New Houses, New Mysteries

It seems animals should be a regular part of our Tuesday morning rotation... Lots of positive and thankful responses for the fuzzy faces to get us through that terrible day.  In fact, one response had me ready to send out a follow-up report, it was so perfect.  While it was great to see the animal moms in the Daily Beast slideshow, Victoria's Washington Post submission pays tribute to some of the adoptive mothers of the animal world.  The Rottweiler and wolf pup are so cute, and-- SQUIRREL!  Andrew, meanwhile, submitted a plug for his company's upcoming show, Animal Practice, which will definitely be one to keep an eye out for when new TV seasons begin.

While yesterday's morning was full of reporting, yesterday's evening was full of a new house.  That's right, the desk of the Morning Reporter is moving back down to T Street.  And with a new house comes new housemates.  Here's hoping they aren't as lazy as Nate's roommate Drew.  [They aren't.]  But if they are, I hope they are lazy as creatively as Drew is.  A meme-d excuse to not work out is a good excuse to not work out in my book.

And speaking of books, I'm still exploring the new house for the book that reveals clues to the house's secret codes and mysteries, like the one that the Klinsky family found in their 5th Avenue Apartment when they moved in in 2008.  Described as family-friendly DaVinci Code meets Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, the story of this apartment is one of the pieces from the New York Times that has lingered in my memory the longest, right down to the little salamanders.  What a fun (and beautiful) apartment with so many great details.  I particularly love the simple little plane drawing that hides the scale kitchen.  Any architects and artists among the readership, be prepared for a phone call when my family buys its first house, we'll be calling you up to help design a fun mystery adventure for our children to solve.

That's all we've got for the Report today!  I'm off to be trained on the Adobe suite... So maybe future editions will include some of you guys photoshopped in with puppies or Pixar characters!  We shall see!  [Indeed future banners would indicate Adobe prowess...]

Dress up as a British nanny and sneak some cayenne pepper into your ex-wife's new boyfriend's jambalaya... It's Pierce Brosnan's 59th birthday!  (A Bond reference was too straightforward, and all of his other roles decidedly forgettable.)