So TINY!

Today's All Things Considered, or as we call it, ATC, had two stories about tiny beings. 1. The smallest preemie goes home and 2. the Yorkie is the #2 pupular dog in the U.S. Here they are:
Yorkies
Preemie

With the premature baby story I liked how they asked...why put all that money and energy into a baby that would normally not survive. Thought provoking. With the Yorkie...it just made me think of my happy place. It is a place where I come home and 10-15 shih tzus are bustling around my feet and happy to see me! Fury, cute and happy shih tzus dancing around me! OH SO CUTE! Yorkies are ok. I just feel like they're fragile. Because, and I quote the Simpsons here, "You got to pet them so they can feel it!"
And, if you want a Yorkie you don't have to pay $1,000 for one. You can adopt one on Petfinder.org
You know how to make a baby but you can also adopt too!Adopt US Kids
Adoption is a wonderful thing!

Do You Know Why Fungus Grows Close Together?

They don't need much room. HAHAHA! Oh Thanks Wally McDonald in Athena! You are a charmer! I just love getting calls from listeners like him. It really makes me night here at the station. Before I share my joy of mushrooms, let me just say...if you are going to be mean and yell at me...well...then I am going to be super professional and nice to you! Then, I am going to share the crazy conversation with my friends and blog it. Anonymously, so I can keep working here.

Mushrooms. I took a mycology class here at WSU. Thanks to Dr. Lori Carris and Dr. Jack Rogers! Great class! I was left with a deep appreciation for the tiny organisms. I mean, ecosystems depend on fungus people! I wish we knew more about all of the fungus, molds and mildews!

So today, I was very excited about the Death Cap Mushroom story! Listen to this! NPR Death Cap Hunt Story I really admire the scientist who is studying these amazing mushrooms. It blows my mind that such a tiny amount of the mushroom can kill you. There was a moment while I was out hunting that I thought I found one of these Death Caps. I looked at it closely, got scared and ran away.

Laura, my coworker, gave me a wonderful mushroom gift for Christmas! It is an oyster mushroom garden! Great gift for that budding mycologist in your life! Now I hope my garden grows as well as this one!

My Favorite Love Song. EVER.

I have many favorite love songs. Sting sings most of them. Here is my song that I pop in when I need a pick me up. Peter Gabriel's In Your Eyes. Don't forget, Valentine's Day is coming up! I have some secret plans for my office mates! I'll tell you about them soon!

Love I get so lost, sometimes
days pass and this emptiness fills my heart
when I want to run away
I drive off in my car
but whichever way I go
I come back to the place you are

All my instincts, they return
and the grand facade, so soon will burn
without a noise, without my pride
I reach out from the inside

In your eyes
the light the heat
in your eyes
I am complete
in your eyes
I see the doorway to a thousand churches
in your eyes
the resolution of all the fruitless searches
in your eyes
I see the light and the heat
in your eyes
oh, I want to be that complete
I want to touch the light
the heat I see in your eyes