LOL leave it to you to drop your nuts hehehe

Traveling Within The World now has 1018 votes towards this years awards

And its a beagle too :)

Traveling Within The World now has 1022 votes towards this years awards
I am afraid to get pictures now, after my last fiasco :(

Love to all

Traveling Within The World now has 1029 votes towards this years awards
for some reason I am having difficulty uploading pictures, took me forever to get the new one on my profile. I think its my connection though :(

The fiasco was the poor Birthday picture that had to be removed because of some but hole on another site said I did done stole it :( Bad bad I am no theif... found it on Google

Traveling Within The World now has 1043 votes towards this years awards

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I like the mouse... not too sure about the zombies :)

Traveling Within The World now has 1071 votes towards this years awards

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Happy 2012 to one and all! May health, wealth and happiness find and keep you and yours!

Great Spirit, let me lead a simple life

ZODIACAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR TODAY

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You are ripe for a call to social action. Many are attracted to strange ideas today but you think that conventional philosophies are what have created problems. You're willing to consider, believe or live out alternative concepts.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You are torn between idealism and disappointment. The two extremes are very apparent today. You are challenged to continue believing a better present and future are possible, while realistically revising your methods of achieving them.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You are, more than most today, extremely dissatisfied with the performance of leaders. Where an open campaign of opposition isn't feasible, many will raise their voices in general criticism or begin networked actions with various degrees of visibility.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You have trouble focusing on specifics, on what is right in front of you. Beware of misinterpreting what you see and hear. Your imagination is working overtime and you're challenged to be real.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): While you undergo stressful situations, your family members tend to be having a relatively easy time. Many need to examine how many of the problems are caused by extreme positions or inflexible emotions.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Realizing the inadequacy of hierarchical institutions, you seek action through peer efforts. You seek to link up with like-minded people or, more correctly, through with those who share your overall outlook and philosophy. You want many people to take responsibility and take action.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Established institutions fail to deliver. You can meet this challenge either with despair or by acting to fill the gap. There is a huge loss of confidence in organizations and supply lines now.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Relationships are a source of disappointment so you take refuge in imagination. In certain cases, this can be a benefit, especially for those involved in art, the theater or fictional writing.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You feel let down by those you trust to nurture or protect you. You are challenged to take these responsibilities upon yourself. Accept a learning curve that allows you to take care of personal needs on your own.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You are in love with grand ideas. You have many facts on hand but may have difficulty putting them together satisfactorily. Some of your schemes are unworkable and need a strong dose of reality.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Your reputation could be damaged or at least tarnished. There are strict expectations that you don't necessarily agree with. Your own attitude is easy-going; your imagination takes you away from unpleasantness.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You're sensitive to obvious weaknesses now. Some may opt to shore up cracks in the system, while others flee to situations that are less problematic. You become aware that nothing is certain.

Great Spirit, today, show me the power of being gentle

Valentine’s Day - a yearly Raganarok for roses and other flowers!

These flowers are glacier lillies, by the way, but I can imagine some flower fiend picking them and selling them as Viking Roses. I’m spared buying slaughtered flowers for my wife today since I created this comic. She loves comics with the “angry little flower”, so I get a pass on the real thing. I’m still on for cooking dinner tonight, though. Linguine and scallops are on the menu. If the food is good enough, maybe I can talk her into watching Valhalla Rising while we eat.

Anyway, Happy Holiday!

ZODIACAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR TODAY

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You step outside the action today and keep score. It's hard to stay involved, yet your attention remains. Many feel dependent on others for information and entertainment. Strive to break free of a passive attitude.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The right action is clear to you but you may not always be able to explain it. Your gut feelings are supported by deep training or instinct about what is right and wrong. For many, religious sensibilities are very strong.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You require a partnership that provides the right combination of emotional comfort and intellectual stimulation. You don't want boredom or arguments. Be inquisitive with a compatible friend.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You have a strong sense of justice but this makes compromise difficult, even when appropriate. You're apt to see a quid pro quo as a bribe, which offends your sensibilities. You need to be able to discern the difference.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You're prone to rely on others too much. Excessive caution or self-doubt must be countered by thinking things through on your own. You should have quick competency as your goal.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You're energetic and ready to get started. Many can't wait, not even to get the instructions right. Don't rely on your cleverness or your luck; you must know what you are doing first.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You prefer intense, personal contacts over diffuse impersonal ones: a one-on-one over a crowd. You enjoy intellectual and emotional focus so that you can relate to someone in depth.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You need a dynamic partnership today. A common goal keeps a relationship alive and worthwhile. You and one other can form the core of a larger cadre. Giving and receiving encouragement and constructive criticism is important.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You are placed on the sidelines today. Use the time to strengthen skills, remedy weaknesses. Play and practice; you need to be acceptable at a higher level of competency.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You're apt to feel that normal interactions are efforts to control and influence. You must bargain and influence back, despite your first reaction to isolate yourself or your feelings.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You are intellectually out of step with the people around you. Most likely, you are ahead of them. At worst, your contrary views force people to think outside their rigid opinions.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You place an exhausting amount of energy into persuading people. Refine your delivery, sharpen your arguments, triage your audience. Don't try to convince those who simply won't listen.

Grandfather, Grandmother, give the Indian woman Your strength to heal our earth.

ZODIACAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR TODAY

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Simmering problems come out in the open. Your task is to work them out instead of dwelling on blame. It's very important to keep pushing toward resolution so bad feelings are neutralized.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The time is ripe for an enterprising move. It's a mistake to seek approval from those who are more timid or less invested. As long as confidence comes from thorough research, give yourself permission.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): There are problems with ambitious plans today. There can be competition or controversy in a club off an organization. Issues must be clarified so that people can discuss them intelligently -- and you insist that they do so.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You're prone to emphasize your job and neglect your home. You must work extra hard at being good at your familial role and duties. You're too enamored of the idea of worldly success.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You jump to conclusions based on faulty or insufficient facts. Slogging through research data seems too hard and definitely non-sexy! But if you can't be bothered with the facts, don't try to bother people with your conclusions.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You're prone to excessive self confidence today. You're challenged to solicit and listen to contrary advice, without argumentation. There is still much you need to learn before you act.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Events make you feel inferior to others now. You're subject to flashes of anger as you feel constantly edged out or ignored. You must work on your self-image and your pool of talents.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You can be an excellent motivational speaker today. You're tuned in to what people want; you simply have to encourage them. You can persuade doubters, tip the scales for those in the balance.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): It is easier to work with a few associates, less easy to function in a large group. You like to make a big impact but you feel lost and diluted in a crowd. You want to know that you belong.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The world in general, and the workplace in particular, seems cold and harsh. You feel that too much effort has to be placed in order to get too little comfort. You struggle to access all available benefits.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You have a strong appreciation for personal ethics but you have issues with the religious institutions and their doctrines. You generally have trouble reconciling the right action right now with overly broad moral prescriptions.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You are outspoken about your opinions. You must be willing to listen as well as speak to discuss and not argue. A dispute is a positive sign: it shows there is an issue people care about.

Great Spirit, help me to have my self- control guided by spiritual ways

ZODIACAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR TODAY

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your reputation is on the line today. Secrets come out, or you're aware that they could. You're challenged to be honest and come clean. The purging of a poisonous past will be far better than retaining it.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You're apt to feel that no topic is taboo and you seek to learn as much as possible about whatever interests you. You're not afraid of asking uncomfortable questions, thinking that nobody is too dignified forth to be interrogated.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your ability to form plans and achieve goals is weak. Indecision leaves you aimless. You're challenged to stick with a good plan and not get confused by sudden choices you can't evaluate properly.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): A relationship has powerful components, for good or ill. It's important to be careful and respectful. In a relationship between powerful personalities, it's best to pull together.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You throw yourself into work today. Expect the unexpected, however. You must deal with many unusual -- even unique -- events that general policies don't cover. You definitely earn your pay today!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): For some, romance is the center of strong feelings of love -- or, perhaps, hatred. There is no middle ground; everything is extreme. How you handle money must be done carefully.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You are intensely concerned about keeping your privacy. However strong the forces become that want to pry and spy, you become just as determined to thwart them. Undeserved suspicions make your resentful.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You want to project your influence outward now. You tend to keep your motives or eventual goal a secret, however. Popular opinion is agitated now and your overall sympathies are progressive.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You're very sensitive today. Put faith in yourself and in your ability to be creative. You're fine as long as you keep control of your actions. You run into trouble when you start seeking love and approval and become dependent on someone's reactions.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You feel that your destiny could be ripped from your grasp. Don't let it happen. Do your utmost to keep control of your life, your past and your future, against the wrecking influence of impersonal nature or bureaucracy.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Something evokes a strong emotional response today. Your protective and spiritual sides are activated. You rally to a cause but it is likely to be expressed as sympathy rather than action.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Events today demonstrate how dependent you are for making income. You must start thinking of ways you can get control and make decisions. You are at others' whims to an unacceptable extent.

