Posting... Finally!

It's been a while...  But I was traveling.  To St. Louis for business, to Atlantic City for vacation, then to the lake for the rest of the week...
Timing is everything and I managed to time a last minute trip to STL around a surprise party for my best friend from college.  I flew into STL in the morning, businessed as I had to, then checked into my hotel.  It was 2 blocks away from historic downtown St. Charles, so I spent Friday night eating at The Mother-in-Law House Restaurant, and wandering along the MO River and into some stores that were still open.  [Surprising to me was the fact that so many of the boutique-y stores closed before 8pm on a Friday night, while it was still light out and while tourists galore were still tourist-ing around town...

On Saturday, I went downtown again (a nice walk in some very hot and humid weather, although it didn't hold a candle to my current 101 degrees and 75-degree dewpoint) and decided at the last minute to go get my toes done for the party.  I went into the Chamber of Commerce/Tourism Office and the closest pedicure to my hotel was $56.  Yea, right.  So I hopped in my 2011 red Impala and drove to the big intersection near the hotel (it was a bit too scary to walk!) and went into Walgreen's.  I looked for a nice lady to accost and ask directions from and of course, the very nice lady I chose wasn't a local!  But she pointed me to Zumbehl Road, two exits west of where I was, off Interstate 70, and said there were lots of malls there and she was sure I'd find something...

So I went.  I found boats, tons of boats parked in the parking lot outside a sporting goods store!  They looked so odd in the parking lot; there were more boats than cars!  I found a spa/salon who charged $46, but that included a $5 bottle of polish (so I wound up with a stocking stuffer for Mom!).  They could take me within 45 minutes and of course I wanted to go back and shower and get ready for the party, so I caved.

To kill 45 minutes I went to the St. Louis Bread Factory, aka Panera Bread in the rest of the world.  Apparently the "St. Louis Bread Factory" store name didn't cut it outside of St. Louis...  Had a delicious strawberry and poppyseed salad and a large iced tea.  Then I went and got probably the worst pedicure of my life for one of the highest costs I've ever paid, but they were cut and clean and polished, even if not as well as I get done here in NJ!  I also popped into this knitting store in honor of my middle sister and my mom - they're going to be opening a website and an online store soon...

I got ready, went to C's house, and he was being treated to a day'o'bowling by his 3 sons, since the bowling alley was way more air conditioned than the golf course (their original plan was a day'o'golf!).  He came in and was suitably surprised, especially when he saw his ex-roommate T and T's wife, who had come from Kansas City.  He commented about the distance, that he couldn't believe they came!  Then C's wife said something about them not winning the longest distance travelled award, and she pointed at me. 

C was FLOORED!  He couldn't believe I had come to MO for his party!  He ate dinner with T and J and me, and the three of us stayed the latest, after the rest of the party left.  I was the last to leave, at a little after 11pm; his youngest son was falling asleep in the living room!  We could have talked all night, but didn't.  I wanted to get a shot of the family before I left, so I asked them to pose for me.  I couldn't get them to look at me; well, DANNA couldn't get them all organized and in place so I just took a shot.  The flash got their attention and they IMMEDIATELY turned to the camera and smiled!

They invited me over for breakfast the next morning but I had to get to the airport so I couldn't.  It was so nice to see him - and apparently he, too, feels 6 years is too long between visits.  I only wish J had come with me...

Then on Monday, J and I left for AC.  He had to be there for a credit union seminar, and spouses always tag along.  I lost a little, then broke even, but I prefer to come out ahead.  It just didn't work this time; the slots were against me!  I sat on the balcony outside their meeting room for a few hours and got a nice sunburntan.  We had a nice dinner at Casa de Napoli in the Showboat Casino and Hotel and then came home on Wednesday. 

We hung around Clifton for a day or so, then went to see Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows, Part 2 in Real-D!  It was awesome!  My favorite one ever!  (We just went to see it a 2nd time this past Tuesday, for free, courtesy of Optimum Triple Play's benefits card.)

This weekend we went to the lake; there's central air there, so staying home where only my bedroom has a small air conditioner is not really an option.  I would have to shop in the mall, or sit in B&N for hours...

