Ha. Ha. Come here so I can end you.

So, dad thinks he funny. Ha, to the bloody ha. I have to say, between mom and dad they have a lot of nicknames for me, and most of them are understandable - even, at times, a bit amusing. For example, they call me: poopy pants, Muey Mal, Fart machine, pickle, Monkey, etc....like I said, some are cute, some are funny, most of them are tolerable. So far, the worst of them has been Rudolph. I’m sure you’re as lost as I was….until they handed me a mirror. It would appear, that due to the large amount of food which contains beta-carotene - i.e. sweet potatoes and carrots - that they feed me, my nose has been known to be a bit more orangeish than the average nose...fine, but not my fault!

However, today dad outdid himself. Today he stooped to a new low. Today I became known as: E.T. For a little while I worked with it: Excellent Tot? Extremely Territorial? Evenly Tempered? Extra Tenacious? I spent a good half an hour working up some pretty good ideas, and feeling pretty good about my new nickname. Then mom, who had been barely able to contain her snickering in the corner, informed me that my new name was a reference to a character from a movie back in like 1980. This character apparently had a over sized head and a small narrow neck....like I said....Ha, ha, ha, ha….

Look people, I've been sick! I've lost some weight! Back off before I cut you!