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Kara

  1. @andybudd Maui. Anywhere in Hawaii with awesome snorkle/dive sites, actually.
  2. Blue and yellow pansies. twitter.com/Kara/status/20…
  3. Dear world, yes, I have a lot of visible bruises. I do a lot of martial arts and sparring. Everything is ok. Thanks for the concern, though.
  4. Big red leaves. Tiny white flowers. twitter.com/Kara/status/20…
  5. @styrch Looks like fun!
  6. I wear cargo shorts/pants so that I don't need to carry a purse. I have no use for teeny-tiny, sewn shut, or otherwise decorative pockets.
  7. Good news for coffee addicts... Coffee Drinkers May Live Longer well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/cof…
  8. Box of flowers on the back deck. twitter.com/Kara/status/20…
  9. Grow little pea plants... Grow! twitter.com/Kara/status/20…
  10. So we planted some rosebushes in the front flowerbed a couple weeks ago... And they have started to bloom! twitter.com/Kara/status/20…
  11. One Eye on the Road and One on the Litter Box: nyti.ms/KpOEiQ The joys of traveling with cats....
  12. Clint Eastwood, the last great American movie hero and a man true to the spirit of America: what else needs to be said? twitpic.com/9iqzu8
  13. Bacon vodka. Sadly, not nearly as awesome and bacony as I had hoped. Tastes really good in a bloody mary, however. twitter.com/Kara/status/20…
  14. Whenever we are outside, the cats hang out by the screen door and beg to be let out as well. twitter.com/Kara/status/20…
  15. Both cats on the back of the couch. And for once they are not fighting. twitter.com/Kara/status/20…
  16. Merlin. twitter.com/Kara/status/20…
  17. Extreme closeup of a cocktail glass. twitter.com/Kara/status/20…
  18. @jephjacques Not sure about where you live, but you can rent sheep in some areas (woolyweeders.com) which is pretty cool
  19. How to tell if your cat is plotting to kill you - catswhothrowupgrass.com/kill.php
  20. We planted the vegetable garden today. twitter.com/Kara/status/19…