Speaking of B&N, which leads me to think of Borders...  How sad.  10K+ employees are losing their jobs.  10K!  In one shot.  Not 10 here, 20 there, a few hundred in our building when my company closed down...  10K!  I've never been a Borders fan; I didn't like the way their stores were arranged.  I feel as though in recent years they looked more at book "stuff" than at "books."  At least that was my feeling in-store...  I know someone who got their start in a Borders store, worked their way up to shift manager, or store manager (I forget), but then came to work at SDC and we became friends and I know she's hurting over the people she knows from her years there losing their jobs...  Do you realize that with the exception of a handful of independents (compared to years ago, and they're going the way of the wind, too, these days), B&N is all that's left? 

We spend hours in B&N a week NOW.  Guess it will be a bit more crowded soon...

P.S. I gave mom the polish as soon as I got home!  And the TSA officer thought my toes looked GREAT when she body scanned me in the airport...

My HP7.2 post is to come; in the meantime...

OMG - go to Cake Wrecks right now and see some more of these Harry Potter cakes!  They're incredible!
Here's one, to whet your appetite!!!

Colors!!

LOVE this room!  What I like the most is the combination of patterns and colors!  If only I could recreate this...  but I have trouble even doing it with scrapping papers - can you imagine the trauma if I tried to combine pillows?? 

From the handmade home...

I have a red/gold pattern of dragonflies on my sitting room window seats - I can't even get pillows for that 'cause I'm afraid the reds will clash.

Yea, I know I could buy them and return them if they don't work...  but I just keep looking...

OH, OH, OH - I was going to ask J to design me a table that fits what I need it for and I saw this one!!!
This would be an AWESOME way to use some of those books I was going to give away 'cause I had no room for them - what do you think???  (Yes, I'd have to do something about how it seems to sag a bit in the middle, but I like the idea of the legs...  Saw something similar recently using books for the base of a nightstand lamp...)

One of the comments on the blog was from someone who couldn't stand the thought of the books being damaged.  Okay, trust me, I GET that!  But I have such a hard time giving up any one of my books to the great big void that is the world that this would be a way for me to keep it, and use it, even if I couldn't ever read that particular one anymore...  and of course, there are plenty of old editions and $1 books you could save from the trash heap...

http://blog.hgtv.com/design/2011/07/17/daily-delight-stacked-book-desk-and-a-design-mystery/

Why Librarians 'Need to Be More Like Lady Gaga' - NEVER thought that would be a title of one of my posts!!!

Why Librarians 'Need to Be More Like Lady Gaga'


"This is one of the most exciting times to be a teacher-librarian in our country and is also the scariest. A revolution is at hand, and we need to be nimble, daring, digital and shift both our practice and the way the world thinks of school librarians and libraries. Some revolutions compel you to throw everything out. This revolution is easy... keep what you love but just make a shift....

"Shift perception! We need to be more like Lady GaGa than Lady Bird Johnson. We need to establish a clear, pervasive, vibrant, and involved presence in their school, community, and on the web. The more visible librarians are the less likely that they’ll be taken away. Those teacher librarians who are hiding their brilliant programs under a bushel, that's when they're most likely to get cut. We need to stay positive, be proactive, and always be professional!"

--Gwyneth Anne Jones, a teacher-librarian in Laurel, Md., who writes the Daring Librarian blog. Jones's piece was featured in yesterday's Washington Post.

From Shelf Awareness, Friday, July 15, 2011, Volume 2, Issue 1509

Books as Part of Your Every Day

I live with books.  Books are part of my home.  They're in my kitchen, in my living room, in my library, in my bedroom and in my bathroom.  They're in my dining room, in my car, in my pocketbook, and in my laptop bag.

I'm worried because there is no library at the lake - how will I be able to bring all my books with me?  Where will I put them?  Will I donate the ones that don't make the cut?  Will I sell them or auction them off?

There are so many ways to include books in your every day life.  Here's one way I never thought of...

http://blog.hgtv.com/design/2011/07/08/daily-delight-penguin-cover-deckchairs/

"E-Readers vs. Love?"

   E-Readers vs. Love?


   "I had one good pickup line, and e-readers ruined it."


   --Lisa Lewis in the New York Times, lamenting that when men are reading books on e-readers in public,
   she can no longer see what they're reading and say, "I love that book!"

   - Shelf Awareness Pro, Tuesday, July 5, 2011, Volume 2, Issue 1500

This is funny!  And, were I still single, oh-so-true!

