rubber chicken – Ink, Yarn & Beer

An International Cast!

World class actors bring their finest to the action-packed, true-to-life, thrill-filled Fish Man Gets His Chicken – filmed in the deepest wilds of South America!

A Thrilling Tale of Adventure, Love, and Redemption!

A scientific expedition traveling up the Amazon River to recover fossils is watched and attacked by Fish Man, a horrible creature, half man, half fish, who lives there.

Through acts of kindness, Fish Man is rescued from his slimy and fetid existence. Civilized, and with a doctoral degree from a famous university, his life is changed.

He learns the arts of brewing and barbecuing.

Fin Mail Photo of M. Henri Le Poisson

For $5.00 and a box top, you may receive this lovely secular holiday greeting card to send to your friends and family.

With love to you from me - your friend, Henri

Get one for everybody on your holiday list!

Fish Hat [Dead or Alive?] Eyes

When this hat came out in Knitty, I just knew I had to make it.

The eyes in the pattern are made of felt and stitched in place. I decided to knit mine up, and did so as below, using needles a size or two smaller.

Cast on 4 stitches. Knit front and back of each stitch – 8 stitches. Transfer to double point needles, place marker at round beginning.

Rnd 1: Knit

Rnd 2: Knit front and back each stitch – 16 stitches.

Rnd 3: Knit

Rnd 4: *Knit front and back, knit 1,* repeat to end – 24 stitches

Rnd 5: Knit

Rnd 6: *Knit front and back, knit 2,* repeat to end – 32 stitches

Rnd 7: Knit

Rnd 8: *Knit front and back, knit 3,* repeat to end – 40 stitches

Rnd 9 and 10: Knit

Bind off.

This has been a rather dismal week.

There are just times when life’s external events pile up, and become Issues.

The budget crisis locally, statewide, and nationally is producing delayed effects, especially for those employed in the public sector.

Yours truly is one.

And, now, with the new fiscal year, the ones spared so far are looking ahead with consternation.

The city of Los Angeles, looking to save money, is auditing phones, to see if they are connected or not. 8000 phones never ring, are not used, and the potential annual savings is nearly three million bucks, if other phones are found not working. Tax dollars at work.

How many jobs could be saved, would have been saved, if this had not occurred?

Life goes on, despite or inspite of it all. Coming home to wagging tails is always a pleasure! This guy certainly makes the day brighter! And looking at the junk on my desk, I had a good laugh over this.

Off to work!

I’ll check my phone, too.

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The Budget, Phones, a Dog, and Weird Little Things