Punxsutawney Phil is a Punk(x)

So Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow. 6 more weeks of winter.

Doesn't he look SO SOFT and smushy?

Photo Credit: AP/Gene J. Puskar

Tony Blair and a Baby Elephant

Tony Blair met a baby elephant while on vacation in Bali. JEALOUS!

Big Boi + Penguins = YES

Big Boi from Outkast <3 penguins.

Best part: 36 secs in.

And an oldie but goodie: the "Miss Jackson" video, featuring a menagerie of cuties.

Michelle Obama Hugs: I Want to Go to There

This will warm the cockles of your heart. It's a slideshow of pics of Michelle Obama hugging people, looking very sincere as she does it.

Love that lady.

Speaking of Obama, I've been meaning to post this Dancing Obama banner ad.



WTF?! First of all, the ad doesn't even identify this dancing fellow as Obama, even though it's obvs him. Second, why is he so excited about calculating a lower auto insurance rate? Makes no sense.

This is a big pet peeve of mine. I hate how crappy online ads randomly latch on to current events (or peeps involved in said events). I bet right now there are a bunch of banner ads for mortgages that feature Rihanna and Chris Brown or Bernie Madoff. So dumb! At least the Bernie Madoff ones would sort of make sense-- like "pin the tail on the Bernie!" or something. I don't know. Nevermind. It's Friday, I don't have to make sense.

Rant over. Here's another Michelle pic as a palate cleanser. She's hugging an old lady!!!

"Act like you're normal."

Jack Hanna was on Letterman recently with some baby goats. It's always so funny when he's on. I love Jack Hanna. The rapport between those two guys is just hilarious. Dave acts like he hates him and thinks he's an idiot and Jack just soldiers on saying ridiculous things.

Anyway, I can't embed the video but click here for hilarity and goats.

NOOOO! Martha's pup Genghis Has Perished

Remember Martha Stewart's super adorable new puppy Genghis?

He looked like a wee bear.



Well, now he's dead. (!!) There was a freak kennel explosion during a propane delivery (Wha? Why does a kennel need propane?) and for some reason Genghis was at the kennel and not home with Martha. Such a bummer.

See ya, pup.

Cute Thing: Vintage Sesame Street

Hulu just uploaded a bunch of old Sesame Street clips, and they're so darling.

Johnny Cash singing "Five Feet High and Rising" as an exercise in counting:



The Cosby Kids helping old Forgetful Jones. You guys. Rudy is, was, and will forever be THE CUTEST THING EVER. Oh god. She is so adorable.



Okay, actually, you know who was cuter than Rudy? Her fat little friend Peter in the episode when Rudy has a sleepover. Oh my GOD.



My fave Sesame Street clip of the batch is Patrick Stewart doing a spin on Hamlet's soliloquy "To Be or Not To Be" called "B or not B".



CUTIE.

Cute Thing: Steve Martin and Martin Short on the Beach

They look like they're having SO MUCH FUN!