Though come to think of it, Rolf the Dog is already based on Waits. [...] 70s Tom Waits, though.

Nope, he can't possibly be. Rowlf first appeared on the Jimmy Dean Show (yes, the sausage guy used to be a singer) back in the early sixties, ten years before Waits's first album came out. Waits was only 14 when Rowlf started pounding away on his piano.

So we're faced with the possibility that Tom Waits is based on Rowlf the Dog?

Kat, If you go to the Netherlands any time, remember my brother lives there (he works in satellites, so he can talk to Lori with lots of cool techie speak) AND his wife owns a fantastic chocolate shop, with fancy Belgian chocolates!!!!!!

So we're faced with the possibility that Tom Waits is based on Rowlf the Dog?

Or that one of them can travel through time. Probably Rowlf.

t Waves at Robin

Or that one of them can travel through time. Probably Rowlf.

Or that Merlen was actually a fuzzy puppet dog?

Or that Merlen was actually a fuzzy puppet dog?

t Clueless for the first time this week

t My week starts on Sunday, so it's not like I've wasted any cluelessness time

Um, I have no idea who Merlen is.

t /Clueless for the first time this week

(And I can close the tag because the next time this tag is relevant, it won't be the "first time" anymore.)

Hello, Nilly! Lovely to see you.

How are you doing, Robin? It's been forever since I posted with you.

It might help if I spelled Merlin correctly. [link]

I can't believe you early rising left coasters.

In my case, it is totally unintentional.

ETA: I will say that, when I can't sleep, I find myself almost wishing I was an early riser. It's so cool being out and about at this time of day.

I'm doing very well. A little thing--I stopped caffeine for the sake of blood pressure and jitteriness and started drinking herbal tea instead of diet soda. I feel much better and it is so much fun exploring the world of tea! I get to try new ones and discover which ones I like and read up on the history of it, all very fun things.