Daughter Claire was home over the weekend and the big news was her plan to get a new puppy. Claire took it pretty hard when her dog Darcie died over the holidays. We all took it pretty hard. Chris and I had been taking care of Darcie while Claire was away at school. I'm secretly happy about this dec...

A short while ago we met Pete Dowan (virtually). He emailed to share a song he wrote and recorded about how his dog, Scuttle, helped him deal with his medical disabilities. The song is called Good Friend and if you listen (click the play button on the player bar) I think you'll understand why. As ...

Ah, the Internets. How word does spread quickly around these parts. Fortunately, teh funny still hasn't worn off yet. Dear hubby damn near gave himself a hernia laughing over the one about the moose....

If you read my last post you'll know we are down in Big Bend National Park for a little hiking and biking. We brought Darcie along because we couldn't find a competent dog lover to take care of her. It was nice our first couple of days here. We were riding in shorts and short sleeves on Monday. We w...

Via the clarebert </lj> : Fuck You, Penguin! Which reminds me... "Let's Talk Dirty to the Animals"Gilda Radner A rooster says Good Morning With a "Cock-a-doodle-doo" - Good Morning!A horse's neigh is just his wayOf saying, "How are you".A lion growls &qu...

Finally, a chance to update about that damn vacay I took like two weeks ago. Sorry for the delay, and for the general non-postiness. Eleanor's break started last week; therefore, mine ended. She's been in a foul fucking mood because of the heat, so I've been trying to keep her in either wet or centr...

Oh, sure. The "I Heart Mother" tattoo seems cool now, but when he's 15 and wrinkly he'll regret he ever got the damn thing.  No, really. Click on the video link if you can. It's so cute it sears the corneas....

I've made the pilgrimage to Mecca..er St Louis this week for meetings at the Purina Corporate Headquarters. It's nice to see lots of old friends, but I've got to tell you, the weather here stinks. I'm getting to be quite Southwestern sun worshiping snob when it comes to weather. My wife Chris and I ...

Ever have one of those days? I've been caught in some loop - round and round - but, I'm happy to say, I'm getting off the merry-go-round now. Here's the scoop... I received an email from someone who wanted to know why I had a picture of her dog on my blog. (let this be a lesson - I thought I had the...

I headed down to Pullman tonight, armed with a flashlight and some stinky cat food. I was prepared to check around my friend's property and stick my nose under her neighbor's porch. My spidey-senses told me to give the indoors a final once-over, though.  Lo and behold, I discovered a ...