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This is going to be a bit of a rant. Sorry, not sorry. Because this is something that just gets under my skin. We were watching our set of TV shows last week, and on two- yeah, TWO- of them, they leaned on the "mean, aggressive pit bull" trope. On one, the Good Guys were … Continue reading Why Is It Always “Pit Bulls”?
I probably pissed someone off last week. I took Lambeau out for his morning pee-and-poop. We walked around the cul-de-sac as usual and he did his thing. On the way home, he decided he wasn't quite finished pooping so we walked along the side of the garage toward the back of the house and he … Continue reading Monday Musings: He’s My Dog. I Get to Decide Who He Interacts With
In case you needed more reasons to love Tom Hiddleston: Hiddleston Love Edit: I have been notified that the above link may not work from a cell phone. You might try this link instead. Seems to work better on mobile devices. Tito's isn't just a good vodka, they are helping find good homes for dogs, … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Tom Hiddleston, Tito’s and Dogs, and Mars Rover Selfie
Although there are many reasons for always feeling chilly, even when most other people are comfortable, there a few that you might want to have checked by your doctor: Always Cold It turns out there is some pretty cool stuff under all that ice in Antarctica. Take a look: Under the Ice Science now says … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: If You Are Always Cold, Under Antarctic Ice, Late Sleepers Explained, and Hilarious Dog Trait Cartoons
The Heart of Dog by Doranna Durgin My rating: 4 of 5 stars Apologies for the late posting, but the BaldMan had an appointment at the hospital today, and I had to be there to drive him home. Nothing serious, just one of those preventive things you must get done now and again, but he … Continue reading Friday Review: The Heart of Dog by Doranna Durgin (and Others)
First, apologies for no Monday post. Long weekend, and I needed a recovery day. It was a good weekend, just tiring. More on that next week, with pictures! Earlier this year, a joint effort by NASA and ESA landed a probe on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. Here's what it found: Titan Landing This study, although … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Landing on Titan, Why Dogs Are So Friendly, and Animal Brothers from Other Mothers
Today's links will be of cuteness. Mostly animal cuteness. Click. Watch. Smile. 2016 Baby Animals Compilation What cuteness video set is complete without a baby goat trying to figure out how to jump? Baby Goat If you want to entertained non-stop, it seems you need to get your dog a trampoline: Dogs on Trampolines And, … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Cuteness. Only Cuteness.
This Garden of Sound is pretty cool. It must have taken a while to do all that: Hokkaido Show Garden Marvel Superheroes as dogs? Oh, yeah! IronChihuahua is just great!: Marvel Superdogs Steampunk fan? Check out these LEGO steampunk designs built from scratch: LEGO Steampunk A list of the 50 greatest science fiction shows ever. … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Garden of Sound, Marvel Dogheroes, Steampunk LEGOs, and 50 Greatest Sci-Fi TV Shows
I love "Into the Woods." I've seen the movie, but still prefer the original stage play. Wrapped up in the fairy tales and music are some good life lessons. This post lists many of them. (Yes, there are errors, but the writer is a teenager. It's quite good despite those.): Into the Woods Lighthouses have … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Lessons from Into the Woods, Lighthouse v. Waves, Owning a PitBull Changes You, & Poster Fails
There was a break in blog posts for a bit while I finished up NaNoWriMo (yes, I made it to 50K!) and had a very lovely Thanksgiving weekend with family. Now, back to business. Here are today's web wanderings: Speaking of Thanksgiving, here are 15 dogs who were a bit less than well-behaved for the … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Dogs Ruin Thanksgiving, Creepy App for T-shirts, Writer Gifts, and Bad Gaiman
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