Silly Picture to Fill Space- The Chia Pet

I promised a friend of mine in Martinsville, Va., that I would be posting an image of the chia pet as part of our Silly Picture to Fill Space series. I'm not sure that he actually believed me, but here it is!

While researching this piece, I found out that the chia pet first hit the market in 1982. You are supposed to water some moistened seeds which allows the green substance to fully grow.

There are now licensed chia pets for Garfield, The Looney Tunes and The Simpsons.

In addition, one can supposedly find chia pets for both Barack Obama and George W. Bush. Hopefully, there are no Sarah Palin chia pets on the market quite yet!

Happy Birthday, Lale Lovell

My sister Lale Lovell turns 35 today........

Since today is her birthday (yes, she is a St. Patty's Day baby), I will not mention that neither of her schools, Virginia Tech or the University of Colorado, got into the NCAA tournament but my beloved Radford University Highlanders are in baby.

Alas, we have to play the University of North Carolina in Greensboro....how is that a 'neutral court?'!!!!!!

At any rate, I sincerely wish Lale a happy birthday. I hope she likes the Chia Pet I sent her in the mail!