Great Spirit, allow me to laugh when times get tough

ZODIACAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR TODAY

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You're trying to find a way to break an impasse. There is resistance to change but you seek to make change acceptable. You need a careful mix of strong credibility with your arguments.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your confidence is at a high point today. Feeling that you can do a lot of good, you want to take charge and get people moving. Be careful that your pride doesn't make you boast.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You want to take charge today but you take the role of a commander more than a leader. Face it, people will do as you say because they fear you and have no choice. You're challenged to be less heavy-handed and more open to discussion.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): This is a highly competitive day. Everyone has a separate style; yours is simply to go ahead and do what seems best. You're apt to butt heads with those who are trying to direct events.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You like associating with those you consider peers, who are also in charge. You want to exchange management tips. You want to maintain the status quo, which means you stay on top.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You're the first to volunteer for a difficult task today. You want to be noticed, figuring that the ones who hang back will be seen as uncommitted. You want to be involved and to get ahead quickly.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You're prone to keep doing what has proven successful, unaware that conditions have changed and your tactics must change accordingly. It may take a shock to wake you up.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): This is a good day to relax, assess recent developments, and plan for the future. You want to get a situation in hand but you must do this carefully, not with a reactionary mind-set.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You must yield to elders or more experienced people. You can feel upstaged or stifled now. You have a lot to learn but the way is very bruising to the ego.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You're feeling ambitious but must accept a learning period for now. The way to preparedness isn't direct but involves a wide array of experience. Keep your impatience in check.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You can be friendly but in a serious and matter-of-fact way. You keep an eye on opportunities for advancement. You appear moody when you lose a sense of caution, then pull book.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Partnerships are important but volatile. Keep your attention on the goal, not on personalities. Manage income carefully, as it's prone to fluctuate a lot.

Great Spirit, let me accept myself as I am - honoring both my strengths and my weaknesses.

ZODIACAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR TODAY

ARIES (March 21-April 19): People are willing to help you over rough spots in life. You must not be afraid to let people know you're in distress. People can trust you when they know you trust them.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Some of your goals have depended on a mentor or sponsor but this kind of support is lost now. You're challenged to make adaptations now, to change course entirely if necessary. A temporary detour may be required.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Idealism is no substitute for skill. Placing faith in a dreamer over a doer brings disillusion. For the time being, put emphasis on what can actually be accomplished.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You ponder the relationship between spirituality and religion, between personal insight and orthodoxy. You are moved to believe other than what experts have said is true.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You're feeling restless and discontented. You need new horizons and experiences. Don't ignore the feeling that you're being stifled. Plan on doing something new and exciting.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Some important relationship could be falling apart. Respect is being lost, someone is seen as not being as you thought. You're challenged not to substitute a benign fantasy with a negative one.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You are cautious and patient today. You know how to get what you want through compromise. You learn a lot about people by their reactors and counter-proposals.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You like attention but don't make it your goal. Refocus on the good you're doing and point people away from yourself to the ideal and to the good they likewise could be doing.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You see someone in your past differently than you had. A change in attitude or opinion makes you start re-evaluating what you thought was good or important.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Someone in a leadership capacity loses credibility, opening the way for you to devise your own direction. Don't look for yet another leader; look inside for inspiration.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Your home environment isn't offering any new challenges. You have the strong urge to wander. You have many plans and it's a good idea to move them along, as many as you can handle.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You see yourself in a new light today. You have intimations that you can become more than you have been. It may be hard to translate this into action or performance but the idea and the feeling have been planted.