Project Life

I'm doing Becky Higgins' Project Life this year.  I bought last year's binder package when it went on sale on Amazon for, if I remember correctly, $30 or $40.  I've bought some different divided page protectors so that I could include multiple sizes, additional photos, etc.

Here are some photos, from Week 1 on...  I'm not including spreads for each week, and some might be more overview and others might be close up...

A list of scrapping classes I'm taking in 2011

When I have to go back and fill something in, I just insert a Post-It with a scribbled note.  If I don't go back and finish the page, the memories are still there, sparked by that little note...



I took a photo of my favorite soda while food shopping in Shop Rite.



Mom came home from AZ so I took some photos in the train station while I was waiting for her.



I bought myself a necklace from Lisa Leonard.  It included my 2011 word:  FOCUS.



Aunt Fanny died.  Nothing more to say.  RIP, Aunt Fanny!  We miss you!



Kat brought us all a candy snack from Japan so I saved the label!



Love you and miss you, Kazia!



Paying bills - I could post a picture like this twice a month, but I won't...  That would be cheating...  and really boring!



I'll post a few more photos another time - My friend E is coming up on Saturday to do some scrapping.  I've almost got her converted, to a small degree.  She joined me at the Rockaway crop earlier in June and made herself a mini-book.  And LOVED it!  She loved the process, the end result!  Everything!  Yay!  Someone else to scrap with!  (Yea, I know, don't end a sentence with a preposition...)

Libraries and Bookstores, Oh, My!!!

From My Shelf, Shelf Awareness for Readers, Volume 1, Issue 4, June 24, 2011


On Browsing

I hope no one will mind if I give a shout out to my very local indie bookstore, One More Page Books in Arlington, Va. I say "very local" because Eileen McGervey's new (launched in 2011) shop is less than a mile from my front door--I can even walk there via the W&OD Trail bike path.

But I'm not talking up One More Page to get you to shop there (although you would be very happy if you did). I want to talk about a quote I read recently in the delightful Pushcast Press compendium of quotations Book Love: A Celebration of Writers, Readers, and The Printed Bound Book, edited by James Charlton and Bill Henderson (who also wrote the introduction). Helene Hanff's quote is "I don't browse in bookshops. I browse in libraries, where you can take a book home and read it, and if you like it you go to a bookstore and buy it." It stopped me right in my tracks with its elegant logic.

I find Hanff's reasoning sound, but for me, browsing in a library is wholly different than browsing in a bookstore. In the library, things are catalogued and cross-referenced. Anyone who has ever worked on a research paper will know the feeling of sliding down an archival rabbit hole while digging out library material that leads you in all different directions, but are, happily, somehow connected.

In a bookstore, you may wind up running in different directions, but it won't always be because things are connected. Perhaps you spend an hour looking at the latest mysteries--then remember that you need to find a great book on wine for a Father's Day gift. Oh, and your book club chose that bestselling novel... hmmm, what's this? A new literary magazine?

Libraries and bookstores are both wonderful places to browse, and I prefer not to go without either one.--Bethanne Patrick

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I'm bemused by this article.  I don't keep every book I read; I do keep a large number of them.  But I read so much that I'd run out of space quickly.  I couldn't possibly fit every book I read on a shelf in my house.  I am one of those B&N customers they love to hate:  I buy every week, usually more than one book at a time, but I also read others while I'm there, books I have no intention of buying or owning.  I would LOVE to support my local library more, but due to the usual constraints of budget and time, I can rarely get over there and they rarely have the books I want to read. 
 
I read all the time.  Most of what I read now is current and new.  At the library those books are already on reserve for other members.  I'm out of the publishing loop; I don't see as much as far in advance as I used to, so I'm into the immediate gratification of reading what I see when I want to read it and if that means I have to read it in the store, over a caramel macchiato, so be it.  It might also mean I pick up one or two or three books for the next few days, those that are by authors I LOVE, or stories I've been waiting to read...
 
For those of you who have been following my "I don't want an e-reader 'cause I love books" rants, hold onto your hats.
 
