those darned squirrels”?
