Another picturesque day in Lake Oswego. The morning was cool, then the sun came out and warmed everything up. It got pretty hot for a while, but the sky was azure blue. Codi and I got a lot done, so we decided to visit the ducks in a pond just below the lake.

Here are the ducks and geese…

A cute gosling was very persistent about getting more french bread.

See, gorgeous weather…

Here’s me…

Codi looks so cute in the wilderness… =)

Codi was walking up this path and felt a spider web. The official “spider web dance” ensued. Ha ha.

Such a fun day to be outside!

The Washington Post’s Mensa Invitational once again asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. The top entries are below:

1. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.

2. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.

3. Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.

4. Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.

5. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period.

6. Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.

7. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn’t get it.

8. Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.

9. Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.

10. Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)

11. Karmageddon: It’s, like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it’s, like, a serious bummer.

12. Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.

13. Glibido: All talk and no action.

14. Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.

15. Arachnoleptic fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you’ve accidentally walked through a spider web.

16. Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito, which gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.

17. Caterpallor (n.): The color you turn after finding half a worm in the fruit you’re eating.

18. Ignoranus: A person who’s both stupid and an asshole.

P.S. I looked at the Mensa website and I wondered – if there are 100,000+ Mensa members, why were none of them smart enough to learn decent HTML or CSS to make their website look halfway decent?

Codi and I had breakfast at one of our favorite restaurants this morning. After eating an amazing apple pastry, Codi noticed that we were sitting two tables away from Danny Glover. I decided to pick up his breakfast tab for fun and as a small token of respect for a really talented actor. When Codi and I had finished our breakast, we introduced ourselves to Danny and the man he was meeting with. Now, between the two of us, Codi and I know quite a few major actors personally, most of whom are really top-quality people. Danny Glover is no exception – he was very friendly, very personable and gracious. His demeanor is so smooth, so pleasant and respectful that he could easily be Uncle Danny. It’s nice to meet someone who makes such a great impression.

I had lunch at Buster’s Barbecue, the best BBQ place in Oregon. It’s 100% hick, all country and no rock-n-roll, it reeks of hickory and BBQ sauce, always has country music playing, and they run the place cafeteria-style, with trays, etc. No class, but awesome brisket and ribs!