The Kasoogi Effect

Our "Worker" Wage has been spending a lot of time with Mr. and Mrs. Kasoogi. We suspect a tinsy bit of hero-worship may be taking place.

Award Winners Winkolina and Trunko

It's official. Winkolina and Trunko win Parents Choice Award 2009! Woot. Woot. This is big.

Our Winkolina's wasted no time in stepping into their new role as award winning stars of plushdom. It's been a dizzy day of photo ops, interviews, and snacks. Trunko was delayed in travel and missed the photo set, so the Winkie's saved his snacks for him. In their tummies.

Being a proud Mommie of Winkolina's myself, I can only imagine how pleased Uglydoll creators David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim must be with this award. They are again to be congratulated for redefining plain and Ugly and transforming them into award winning qualities.

In in the midst of fun and festivites the question remains, however, on the minds of many. What about The Kasoogi's? Why were they passed over for this award? Were they even nominated? Were they ROBBED?

Mr. and Mrs. Kasoogi are unconcerned with such trivialities. They are thrilled for their fellow Uglydolls. An award for one is an award for all!

But still, the question will linger for those of us who love and admire The Kasoogi's. Maybe I need to be hit with the Ugly Stick!

Whack. That's better.

Want your own award winning Uglydoll? Click here to go to the Uglydoll Store. Winkolina and Trunko come in 4 sizes: Clip-on, Little Ugly, Classic Ugly 14", and 2 foot Ugly. There's one for every lifestyle.

Preparing to Greet The Kasoogi's

Knowing Mr. and Mrs. Kasoogi will arrive any day now, we have throttled up our preparations. Of course there will be a full celebration in their honor, complete with out-of-this-world tasty treats. But how to entertain this pair?
Click here to see this great webcam The Kasoogi's will love. Pete's Pond is a streaming webcam located in Botswana, Africa. Day or night, a bit of patience will yield some amazing animal sightings. And even when there is nothing to see, there is always something to HEAR. So be sure to turn on your audio.
This webcam is hosted by National Geographic, so the quality it quite good. If you happen to land there at a slow time, be sure to visit the Pond again at a different time of day. You will be glad you did. Few of us will ever make it to Africa, so this may be the next best thing.
If you really love Pete's Pond and want to support the webcam, there is a Donate Button at the bottom of their page. Enjoy.

Note: You will need a plug-in for Firefox to view streaming webcam.
Word of Caution: You could potentially see the food chain in action. I haven't seen anything like that yet, but everyone's gotta eat.