Google wags tongue at Olympics?

Posted 3 Mar 2010

Events, Guest Post, People, Places, The Little Things | 4 Comments 

Is it just me or does this ice skater (part of the Google search page illustration) look like she has her tongue sticking out?  Is this a subliminal message about the Vancouver games?

Thanks to a sharp-eyed reader in Michigan for spotting this and submitting the screen-shot to chickenmonkeydog. We LOVE to get submitted pictures and stories about the quirky events in your lives to share with the CMD community!

Year of the Meg

Posted 2 Mar 2010

Blog, Daily Life, Events, News, People | 5 Comments 

Dear Readers,

We have some big news to announce today! We wish we could say it is GOOD news, but let’s just say it is BIG!

Our brilliant friend and humorist Meg, who joined CMD as an author just about one year ago, is moving on to see what else the world of online creative writing has to offer. We’ve had an absolute blast having her on board and enjoyed the Meg-twist on our quirky outlook.

Please join us in wishing Meg a fond farewell! We hope she’ll continue to contribute by submitting guest posts (just like all of our readers can, including you)!

And with a flap of the wing, a beating of the chest, and a wag of the tail we at chickenmonkeydog wish Meg all the best!

The Almighty 500

Posted 24 Feb 2010

Blog, Daily Life, Events, News | 2 Comments 

The new year has been so hectic that we’ve neglected to share our celebrations with our wonderful readers. To correct that, we’re sharing now.

Earlier this month, we celebrated the publication of our 500th post! That’s 500 musings, ponderings and conversations on the little aspects of life that catch us by surprise, make us think or that perhaps, just perhaps, make us say ‘Hmmmm …’.

In thinking about our ‘500′, we wondered about other significant 500s. Here’s what we came up with:

• Indianapolis 500 – very important to auto-racing fans
• 500 pennies – not so very valuable anymore
• Apparently, the Year 500 was a leap year
• Fortune 500 companies are pretty big

So, what other 500s can you add to our list?

P.S. Thanks for hanging with us for the first 500. Here’s to the next 500!

Super Surprised?

Posted 8 Feb 2010

Events, The Little Things | 1 Comment 

Last night I watched the Super Bowl. I actually enjoyed it. I was surprised by that.

So often these big games, built up by weeks of speculation, scouting reports and sports writers’ focus, deliver much less than they promise. But last night was different. The Colts took a commanding lead early in the game, only to see the Saints fight their way back with hard work and imaginative play. The lead bounced between the two teams a number of times throughout the game … and the game really did go down to the last few minutes.

Wasn’t that a nice change for us all?

As for the commercials, I was underwhelmed. I thought the Google ad was good (good, not great, but good), but nothing else really caught my attention.

Universal Weather

Posted 5 Jan 2010

Daily Life, Events, Places | 7 Comments 

Given the date of this weather update in Chicago, Illinois …

I’d say the weather conditions were accurate for many people outside Chicagoland as well!

Thanks to www.suntimes.com for the appropriate weather guidance.