I'm going to have to cave and buy one, no idea which one, but I'll have to do so by October.  Harry Potter e-books will be available only from http://www.pottermore.com/ and all digital rights belong to JK Rowling.  Smart woman, that JK.  Bloomsbury and Scholastic will get proceeds from the sales, but her initial contract for HP1 didn't include digital rights for the publisher and subsequent contracts were identical.  Smart businesswoman or lucky duck?  Either way, she will be the primary beneficiary of all those e-book sales and yes, I will be buying each and every one for whichever reader is the best at the time they're released.
 
iPad?  Kindle?  Nook?  Not keen on the Kindle 'cause that means I can ONLY buy from Amazon.  Nook?  Not all that enthused about contributing to that whole monopoly thing (and I love indy bookstores!).  iPad?  Oh, I'm geeky enough to want one, but apparently there are a few more tablets coming out that I'll have to look into before I commit...  Will be discussing with my IT-savvy pals as October draws nearer...
 
I'll have to own whatever I need for the HP books but that's all I'll admit to right now!

I know I'm not David Letterman...

...but I just found a news headline I love in today's edition of Shelf Awareness, June 20, 2011, Volume 2, Issue 1489:

Favorite headline of the day: "Go the F**k to Your Local Bookstore," from the Colorado Springs Independent.

Ouch, that HAD to hurt!!!

If you don't want to read about tattoos and/or piercings, please don't click on the following link.  But if you want to read a short funny blog post about the newest piercing fad to hit the NY beaches, please visit Laid Off Dad at http://laidoffdad.typepad.com/lod/2011/06/beyonce.html.  I "found" Doug years ago (I don't even remember how - perhaps through Dooce?) and I've been a fan ever since.

Libraries

Forty-Year-Old Wisdom About Libraries


"[A library] isn't just a library. It is a space ship that will take you to the farthest reaches of the Universe, a time machine that will take you to the far past and the far future, a teacher that knows more than any human being, a friend that will amuse you and console you--and most of all, a gateway, to a better and happier and more useful life."

--Isaac Asimov in a March 16, 1971, letter to children at the newly opened Troy, Mich., public library, as posted on lettersofnote.com.

From Shelf Awareness, June 10, 2011, Volume 2, Issue 1482

Miscellaneous "Stuff"

I've run across a few things lately that strike a chord with me...  I think I'll just post them out here for $%&#$@ and giggles...

I'm on Weight Watchers.  I'm not grossly overweight but I can sure stand to lose a few more pounds.  A few years ago I lost 25 lbs and was well on my way to getting to my goal weight.  Then I fell into the trap that so many newbie WWs fall into:  I can do this on my own.  Well, I can't.  I need WW.  And I still trip and stumble and justify two cotton candy treats by saying, "But they're fat-free!"  Yea, they are, but they're not sugar-free!!!   And sugar + metabolism = carbs = weight.  Anyway, gained about 15-20 of those same lbs back, but have recently climbed back into the WW wagon and I'm down 17.3# from my highest.  So I have a bit more to go to reach the 25 lbs lost, but I'm shooting for a grand total of 30-35 lbs lost.  I'm doing it slowly and hoping the summer fruits and vegetables really give it a kick-start!  In the meantime, I ran across this image and thought, "This is one of those ah-ha moments Oprah was talking about!"  (Yea, not an Oprah fan but I read a lot!)

We've been talking about gay marriage lately, probably because locally they're running quite a few television ads in support of it in my neck of the woods.  I just don't get the objection, I really don't.  I'm happy, so happy, in my marriage.  Why wouldn't I wish that for each and every human on the planet?  And if it happens to be another guy or girl, depending on the person we're referring to, who cares?  I'm Roman Catholic.  My faith is very important to me.  I practice.  I get so much support and strength from my relationship with God.  I have a hard time believing that He would be against it, that he would punish those that find love and affection and support in someone of the same sex, rather than the opposite sex.    I'm NOT posting this to generate comments.  I'm just saying...

I ran across this photo on the Pinterest site; I think it originated on Martha Stewart's website.  I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to put this on the left wall as you walk into the lake house.  I'd LOVE to remove the broom closet and the pantry and just push these shelves back into that space.  I'd even push the drawers back flush with the back of the locker space so they're not sticking out and tripping our guests, but I.DON'T.HAVE.A.COAT.CLOSET.IN.THE.LAKE.HOUSE.  Well actually I do; Jack just built one in the basement so we'd have somewhere to hang at least our seasonal jackets and coats when we're living there full time in a few years...

