Elk playing poker

My thermometer, next to my elk painting rock on my fireplace mantle, says that it is at least 80 degrees in my house. It was just a little over a week ago that I wore my ski jacket as I sat next to the fire down by the shore at the lake. I'm a cold weather person and not a big fan of summer so I hope that this hot spell ends soon or I think I'll go to Glacier and get as high up in the mountains as possible. I want to ride my bike up there anyway. I was going to head up there at the end of this week but I realized that I have a dentist appointment to get my teeth cleaned.

It's a rock with an elk painted on it. It was a gift. The thermometer was a gift too. Not things I would buy for myself. But I've been told they are both cool. What do I know? I just get these things and put them out. I must admit I like the thermometer and I guess I also like the elk rock painting. It's kind of a western thing and it's a hand painted rock by someone that someone knew. It's not like I'm really into elk or anything. But people come here and think cool. Elk. And it's not that I don't like elk. I like all animals including dogs. I'm not crazy about snakes however. Now if I only had a picture of elk playing poker,... :) Hey, I need to stop giving out all of my good ideas!

And this brings to mind a story. One time I was with one of my friends, a guy I work with and he wanted to stop at Shopko to get a new toothbrush and some toothpaste. So I went in with him and we were in the checkout line. There was this cute girl checking us out and he said to me, "boy I sure am glad to get this toothbrush. I haven't brushed my teeth in weeks!" And that girl just looked at us like,.. you filthy pigs, and then she wouldn't even look at us. Of course he was just kidding. This guy is lots of fun to go shopping with.