I don't know how to explain my new shoes.

How about this. Converses started out uncool. Then they became cool. And then too cool for their own good. So when they became too cool as to become uncool again, I knew that was time to buy my first pair. If you recall, I bought bright blue happy ones. They are happy because when I put them on, I feel an ( Read more... )

My dog has a fiendishly good memory. (I know, all I talk about these days is my dog--I've become one of those owners).

We went to get some Thai food tonight, just a short walk away. I hooked Styx up outside, told him to sit/stay, and went in to pick up my food. I come back, unhook him from the railing, and start walking home. All of a sudden he ( Read more... )

"Skepticism is a useful tool of the inquisitive mind, but it is scarcely a method of investigation."--James Thurber

Something I've been wanting to post for a long time is this hilarious Thurber tale I read some weeks ago:

The Thin Red Leash

It takes courage for a tall thin man to lead a tiny Scotch terrier pup on a smart red leash in our neighborhood ( Read more... )