The Annual Grover Birthday Video!

=) It's nothing stellar. Trust me. The quality is crap. (Compression killed my images. I must have saved it in the wrong format, but I can't be bothered to re-do it.) The videography is crap. (I am NOT good with video. I don't claim to be. Ha.) But he's my guy and I always have to document his birthday. I've had him since he was just a wee pup.

For the record, bulldogs only live 8-10 years, and he's showing absolutely no signs of slowing down at 8. So that's why today is so special to me. I can't imagine life without him... 8 years old seemed so far away back in 2001.

So, a new honky chicken (to replace the plethora that have been de-footed), some fun outdoor chicken romping (indoor toys NEVER get to go OUTSIDE) and a delicious Bravo dehydrated bone. YUM!!! Rides and treats are in store for the weekend. =)



And if for some reason you can't see the video, a few highlights...


Bring it.


How many bulldogs do you know that can really CATCH?


Eight years old. Yep.




Take-off...


My handsome little snow-obsessed fool...


Thanks for humoring me. =)

Happy Boxing Day!

:) I spent Boxing Day shuffling massive amounts of data around my external drives (one of my Christmas gifties! And no, not a fancy Drobo, nerdies) and amongst my multiple laptops. And in between, I threw this goofy video together. I do not claim to be able to make videos. I also cannot hold my Flip camera steady. My apologies. Hee hee... But I just love my buddy. He hung out by my side all day. What more could you want?

Bend It Like Grover

And yes, I realize it's the exact OPPOSITE of a goal... =) But it's so hilarious how intensely he concentrates that it might as well be a goal to me. It's a heck of a lot funnier than if I actually "score".

Danger: This will make you smile ear to ear.

Kirby vs. Himself, originally uploaded by bironic.

This does NOTHING GOOD for my puppy fever. This is my friend Matt's new bullie puppy Kirby. Can you stand it?!

And how adorable is this video? =) I can't wait to watch Kirby grow up and see more of Matt's masterpieces.

Bork! Bork! Bork!

Having a dog named Grover probably gives you all a clue that I love the Muppets. =) Obviously, I'm a product of Sesame Street and The Muppet Show in their hey day. Jim Henson was a genius. Super Grover, Cookie Monster, and Kermit... not to mention the Fraggles, The Muppet Movie, and Labyrinth rank as some of my favorite things of all time.

So god bless my Entertainment Weekly which alerted me to a potential comeback... four videos have popped up on YouTube, and this one had me giggling. C'mon. Who doesn't love the absurdity of the Swedish Chef? Complete with Animal cameo!



And in spite of the failed attempt to reincarnate The Muppet Show as Muppets Tonight ten years back (yikes!), I still adore them and am giddy to think they might make make a comeback.