The Birth of Shakira and Death of Cool (it's not what you think)

Today's post is all about the circle of life.

Johnny Cash and John Ritter both passed away today. Bummer. Everyone should take a moment today to play "A Boy Named Sue".

On the other side of life, I'm proud to announce the birth of at least 3 new fishes in our pond!! We aren't sure who the parents are. They're dark, which would lead one to believe that Akira (the black koi) is one of the parents. But, they might just be dark because they bébés.

My mother, of course, wants to kill them. I don't know how that woman can be pro-life, but would still want to kill every animal that doesn't produce milk or meat. Anyway, to prevent this, I'm naming them. I'm going to go on the assumption that Akira is the father/mother of at least one of them. I'm further going to assume that Seamus is the father/mother of one of them as well. This would produce the equation Seamus+Akira=Shakira. It's perfect. I would futhermore like to name one of them Johnny, in memory of the recent passing of the 2 John's. If anyone would like to name the 3rd one (and perhaps 4th or 5th, if we find more..), I'll gladly hear any suggestions.

There is a bit of a downside to all of this, though. Our wee aquarium could hardly contain our four fish last season, and with the additional burden of these bundles of joy, I don't think we are going to be able to house them all. Therefore, if anyone would like to take our fishes into foster care, I would be forever grateful. As an added bonus, I'll supply all the food. And maybe a little scuba diver for the tank.