Freshman Class

Here are a couple of photos from my high school years.

First, a b/w photo of the front of the school, a shot that was used as the liner pages in our yearbook...

And now a picture of my homeroom class from my freshman year.  10 points to the reader who finds me...  And since a few of you only know my by my married name and my maiden name is cut off in the photo, I'm in the first photo, seated in the front row, second from the right, in a stylin' shag and coke-bottle glasses!  Like a fine wine, I feel that I've improved with age...

I need to win a $100 gift card from Home Goods

Yea, yea, I know.  YOU could use it, too.  But this here blog post?  This is my 2nd chance to win!

Here's where the contest is originating:  http://kaylaaimee.typepad.com/giveaways/2011/05/shop-til-you-drop-giveaway-100-homegoods-giftcard-.html

By the way, Kayla Aimee's blog is terrific - and her little Scarlette is one seriously GORGEOUS baby!  If you want to read a tear-jerking blog, visit her at kayla aimee: only slightly neurotic and read about her beautiful baby's premature arrival and the scares her mom and dad went through until - YAY! - she was strong enough to come home!  I'm a regular visitor!

Some scrappy examples...

Was chatting with my sister this weekend and she commented that she'd be interested in seeing some of my scrap pages, and my art journal work, too.  I'm taking a new art journaling class called Life Journaling with Amy Coon (it's an online class) and while I haven't started any hands-on work in this class, I have some other pages I can show off here...

DISCLAIMER:  Although I love to do it, and I read tons'o'blogs written by professional scrappers, I.AM.NOT.A.PROFESSIONAL.  Please leave only happy, constructive criticism - vicious laughter at my ineptitude will only make me cry!!!

I created this background when the prompt called for inchies:  they wanted us to put together a page using 1"x1" photos, pieces of photos, etc.  There's a running joke amongst my scrapping pals that I never do exactly what I'm told, or what the instructions say to do - I always give it somewhat of an original twist and do it my way...  So rather than 1"x1", I used colored squares that were about 2-1/2 to 2-3/4 inches square and I inked them up with my selection of distress inks.  (That selection has doubled since then, by the way!)  I thought it would make a cool background but I can't decide what I want to ruin it with - I like it just the way it is!  Someday I'll add to the page, either some journaling, some lettering, some photos, some other type of something to finish the page...

This was a page I did in a previous art journaling class that wasn't based on any prompt whatsoever.  I was playing around with colors and that wiggly way of putting text on a page, and this is what came out of my doodling...

This is an art journal I made with my own two hands - it's from a kit from Donna Downey.  The cover is canvas with a fabric front and back.  The interiors are all random sizes and textures:  some envelopes, IBM timecards, cardstock, etc.  I like the randomness of it a lot - some of the artwork can take literally 5 minutes 'cause the "canvas" is 3"X3" - others take me forever 'cause they're on a 7"x9" page!

For some unknown reason that may be related to the fact that I'm a "guest" on my corporate "guest" wifi network, I am having a devil of a time uploading photos to this site, even from my external hard drive.

I'll make a point of posting future work, and old stuff when I can figure out why I can't post them today...

2 Small Polyps and Mild Diverticulosis

I was so convinced that I'd be clean as a whistle, I was disappointed to find out I had 2 small polyps and some mild diverticulosis.  Nothing a high fiber diet can't eliminate in the future, but...

The important thing is they found them and removed them.  And Dr. M. said I don't have to give up seeds or nuts so I can easily add more fiber to my diet.  I go back in 3 years. 

Advance Notice to Dr. M.:  You have 3 years to figure out another way of cleaning me out 'cause I'm not doing this NuLYTELY solution again.  It's like drinking salt water; after a single sip I'm ready to gag.  THANK GOODNESS the pharmacist said I could mix some lemonade in with the drink.  EWWW.  (I believe I said the same thing yesterday.)

I had to take 4 Dulcolax tablets - I'll take 8 if I don't have to drink that stuff...

My daughter convinced me a small burger or something on the lighter side would be better after going without solid food for 38 hours, so we went to BK and I had a Whopper Jr.  Then after a bottle of water in the afternoon and a hard pretzel, we went to CiCi's for dinner with Mom.  I enjoyed my dinner - lots of different pizzas, lots of flavors - and Roman Holiday Italian Ice from the Lyndhurst Pastry Shop for dessert.  Mmmmmmm...