Great Spirit, You have taught us to survive. Let me always maintain my Indianness.

ZODIACAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR TODAY

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Put forth your ideas. You function as someone who inspires others. Your urgings are necessary for keeping hope alive and igniting the imagination of those who might otherwise quit for lack of promotion.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You are one of those who step forward and lead. You sense this is the time to get involved and to urge others to also. A sense of excitement accompanies your sense of urgency.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You are extremely competitive but are prone to make mistakes due to being rash. Take your time; hurrying things along only brings negative and harmful attention upon you. Your leadership role goes in a reactionary direction.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You're very inquisitive and nothing gets in the way of asking questions. You have, however, bad reactions to resistance or deception. You can quickly turn aggressive and disagreeable if you feel thwarted.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You are very active in making and promoting change. This is a very dynamic day, seeing you make and receive input, influencing and making decisions. You must be very organized to keep track of everything you're doing.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You're trying to make things happen, as in the process need to present many different faces according to the situation, the people and your goals. Loyalty issues arise as people can wonder whose side you're really on.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): An event shocks you into action. Somebody needs to do something -- and that's you. You jump into a polarized situation on your preferred side, motivated by the best of humanitarian reasons.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): There is a touch of hero-worship underlying what you do today. You're trying to be a role model or you're trying to live up to an example set by someone else. You need a lot of latitude to act in the way you see fit.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): A parental or governmental call to action directly affects you. You mobilize to a goal, which may or may not be determined by you. There are issues over blind loyalty versus your conscious individuality

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You take advantage of modern technology for personal improvement. Your home, your social contacts and your relationships are open to be transformed and improved by the newest and best inventions.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): This is an excellent day for determining what your true calling in life is. You can look inside, detach from familial and social expectations, and search your soul so you can begin living authentically.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You're prone to choose one project and devote your full energy to it. Exhausting yourself, you lose interest in it and anything else you could be doing. You need to pace yourself better and learn how to switch among tasks.

Creator, let my thoughts only be good thoughts

ZODIACAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR TODAY

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You can be easily convinced that what you want is less important than what someone else wants. You need not be so gullible. Even if you must obey someone, retain the sense that your desires are important and valid.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You're faced with a choice that seems hard to make: An uncertain but positive future or a familiar but uncomfortable present? You need to take a risk in order to make any gains at all.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your ability to make policy decisions is limited now. You're liable to be forced in certain directions by rules and public opinions. Accept a positive general outcome but mitigate unjust ones if that's where it's headed.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Organizations have rules that have their own logic but now seem misguided. You need to follow compassion, not bad abstract laws. The mitigating specifics of a case are more important.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You are very vulnerable to temptation today. It's important to keep control over impulses and deep hang-ups. The very things that create powerful responses in you must be resisted and brought under conscious direction.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A relationship now seems like a trap. You're challenged to either deal with it so that it works or to break it off so that it's not destructive. For some, an inconvenience must be distinguished from a genuine problem.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Pessimism affects your health acutely. Pay close attention to diet, as this ties in directly to both. Cut back on excess but pay attention to everything that's essential. That's as true with nutrition as with everything else.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A disappointment drives you to pessimism or to artistic creativity. Someone doesn't measure up to expectations. Your method of coping must be positive, not self-destructive.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You're feeling a lot of pressure but you react as though it's directed at you. You must react in your own way, against the natural impulse to follow habit or a family characteristic.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You're attracted to information that can't be acted upon. Don't let your mind be dominated by trivia or speculation. Make a concerted effort to focus on information you can do something with.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Your finances need to be watched carefully. It's possible you don't have as much as you think or you may overspend without paying attention. When in doubt, save and look deeper into the matter.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You feel locked in place and unable to act. You need to re-examine the situation and reframe the question. A false situation, a false choice is being handed to you, which you must recognize.

Great Spirit, let me see life through Your eyes. Today let me be alive.