All those partial fics clogging my hard drive. So many bits of ideas that haven't gestated. Anyone want some?

Considering it flurried today (and the wind whipped at pleasant 40 miles per hour gusts), I should not have spotted flowers in the yard today.

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1. You can say one thing, completely uncensored, to the writers of NCIS. What will it be?
  Create better episode titles! Please? The throwaway, knuckle-balls have outweighed the crafty monikers like a sumo wrestler outweighs a pop tart.

2. If you had to choose only one or the other, would you live with dogs or cats?
  I don't have to walk the cats in inclement weather. Plus the species has the potential to be waaaay more entertaining. I mean, Zimba-Saurus can open doors! Seriously... turns the handle and pushes/pulls accordingly. That's talent, folks!

3. What is your greatest fear?
 I don't have the traditional fears of heights, flight, snakes, claustrophobia or certified public accountants. So I shuffled my deck and found that all worries have a common root; the prospect of losing independence. MS makes that a little too possible for my preference.

4. If you can remember it, please describe the first time you drove a car with one or both of your parents as a passenger.
  Have you ever practiced driving with a drill sergeant? Dad sat in the passenger seat of his Oldsmobile while I sat on a phone book. Nope, not exaggerating. So picture tiny me piloting a land yacht while a parental hand hovers between the steering wheel and emergency brake. Just. In. Case.

5. Are spelling and grammar becoming obsolete and unnecessary in the internet age? Please share your opinion.
  Becoming? No, I think they've already achieved obscurity in the generation that presently sets the trends. Let us view a control sample: As proven on Facebook entries, it's clear that the younger members of my family have grown dependent on shortcuts that reduce a word to a letter. Those that leave no choice but to possess more than one character are spelled like they sound, a practice with no basis in correctness. Posts either require an advanced degree in cryptology to decipher or ready access to Google Translate. Of course, my adult coworkers could also use a brush-up on double negatives and where to put the innocent apostrophe.
  Having said (or typed) all this, my niece is joining me on vacation this year and her choice of destination is based on her school-required reading of The Crucible. The book. An actually literary work. Made of paper! Maybe it's not too late after all?

Yet another reason why I can't get any writing done... I can't reach the keyboard with this great big pit bull on my lap!

Yes, the 2012 MS Walk is coming up once more. Last year was the first time I'd stepped out of my house with the intention of doing something in/with the MS community. And I walked with family members, some of whom don't normally speak to each other.

I generally prefer not to show the hobbly, wobbly bits. So walking with relatives meant that the way I walk by mile two would be on full display. Not to mention mile three, which resembles Frankenstein on stilts and drugs.

Since now they've seen it, I feel freer this year. Which doesn't mean I don't have goals. Oh no, my friends. I'm rolling in goals. And on April 22nd, I shall kill 3.2 miles yet again!

Spent part of this day under a bridge, where I found this...