Driving home one day and passing by a collie playing in a yard.
Andy: Look, a BGB.
Me: Awww. Do you think anyone has actually ever named their collie "Lassie"?
Andy: Probably.
Me: But it's so cliche it seems like nobody would never do it.
Andy: We had 4 beagles and named them all Snoopy.
Point taken.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010
The Cone.
Hey Toby, why the long face?
Wait, something doesn't seem right here.
Oh no.
It's the dreaded cone.
Wait, something doesn't seem right here.
Oh no.
It's the dreaded cone.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Off the TV Grid
About a month ago, we received our Comcast bill. As would happen every 6 or so months, our bill had suddenly jumped up $40.
The old woman in me said in an old woman voice, "By jove! I'm tired of Comcast's cockamamy!"
We contacted Comcast to try to work something out that was reasonable.
Instead we found Comcast to be highly unreasonable.
Since we have no other cable providers in our neck of the woods, we decided to try out some tried and true rabbit ears for now.
However, last night the cable was cut and we had not yet purchased rabbit ears.
So what was this young, hip and happening couple to do without any TV?
We did a puzzle while listening to NPR Stories of the Day. In our house without cable. And then we went to bed at 9 pm.
29 is the new 89, kids.
The old woman in me said in an old woman voice, "By jove! I'm tired of Comcast's cockamamy!"
We contacted Comcast to try to work something out that was reasonable.
Instead we found Comcast to be highly unreasonable.
Since we have no other cable providers in our neck of the woods, we decided to try out some tried and true rabbit ears for now.
However, last night the cable was cut and we had not yet purchased rabbit ears.
So what was this young, hip and happening couple to do without any TV?
We did a puzzle while listening to NPR Stories of the Day. In our house without cable. And then we went to bed at 9 pm.
29 is the new 89, kids.
Friday, October 8, 2010
What has 4 paws . . .
. . . and can't run in a straight line?
This guy.
He's been through a lot in the past couple of months. It all started at Disneyland for Dogs, a.k.a. the Dog Park. We were going to be leaving for Ireland soon and I was trying to fit in as many dog park visits as possible. I unloaded the pups and off they went.
Gordie, a dog built for running and athletic prowess, took off like usual in his full sprint.
Toby, a dog built for laying down and eating prowess, attempted to catch his brudder.
Toby failed in his attempt. Instead, I heard a pop, saw his hind leg come up lame, and he limped pathetically over to me.
A few days later, the vet confirmed our suspicions - he had torn his ACL. We had to get him into surgery, but we also were scheduled to leave for Ireland in 4 days. Fortunately, Toby has a great grandma in the form of my Mama, so she was able to care for the guy after his surgery. The vet confirmed during surgery that the tear was a bad one - he completely tore the ACL and his meniscus.
Remember, all he was doing was running in a straight line.
That's our Toby.
All is going well in his recovery to this point. He can't play or run off leash, but he can move around more and he's on schedule to be back to normal by Christmas.
I know he'd enjoy the Christmas present of being able to romp with his brudder again.
At which point I'm sure he'll promptly tear the ACL in his other leg.
This guy.
He's been through a lot in the past couple of months. It all started at Disneyland for Dogs, a.k.a. the Dog Park. We were going to be leaving for Ireland soon and I was trying to fit in as many dog park visits as possible. I unloaded the pups and off they went.
Gordie, a dog built for running and athletic prowess, took off like usual in his full sprint.
Toby, a dog built for laying down and eating prowess, attempted to catch his brudder.
Toby failed in his attempt. Instead, I heard a pop, saw his hind leg come up lame, and he limped pathetically over to me.
A few days later, the vet confirmed our suspicions - he had torn his ACL. We had to get him into surgery, but we also were scheduled to leave for Ireland in 4 days. Fortunately, Toby has a great grandma in the form of my Mama, so she was able to care for the guy after his surgery. The vet confirmed during surgery that the tear was a bad one - he completely tore the ACL and his meniscus.
Remember, all he was doing was running in a straight line.
That's our Toby.
All is going well in his recovery to this point. He can't play or run off leash, but he can move around more and he's on schedule to be back to normal by Christmas.
I know he'd enjoy the Christmas present of being able to romp with his brudder again.
At which point I'm sure he'll promptly tear the ACL in his other leg.
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