Bird Names on the Brain

The Grouch household has been busily passing names back and forth proposed names for the little bird. Finally the Mrs settled on...wait for it....Little Bird! But wait, there's more! Not just Little Birdbut Little Bird in Greek which is pronounced Poolaki. To see how it is actually written in Greek go to Yahoo Babel Fish. So, we now have a yellow canary with a scarred right leg named Poolaki. Life is good at the Grouch household.

We saw "Sherlock Holmes" the movie on Monday. Besides having two characters, one named Holmes and the other Watson there was little connection to the Sherlock Holmes of yesteryear. That said it was an enjoyable movie and probably the best adventure movie I've seen in awhile. Worth seeing. I was staggered at the prices at the snack counter however. Two small drinks, two small popcorn bags and a box of candy cost more than the price of admission to the movie.

It has been raining here since Sunday. No problems at the Grouch household since we are smart enough to live on high ground with no hillsides to slide on us or away from us (and taking Grouch estates with the slide) but others are not so fortunate. There was even a tornado in Long Beach today although it appeared more like a big wind but what the heck. When it is all over we are supposed to receive about 20" of rain which is unheard of for this area. Of course the Greenies will be telling us we're still in a drought and must all wear sackcloth and cover ourselves in ashes to atone for being modern folks and using water in our daily lives. It is also cold here and snow is covering the nearby hills. Al Gore will tell us that this is mearly global warming in disguise.

That is about all for now. I have to go talk to Poolaki