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The Magic Dragonfly Award goes to ...

I have to crow over my dear buddy, Lisa! Her incredible new "Cafe Lisa" blog design is gaining recognition in all sorts of interesting places:

Web Standards Awards
(Thursday October 28th, 2004)

CSS Beauty
(Monday, October 25th, 2004)

and the site is listed in this month's Noteworthy Category at CSS Vault.

We of the Cathouse are now declaring her the first and only winner of the Magic Dragonfly Award. She and that lovely dragonfly are certainly flying high this week!!

The scruffy old _^..^_ and I are going take this out-of-date blog we still have not redesigned and hide under the bed now. Someday.... Someday.... [wink]

Sweet Dreams!

Farron

Tree Stumps, Crazy Women and Creative Ideas

A few of my buddies know that I have been fuming today. The president of our neighborhood association, in all his great, beer sodden [?] wisdom, decided to let an old crust of a neighbor have the job of trimming some overhanging branches on the drive between our homes and the farm.
The old coot went more than a wee bit overboard. Unfortunately he started right behind our place. Took down half a dern tree, that wasn't bothering anyone who lives right here.

He got a good start on a second tree with pontifications about "having full board approval" before I got my favorite board member [my better, calmer half] on the phone and email to confirm that no, this had never been approved by the board.

I went on a bit of a rant. I am sure they are now classifying me as a female dog and preparing rabies shots. Come on boys, I have tools to wack *branches* off too! Baddddd Farron actually called him a Cheap Whacker to his face! Naughty, Naughty! [smirk]

At least maybe now there will be more judicious trimming of trees up the row. A stray branch or two may need pruning. That is an ongoing thing, but possibly halves of trees will not be killed in the process leaving ugly broken stumps jutting in our faces and upsetting my delicate, artistic sensibilities. *grin*!

I calmed noticeably when the mail arrived. My copy of Jim Krause's "Creative Sparks" is here! Even at just a glance, this little madhouse of a book looks like it might be full of fun, crazy thoughts & ideas to help cure my creative doldrums. That summer slump and drying up of the more interesting and imaginative section of my little grey cells is probably what makes me grumpy and sends me out into the street to snap and bite at the neighbors.

Think Tony will let me coat his face in petroleum jelly and plaster strips to make a mask and unleash my creativity? That is one of the exercises I spotted in my new book.

Probably owe the old, untrained at tree trimming [but still getting PAID for it] neighbor an apology for my tone of voice, but I will not apologize for my intent. Hey! He's messing with my hummingbird habitat!

As *THE* _^..^_ would say, this is UNNNNNNNNNNNNacceptable and REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEdiculious. Ahhhh, I always feel better after I blog a rant. Even if no one is listening. haha

Farron
[who is hiding from rabies shots and dog catchers at the moment]

A Color Toy!

Ohhh! I have been moving the little sliders around mindlessly for awhile now on this one.

http://color.twysted.net/

Or entering one hex and seeing what combinations might appear, then sliding around the bars a bit more. Sure there are plenty of color pickers and schemers out there, but today I like this one.

The author has kindly zipped up all the codes and it's free for the taking. All he [?] asks for in return is a linkback. I might have to find a spot for it on cat-ti-tude! [smile]

They may like to pass time by batting penguins in the *staff lounge,* but I'd rather sluff off from working on those lessons with this little beauty.

Thanks to Liann for the link!

Farron
[_^..^_ is asleep by the fire...sensible!]