A to Z On Mondays---Z is for Zany Zoo

Zany Zoo

I took a trip to the Zany Zoo
to see what I might find there.
I saw creatures I'd never seen before.
It made me stop, and gawk ,and stare!

First I saw a pigaphant
who was BIG and gray and burly.
He had a snout, no trunk, little ears,
and a tail that was straight, not curly.

That was strange enough to see
but next I saw a zebramation!
Stripes and spots? Horse or dog?
Or a wild, black and white hallucination?

But the zaniest creature I saw at the zoo
was a white, long-tailed chickrat.
Part rodent, part fowl? Some feathers, some hair?
A clucker with a tail! Can you imagine that?!

Well, I'd seen enough of that Zany Zoo.
I wanted to get away from there.
I started to run.... then woke with a start!
And the dream disappeared in the air.




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Human Pixel Art

I found this to be both amazing and amusing. I'm also very glad I didn't have to be the one to choreograph it.

Free Hugs

Watching this makes me smile. I'm sending out a free hug to all my readers today. Make sure you pass it on.

A to Z on Mondays---Y is for Yawn

Yawn

Not a germ or a virus,
but it's contagious.
See it, do it, and pass it on.
Bored, sleepy, can't-fight-it faces:
eyes closed, mouth open... YAWN.



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Free Chocolate?? I'm There!

If someone mentions free chocolate, I'm there. This is a picture of what I got in the mail yesterday. WOOT WOOT!


Chocolate is too good not to share with my friends, so I wanted to let my blogger friends in on this fun too. Visit RealChocolate.com at 9:00 AM ET on June 26 and every Friday through September for a chance to get a free Real Chocolate coupon. There is a limit of 250,000 coupons per Friday though, so go early! The coupon is good for a free singles pack of Mars trademarked brands including M&M's, Snickers, Twix, Milky Way, 3Musketeers, or Dove. You can't go wrong with free chocolate, right?

Yes, this is how I would react too!

Stealing Is Wrong! (And Sometimes Funny!)

My favorites are the dalmatian, the cat with the cheese, and the rat!

Please Keep Ohio Libraries OPEN!!

Although, I try to keep things light on this blog, today I have something important to me to talk about. I hope you will indulge me with a few minutes of your time.

As many of you know, I am a librarian. My local library made front page news again yesterday, and once again it was NOT good news. You can click on the picture to enlarge it if you'd like to read the article.

At work yesterday, this is the flyer we were passing out to patrons requesting them to read it and take action if they would like to continue to have the library services be available to them.
I think these things are self explanatory, so I won't go on and on about them. I do want to say that since the downturn in the economy, our library has had a 20% increase in usage, and yet, we have already been forced to take a 20% cut in funding. This new proposal will increase the cuts an additional 32%.

Not only am I a library worker, I am a library user. Even if I weren't employed by the library, I would be extremely concerned about losing the services and materials available to me and my family and my community there.

As it is, I was informed yesterday by my supervisor that if these proposed budget cuts go through on July 1st, I will be out of a job. All part-time workers (which I am) and even some of the full-time workers there will be let go. So obviously, I have a personal stake in the outcome of this proposal as well.

I am asking any of my readers who are from Ohio to please contact the governor and your representatives about this issue and make yourself be heard if you would like to continue to have your local library open and available to you. Thank you for your time and listening to me express myself about this issue.

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Now, since I know you come here hoping to find a smile or a laugh, I don't want you to go away disappointed.

I wanted to share this video with you today. My friend Michelle from the blog Crow's Feet sent this David Letterman clip to me, and it made me laugh.



Please, if you are a resident of Ohio, don't "play dead" the way this dog did. Contact the governor and your legislators about the recommended budget cuts proposed for Ohio libraries. These budget cuts will affect libraries all over the state not just the ones in my area of Ohio. If you use the services and materials available to you through your library and don't want to have them taken away from you, make your voice heard. Thank you.