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Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War has it all. The action feels fresh and exciting. Some scenes had the entire audience in tears from laughter, others were truly heartbreaking. It is not afraid to ask the tough questions and the leave you to ponder them on your own, refusing to give you a simple solution ( Read more... ) -
Communicating With Your Dog
Yesterday, Alys and I walked behind a woman with her two small dogs on a leash. What stood out to me, was that she keppt talking at them in a constant stream of words, and in a tone of voice that might make a sensitive dog like Alys duck and cower ("I said no barking stop that this way will you listen now ( Read more... ) -
Free Shaping for Smart Dogs
I remember back at the shelter, when we asked about another dog besides Alys, we were told that this other dog was probably too active for us, whereas Alys would be happy with just "some board games".
( Well, they were not wrong, exactly. Except she's less into Ludo and more into chess. ) -
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year, everyone!
Things are starting to calm down here after the canine and feline horrors of fireworks and guests in the house.
( Fireworks are scary when you're small and sensitive to sounds ) -
"Hello, I'm Alys. Who Are You?"
Approaching Alys' and my one year anniversary, the one behavioral change that I've noticed most in the last days and weeks is her reaction to strangers and only vaguely familiar people (like neighbours ( Read more... ) -
Reign
I started watching Reign, because it turned up on Netflix and I needed some light entertainment.
( spoilers for Reign season 1 ) -
Hamlet
I'm back from London and seeing Hamlet at the Barbican.
( do you need to warn for spoilers for a Shakespeare play? )
