Lola and her baby

Never in a million years did I think that a 50¢ toy from IKEA could outlast any dog toy on earth. We buy these little stuffed animals for Lola every time we cruise through that crazy Swedish madhouse. They don't have a squeaker or any rope or "tuff" rubber. They're just little bite-sized creatures, and Lola loves to carry them around with her. She licks them, and nudges them and sniffs them, they are her babies. Well, that is until about 10 at night when she decides to shove it in Henry's face and they wrestle over it for the next hour. Call this the calm before the storm:

This week's good stuff

I love the internet and the internet loves me. I read all sorts of things and these are my favorite finds from this week.

The accurate pie chart by Laszlo Thoth is absolutely brilliant.

This blog The Impossible Cool. Simple, understated and awesome.

This article about a man who was injured at an anti-health care rally -- he has recently been laid off and has no health insurance -- but now he is taking donations to pay for the medical coverage he received after he was hurt at the rally.

5 things you don't know about IKEA.

Wine bottle tiki torch tutorial. I'm trying to figure out where I can hang these!

Should I or shouldn't I?

During her regularly scheduled bird and bug watching session, Lola took a quick break to evaluate if I was being interesting enough to bother getting up and following me. But she noticed I wasn't holding a side of prime rib.