One day closer to my vacation, one more person to enshrine into Utter Wonder's Hall of Fame. Today's bold and audacious inductee is Cathy Hannan, also known in Utter Wonder's comments page as "kowgurl". I think of all the inductees so far she has left the most comments. Way to go, Cathy. It makes other people who leave comments, but have yet to submit their photo, look lax and jittery. I don't mean to embarrass you Cathy, but if only all the other frequent commentators were as brave and as thoughtful as you, Utter Wonder would have an even better kick-ass Hall of Fame full of brave and courageous readers. So Cathy gets an extra five minutes of recess. The rest of you can return to your desks and practice your cursive. Work on your C's, like for "Chicken".

Cathy is the co-proprietor of her own site, Lost and Frowned. I recommend you give it a visit. It's clever and campy and full of fun. So it comes as some surprise that Cathy would send a photograph of herself that was so serious and cerebral. My guess is that it's full of hidden meanings upon hidden meanings upon hidden meanings. It's like an episode of Twin Peaks times ninety. I loved Twin Peaks. Remember the Log Lady? I hated her. The rest of the show I liked, though. How about that tough motorcycling teen, James? Yep, hated him, too. But that's it; all the other characters were really cool. Actually, I hated Madchen Amick's character, as well. I forget her character's name. Doesn't matter. Hated her. I think Madchen Amick was wasted in that role anyhow. Her talent is like some humongous omnipotent thing and she never had the chance to show it under the strict direction of that hack, David Lynch.

I will always be mad about that.

But today is not a day to be mad or angered or bitter; it's a day to honor our latest inductee, Cathy Hannan. So let's all take a moment to give her the privilege of studying her photograph for at least five seconds. Now I can't hold you to that, but I trust you will be your own best referee and make sure to devote a minimum five seconds, of what is I'm sure a terribly busy day for you, to gaze and admire Cathy. As mentioned earlier, there is a lot to look at. Apparently it's Christmas all year round at Cathy's. How festive. I bet vacuuming is an issue, what with all the pine needles and such, but having a Christmas Tree in June is such a fun idea. Having lots of stuffed animals to celebrate it with is a fun idea, too. I think. I mean, what if one of the stuffed animals is a Jehovah's Witness? I hope Cathy makes alternate plans for that animal. That bird seated alone on a chair has a bit of a I-don't-celebrate-birthdays-please-buy-the-latest-edition-of-The Watchtower vibe going on. The bird's beliefs might be wacky in a non-fun type of way, but you still have to respect its beliefs no matter how wacky and non-fun they are.

Thankfully we know Cathy (just like Lisa, Bob, Courtney, Joe, and Dee Dee) is wacky in a fun type of way. We also know that she is brave and courageous and chock full of intestinal fortitude for submitting her photograph and wanting to become a member of Utter Wonder's Hall of Fame. For her efforts I've sent her a signed copy of a fan letter I sent Star Jones. As always, the doors to Utter Wonder's Hall of Fame are open to anybody who sends me their photograph for posting on this site. (Stuffed Jehovah Witness animals in photo not required.)

This post is dedicated to pina colads and getting caught in the rain.