Turning 50 - Officially!

So my birthday was December 18 and that's the day I turned 50.  FIFTY!  The big Five-Oh!  5 decades!  1/2 a century!

One might think from that sentence that 50 traumatized me but truly, it didn't.  I couldn't believe I was 50 years old!  When I look in the mirror, I see the me from 30 years ago, granted, with a few more pounds and a few more fine lines on my face, but still?  50?  No way.

But today, it's official.  I FEEL 50 today.  I spent yesterday working from home, prepping for my 1st colonoscopy.

EWW.

There are probably other words I could use, like, "I'm starving!" and "That stuff sucked!" and "It made me want to vomit after the first three glasses!" and "NO EFFIN' WAY AM I DOING THIS AGAIN!"

But I will, in five years or next year, whenever Dr. M. tells me I have to do it again...

I have to be at the office at 11:30 this morning; the procedure is at 12 noon.  I'm pretty sure that I'll be fine and they'll find nothing, but even if they find a few polyps, they'll remove them. 

I have a bad headache; I'm not sure if it's from the low pressure system on its way (I'm susceptible to pressure headaches) or if it's because I'M STARVING!  I haven't had solid food from Thursday night, and I'm so hungry I could scream!

I'm dreaming of where to go for lunch, post-procedure.  I'm thinking a diner, instead of our traditional Burger King (that's where J wanted to go after his colonscopies...)...  Or perhaps California Pizza Kitchen - I haven't been in a long time and I love their Pear and Gorgonzola pie...  That would totally make J sick to his stomach, but it's MY colonoscopy... 

Well said...

Quotation of the Day - Shelf Awareness, Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - Volume 2, Issue 1460


Book Reader vs. Book Owner?

"There is a growing distinction between the book reader and the book owner. The book reader just wants the experience of reading the book, and that person is a natural digital consumer: Instead of a disposable mass market book, they buy a digital book. The book owner wants to give, share and shelve books. They love the experience. As we add value to the physical product, particularly the trade paperback and hardcover, the consumer will pay a little more for the better experience."

--John Makinson, CEO of Penguin Group, in a Wall Street Journal q&a yesterday.

[Admittedly not applicable across the board, but to some degree, accurate, in my humble opinion, which is allowed on my blog...]

Love in Cabo - our goodbye breakfast

Not too much to explain here, so here are some photos....

Wish I was back in Cabo San Lucas...

Love in Cabo - the wedding

You don't need a lot of narrative, the pictures say it all!  (But since you know it's impossible for me to sit quietly, I'll insert some short-but-sweet explanations or comments where necessary!)

Coffee on our terrace.

Poolside...

A little niche 1/2 way between our room and the pool - J waited 2 days to take a picture of me in this spot!

Didn't he look great in that shirt and pants combo?!

I was so worried about being the "only one" in a short dress - 1/2 the guests were in short dresses and it was so darn hot, I'm THRILLED I was in a short dress!

The parents of the groom...

Here comes the bride!

Showing off their bling!  (The minister's words, not mine!)

They chose to do a sand ceremony, where they alternated two different colors of sand into a single vase, and the minister made reference to their lives being intertwined and inseparable:  "As the grains of sand cannot be separated, neither can your lives."

The happy couple...  Oh, I meant to put this caption near the bride and groom!  (LOL!)

They had couches and pillows and ottomans set up on the sand for the cocktail hour.

Their first dance as Mr. and Mrs.

Beautiful centerpiece.  Every other table had this centerpiece, or the other was a ball of hot pink flowers.

The place settings...

There were fire pits all around the reception area...

The bride cuts the cake, the bride cuts the cake!!!

We went to bed around 10:30/11:00.  The party went on until about 1:30am, apparently, but we needed a relatively early night.  Immediately after the wedding ceremony, J almost passed out from the sun and heat.  All he had to eat all day was 1/2 of an apple and 1/2 of a pear, a 1/2 slice of pizza, and some water.  Not much.  Some.  The resort was there with cool cloths and Gatorade almost immediately when they saw him sitting down, holding his head.

If only I'd thought to take a photo...  Yes, to hold over him every time he does something that dumb in the future...  Which we all know he will...

;-D