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moving to blogspot ...
http://unexpected-information.blogspot.com/
lots of reasons - the least of which is the commercial messages ...
I'll try to be more consistent there than I have been here.
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attack of the killer dachshunds - sort of
Yesterday, the blond and I went to the dogpark. He's a seasoned citizen in the dog community (approaching fifteen years, thank you very much) and has never been much of an alpha. He lived with an alpha for years and thought he could emerge into the role as alpha when he had his own day in the sun ... it never really worked for him.
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Belated Holiday Greetings Winter 2010-2011
Humble and heartfelt greetings (and contrition for the lateness of this letter),
I never feel like I have much to say about our lives. We work, play with the dog, do family stuff, and stayed in-state this year for vacation (I like sleeping in my own bed, but that’s just me). Actually, because it is sometimes so difficult to feel like there’s ( Read more... ) -
I never thought I was spoiled. Really.
At one point, I did a 'short' story about a guy who made resolutions each year on his birthday ... one year it was to brush his teeth every day (even if he had to buy a new toothbrush when he remembered he hadn't done it in the morning), later he gave up swearing and just used letters to indicate his frustration. The next thing he was going to ( Read more... ) -
the love hate relationship ...
I love my computer ... really. I am also in mourning for it ... the operating system has died and the lovely people at HP don't know quite what to do with it/me.
I just had no idea it was like a co-dependent relationship (and not necessarily a good one).
How addictive it could be.
How I would feel when I wasn't in constant contact with it.
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strange super heroes ...
I've been pondering strange/untapped/unused super heroes and/or their powers. (Yes, I know Mrs. Hunt, my favorite English teacher. would hate these posts *sigh*.) I've also give great thought to who the nemesis might be (even if I don't have the appropriate hero yet ( Read more... ) -
Do you remember Gallagher? Another stupid human trick...
In the 70s/80s there was a comedian who went by Gallagher ... lots of specials on HBO (when that was the new and hip thing to do).
What's the point?
He did a thing about cats ... 'Cats can't read but they can COMPARE'.
Evidently dogs do, too. And they train us to see the world from their point of view.
The longer the blond owns me, the more he's ( Read more... ) -
Remembering Pearl Harbor Day
Pearl Harbor Day is an anniversary that is alive and well in my family. My father-in-law was actually stationed at Pearl Harbor at the time of the attack but was on another ship. Despite the distance, he was still thrown overboard but fortunately not seriously injured.
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stupid human tricks
Long ago and far away, I used to laugh at David Letterman's Stupid (Dog) Tricks ... turns out that over the years I've been trained to do my fair share of stupid human tricks.
Blondie Boy, I always thought, is very average. If you ask him, he's a genius.
Every morning, he gets up and then gets me up to ensure he will indeed be provided with a ( Read more... ) -
What's in a name? It can be scary sometimes.
In an attempt to 'connect' with my 'authentic self' (sounds like I've watched too much Oprah, doesn't it?), in the past year I've tried to liberate myself from the persona I created that I think of as Alf or Alfonsina.
Alf is me but she isn't. She doesn't fear what others think or say about her. She is strange, creative, independent, and she will ( Read more... )
