“I have famously huge turds.” – Drax, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Somewhere in the Santa Cruz Mountains some wily coyote is enjoying a nice turkey dinner. Here’s the backstory: For a month or so this wild turkey’s been trolling my pool — taking dumps on the coping and[…] Read On
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Mask After Vax? Ask a Dog
The CDC says we don’t have to mask or distance after getting vaxed. Lots of epidemiologists disagree, according to the NY Times. Which way to go? Kira the puppy may have the answer. I seriously doubt that Kira woke up yesterday thinking, I’m gonna jump out the window of a[…] Read On
Fletch RIP
Lost our boxer Fletch a couple weeks ago. We are mourning big-time. I know, I know, he was just a dog. It’s just that we never had children so, well, you get it. And since I work at home on our property, they’re sort of constant companions who never let[…] Read On
Our Complicated Relationship With Nature
We may be on top of nature’s food chain at the moment, but make no mistake; in the end, we’re all just food. Not long after we bought our Santa Cruz Mountains property I was out in the car port working on our pickup truck when I heard my dog[…] Read On
Even Workaholics Gotta Take a Break Sometime
Hope ya’ll are having a fun summer and successfully celebrated the 4th without blowing up any body parts. I’m sort of taking the week off; thought I’d fill you in on what’s going on around here. No vaca or anything (wife’s consumed with a new job), just chilling in the[…] Read On
Credit Card Signatures and Other Useless $#*!
You’ve probably heard that credit card signatures will soon be a thing of the past. Like most news these days, it’s only partially true. Mastercard and Visa are simply removing the requirement for merchants. Besides, most transactions are already signature-less. You don’t seriously think they did this for you, do[…] Read On
What Dogs Can Teach Us About Life, Work and Relationships
When you consider some of society’s popular expressions about dogs, you’d think our furry friends lead torturous lives: “I’ve been working like a dog,” “it’s a dog-eat-dog world,” “it’s a dog’s life” and “they treat me like a dog,” to name a few. In reality dogs have great lives, as[…] Read On