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Finally, the announcement you’ve all been waiting for!! Who IS the cutest pet?

To solve this problem I contracted a random, unbiased person from the extensive internet world to justly determine the answer to this question. His response:
“First Place: SOHO!!
Second Place: MAGGIE!! (sorry to Maggie, but Soho has those puppy dog eyes)
Third Place: SPARKY!!
With Honorable Mentions going to the following pets for their special qualities:
LUCY for her PRINCESS APPEAL!!
BUSCOLLAR, ARROW, and PACKS: MOST UNIQUE PETS!!
SPIKE for MOST TALENTED PET!!
and MINNIE MAE for PET MOST IN NEED OF PROZAC”

Congratulations to our Top Dogs and thank you all for entering!! Award notices have been sent out ant your prizes will be arriving in the mail within the next few days!

Dawn, Caitlin, Luis, and I went skiing tonight at Greek Peak Ski Resort in Cortland, NY. It was SO MUCH FUN. I had forgotten how peaceful it is when you’re at the top of a mountain, flying on the lift or speeding down the isolated alpine trail. God, it’s great isn’t it? I bet I could do that every night and not get bored. It was surprising that none of us got seriously injured–we were definitely expecting that someone would end up at the hospital since Dawn and I haven’t skiied in about four years and Luis (who is from the Dominican Republic) has never been! Dawn took a couple of good tumbles (per run) ;-), Caitlin fell once. She claims it was Luis’ fault–she turned around to watch him fall–and tripped over her own skiis. And I fell once when we were standing still at the bottom of the hill talking (so talented). The ski lodge was in pretty rough shape–the kitchen was disgusting–but they did have a live fire in the lounging area, which was a major perk! Aren’t fireplaces great? The smell of wood burning is so comforting I feel.

Is it EVER going to get warm again?

DISCO NEWS ALERT
Remember Gloria Gaynor? She wrote that rockin’ song I Will Survive (which hit the top of the list today in 1979–24 years
ago!!). When I learned this exciting news I was reminded of the fiery disco fad that was an integral and defining portion of
our high school years. Yes, it’s true–Carrie and I (and most of our other friends too!) listened the entire Pure Disco
Collection over and over and over and over and over and over again during those important years. We were so influenced
by the disco movement that we had a senior portrait done in disco-ish outfits. HAHAHAHA! In addition, we found self-
instruction records and taught ourselves how to “do the Hustle” with flashy Queen Motifa style. We even performed this
choreographed dance technique at our Senior Ball, and once videotaped ourselves Hustling in unison (you are going to
have to do some serious begging if you want to see photos of that night / live video streaming of The Synchronized Hustlers).
In tribute to this (today-much-unappreciated) musical era, here is a special audio-visual version of I Will Survive
that I think you will all find highly amusing– whether you’re a Disco Lover or not. Happy Dancing!

I found this great picture of my dog today. Isn’t she a phutums? Ok, ok I know everyone thinks that THEIR pet is the cutest in the whole world. Let’s make a collection of dog pictures and compare…we can have a contest…vote for your favorite dog! Send me (shira@moltenchocolate.com) your pics and we’ll put them up here for a contest of sorts! They can be any animal, not just dogs. And there will be a real (find it in your mailbox) prize for whoever wins!! Whaddaya say? Minimal work for you, lots of fun for all involved! Ding! VIEW EXTENDED ENTRY TO SEE ALL PET ENTRIES