Author Archives: Joel

I mentioned that when Little Bear first joined us, Magnus (literally) drooled all over him in welcome. That enthusiasm cooled markedly within 24 hours: Magnus is an old dog and likes his quiet time. He doesn’t welcome me disturbing him … Continue reading →

NEVER, NEVER DO THIS!

From Rex May, AKA Baloo. I’ve always liked his political comics.

My weekender neighbors S&L came in last night around 10. Ghost and Fritz have been spending major portions of their nights outdoors and raised hell when they passed, which is how I know. So I wondered if Ghost would be … Continue reading →

Trekkies Bash New Star Trek Film As ‘Fun, Watchable’

…and winter lasted so long it took me some time to remember that it’s not new! It’s post-Snacky Time. Nothing to do but sit and read, but it’s too hot to go in the lair so we sit outdoors. The … Continue reading →

…he’d just film documentaries.” The city denied his claim to be reimbursed for the damage to the door. Leonard said he was told that since the warrant listed Leonard’s address, the officers hadn’t technically stormed the wrong house. City Councilwoman … Continue reading →

You don’t want to be hated, do you? Well then! The solution is clear! H/T to canadian at TMM

Oh…wait. It isn’t in the news at all. Gee, I wonder why?

I seem to have brought little Bear into a household determined not to nurture him. Even Magnus, who first greeted him with such enthusiasm, has turned grumpy. The other two boys started out that way. Kirby made no secret of … Continue reading →

He narrowly avoided being named Piglet. He’s got the little piggy snout, and the little piggy eyes, and when he’s chewing contentedly on your hand or trying to untie your boots he’s got this Arnold-the-pig grunting thing going on. But … Continue reading →

I was doing some forum-crawling with my second cup this morning, and came upon this: …[I]t seems there may be a solid and perfectly rational explanation behind the correlation of nerdishness to libertarianism. If you spent your formative years getting … Continue reading →

Got an email from my landlady, with a suggested explanation for Click’s surprising behavior toward the new puppy: Yes, that’s Ghost. And Click. At about the same age as my little guy. Traumatic stress flashbacks are terrible things; I’ll need … Continue reading →

So Magnus has fully accepted the puppy (not as enthusiastically as at first, perhaps, but his mind hasn’t changed; the puppy can stay.) Fritz is not in favor, but aware that he’s not going to get a vote. Humph. And … Continue reading →

Yeah, Ghost is weekending with S&L because I wanted a couple of days without having to deal with the Walky Issue. But the puppy has done so well, and he slept most of the morning and afternoon and he was … Continue reading →

This is your ruler: This is your ruler on drugs: Get the picture?

I should stick with puppies. Puppies make my smile, and get me all upset and anxious in a good way. I make the mistake of peeking out at the rest of the world, and I get this… The White House … Continue reading →

Well…Magnus is a mother. Fritz is a grumpy uncle. Life is going to be very entertaining while we sort this all out. Magnus is utterly besotted with the puppy. He follows him everywhere, licking his head, cleaning up his poops, … Continue reading →

My kingdom for a camera. He’s a short-muzzled ball of fur, coal-black except for a little tuft of white on his chest, whose combined paws probably mass as much as the rest of him. I do believe he’s going to … Continue reading →