The noble dog experiment unhappily failed. He had herded animals for most of his life and there was just too much of the past ingrained in him. The last thing the previous owner said was that he can climb an eight foot fence and he will roam but he will come back. He was right. Liked to go down to the river and pick up burrs and ticks. A real sweetheart but low on the dog social ladder back when and some weirdly ingrained beta quirks.
We have had a roamer before and it created neighbor problems so we thought that it would be best to take a break and start over later with a dog maybe younger or older.
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I take off for Vegas tomorrow. Three night Venetian comp. BigD and I are going to celebrate the end of his chemo treatments with a couple days of March madness, spa treatments and as much fun as we can stand. Might even get in the car and take a quick run to Utah.
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KerryB sent this hot James Brown link over.
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Gassed up at Fifth and Center City in Escondido for $4.11. In Fallbrook you pay $4.49. Worth the trip.
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Denis sent me down a very interesting book, Exquisite Corpse, Surrealism and the Black Dahlia Murder by Nelson and Bayliss which ties in nicely with some of my investigations of late. Very odd book, strange peccadilloes of Hodel and Man Ray amongst many others. No DeGaston info.
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Renée sent this one over. And this. Ted sent me over a recipe for rice crispy treats.
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Robin Adler sent this over: Hello Friends,
This is a fun gig that we are doing next Thursday. Folkey Monkey is a music series hosted by our good friend Joe Rathburn. Every other week or so he invites a few of his musician friends to pick one of their favorite musical artist as the nights theme. Our choice for next weeks theme is "Sting". As you know we are deeply into Joni Mitchell's music but we thought we'd do something different for this show. Sting is an artist that both Dave and I admire as a songwriter of substance. We will be alternating the sets with Joe who is a wonderful singerl/songwriter in his own right. Dave and I will also throw in a few of our original songs.
Where: Vision Center, 11260 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA 92124 (2 miles east of I-15, in Tierra Santa) (on the Seventh Day Adventist campus)
When: Thursday March 22nd
Time: 7-9 pm
Cover: $10 (at the door)
Phone: 619-303-6609
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Ricardo send over this homage to Corky Trinidad. New York Stan turns us on to Solomon Island pipe stampers. And the Four Spirits of Rhythm.
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Looks like Kit Bacon Gressitt's longtime nemesis at the Koala is in some deep shit. Matt Weaver arrested for election fraud.
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Renée offers this cool short, Fresh Guacamole. And Hudg links us to a story about how the Feds let the AIG's pay us back with our own money.
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One of my favorite blogs, Orca Watcher, has been following the mysterious death of killer whale L112.
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Happy St. Patrick's Day and happy birthday to my sister Elizabeth Allison Sommers.
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5 comments:
With due respect to animal shelters and rescue dog owners.
Get a puppy at six to eight weeks. best to see both parents if possible.
You become the alpha parents of a kidnapped pup. In a couple of weeks, maybe longer, it will start to mold itself to your traits.
After the destructive teething (which is brutal with a big dog) and the first 6-8 months of puppyhood you end up with a loyal best friend for life with no baggage.
Moki was the best dog I could of ever owned. (I got Seiko at 1 year, beautiful talented dog but never totally fit in)
KJ
speaking of Sting, his autobiography Broken Music is available from our library system; i appreciate the man and his music a lot more since reading it.
Sting is not my cup of meat. Heavy Bono syndrome. I agree on the dog, KJ, never had any problems with pups.
Robert,
How about our conservation minded government allowing Indian tribes to start killing bald eagles? Why not raise them and collect feathers they molt?
They shoot mountain lions for sport, now this. Very curious...JS
Ulysses goes down easier when listened too, also helps to be an ex-catholic, who knows the catechism thoroughly. What comes through to me primarily is the delight in enjoying the present, even though it is no longer the present. Gift of gab, Joyce had.
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