In which we like verification

Ever wonder if the celebrity you friended on Facebook or follow on Twitter is the real deal? Valebrity knows! Well, I think they know--I haven't actually verified Valebrity. But they SEEM to know, and that's helpful, no? The ever-knowledgeable Kimmy Darling (I really, REALLY wish that was her actual surname, like the family in Peter Pan...) shared this link a bit ago and I just now remembered to pass it along.

In puppy news, the monstrous little scamps have DOUBLED their size since we got them, and in two weeks, when they get their last vaccines, we can finally take them out properly! It's been so difficult to leave them behind when we go out. Sometimes we take them for rides or we coordinate errands so that one person always stays in the car with them while someone else takes care of getting the library books or the stamps, but it will be MUCH more fun when we can walk them like actual grown-up dogs.

And those of you who have been hanging around my little corner of the blogosphere know what July means to me--TOUR DE FRANCE! I am already buzzy, people, and it doesn't even begin until July 4. I cannot wait to see the start in Monaco! Luckily, my July travel will coincide with some flat stages between the mountains, so I won't miss too much of the good stuff, and the day after I get back is a rest day which means LOADS of tivo to catch up on what I missed. Lance Armstrong is in, Tom Boonen is out--it's already shaping up to be a hellaciously good Tour. (Edited to add: I have nothing against Tom Boonen personally except it would be very nice if he stopped testing positive for things for which he ought not to be testing positive. I just meant there's lots to talk about this year.)