Starting early

Starting early
Originally uploaded by MCuthbert

I know this is horrible, but it serves Misty's mother right for leaving her cigarettes out on the porch where Kendall could get to them. I kept waiting for Kendall to actually put one in her mouth (she does it with everything else) because I thought it would make a great picture for a public service message, but she never did.

Afterward, I had a stern lecture with my daughter about the dangers of smoking.

I am a twit

Since all the cool kids are doing it, I've joined the ranks of those using Twitter. Feel free to sign up to follow me over there, but it may be a while before I make much use of the application. Presently, I don't see a need for it, but I figured I'd better jump on the bandwagon now before someone else snatches up "MCuthbert" as a username. I'd hate to finally see the light six months from now and end up with something ridiculous like "burymagnets."

Goodbye, Babec

Goodbye, Babec
Originally uploaded by MCuthbert

Babec, one of the gorillas at the Birmingham Zoo, died yesterday. Emily made this card for him, which we taped up inside the gorilla habitat at the zoo.

That's Babec on the right. Ironically, Emily drew a heart on him. Babec was famous for his prolonged heart troubles which led to the insertion of a pacemaker in his chest.