The Dog Show

Late at night, every night, Daphne watched The Dog Show. Odds are you’ve never seen it unless you’re a dog. See, The Dog Show’s broadcast on top of human programs in frequencies only dogs perceive. It stars a beat up mixed-breed named Lucious, missing one eye, half an ear. Each episode, for nearly 15 years … Read more

Excited!

The fellow at the table next to me is excited about getting on a panel with someone who’s a “super high-ranking hardcore anarchist vegan.” I didn’t know they ranked that kind of thing. Cool.

For Tundra Wolves

For Tundra Wolves to be to dogs as lions are to cats, Tundra Wolves which can already grow up to 7 feet long would need to be 11.76 times larger than they actually are and weigh 1,460 pounds. 1,460 pounds of Tundra Wolf. Do you see what I’m saying?

Verner Ist Ein Fahmer

“Verner ist lonely in every part of his body” in this stirring trailer for an even more stirring film from extremely stirring 1920s German auteur/filmmaker/farmer Edelgard von Schinkenliebhaber. Prepare to get stirred! Verner Ist Ein Fahmer – watch more funny videos (Written and filmed by The Whittlers — East Bay cohorts in mini-movie mania.)

Berries

The guy next to me at this breakfast joint just said to his date in a Jack Nicholson voice that I think is really the way this guy talks “looks to me like you’re not a fan of berries.” If he sees what I’m typing I’m a dead man.

milestone

My daughter finally reached the age where she slept in so long on a Saturday, I teased her with the old “oh wow, I forgot I had a second child” bit. Much more importantly, I finally reached the age where I amused myself by delivering said tease. Woohoo!

Outrageous

overalls are rocking out country-style tonight. That outrageous fiddle, the toe-tapping outrageous lady singer and Brother Jeremiah with his bass and jaunty fresh-brimmed derby. You are all outrageously dressed up like Depression era folks tonight. Except so much cleaner.

Just for fun

Sam wanted to bob for apples on Halloween “just for fun.” Which was a relief, because I know there are some people who bob for apples competitively, and others who bob for apples professionally. And I’m just not ready for him to make either of those leaps.