The White Stuff
I love living in a place where everybody freaks out when it snows. Offices close, school lets out, and there’s nobody on the road despite the lack of hazardous driving conditions. And my dog runs...
View ArticleDear Old Dude,
I realize that you are probably exceedingly fond of your canine companion, and I will even give you the benefit of the doubt and assume that in most cases, your dog is probably a shining model of good...
View ArticleCleanse Day
Today is our weekly Cleanse Day, more commonly referred to as Liquid Fast Day of Doom. Being unable to eat real food for an entire day does not bode well for my mood. Neither does the fact that the cat...
View ArticlePlease Remove Shoes
So Baskin Robbins is doing a 31 ¢ special tomorrow as a fund raiser for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. I’m sure that the firefighters appreciate that they’re only bringing in 31 ¢ per...
View ArticleThe Pet
My daughter has a new pet. She has selected a “baby bean” from her dinner plate and has been carrying it around the house for the last 20 minutes. She holds it as though she’s handling a baby bird,...
View ArticleHey, Guess What?
I hurt myself from yawning too big. I think I overstretched the tendon that connects my jaws or something. I know. I’m now in competition with Sammy Sosa for lamest injuries. I wonder if...
View ArticleProdigal
The day we moved to Texas in 2003, we had just driven 5 days from Seattle with our puppy, Japp. We were hanging out in my parents’ back yard when Japp slipped through the fence and took off for the...
View ArticleAnybody want a cat?
I love my cat. He’s awesome. He’s totally tolerant and lovey and sweet and wouldn’t hurt a fly. But if he doesn’t stop pissing on my carpet I’m going to kick him curbside. It started sometime after...
View ArticleDon’t Be a Moron
Ok, can we just talk about something that is slowly but surely moving past the point of “pet peeve” and into the realm of “makes me stabby?” Irresponsible dog owners. I have spent the past 7 years...
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