June 28th, 2009
Old folks love a wedding. And I suppose that once you reach a certain age it doesn’t really matter who’s getting married just so long as you’re invited.
All of which explains this frankly bizarre spectacle at The Riverside Care Center in McKeesport last week.
As I’ve already explained, there’s not much point in dogs getting married. [...]
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June 24th, 2009
My, is it almost June 26 again already? Friday is of course Take Your Dog To Work Day, or as it’s more commonly known by employers: “National Dip In Productivity Day.” It is estimated that at least 6 million man hours are lost every year as Chocolate Labs chase Miniature Dachshunds around filing cabinets, Wheaten [...]
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February 15th, 2009
I’d just gotten my slippers on and poured myself a nice glass of vintage port this evening when I came across the news that the 25th annual Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race has indeed commenced.
Of course I should have been taking part in this 1600km slog myself if it weren’t for the fact that [...]
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January 7th, 2009
New Zealand has over 45 million sheep - that’s around 10 of the woolly critters per human, or 200 million sweaters.
Unfortunately they make terrible crime fighters, bank robbers not being the kind of fellas who are likely to drop their weapons and stick their hands up at the sound of a “baaaa.”
Consequently they have plenty [...]
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November 15th, 2008
Soon to be not-President Bush had a stern talk with soon to be not-First Dog Barney yesterday after reports emerged of more chomp-attacks the sour Scottie has administered on anyone within fangshot.
Further to revelations that the nefarious, wild-eyed hound is literally spitting chips at the prospect of having to surrender his White House cushion to [...]
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November 7th, 2008
So far it’s all been pretty civil on the Republican front. The election of controversial hope-and-changeist Barack Obama inspired a noble concession speech from John McCain, countless messages of good will from the right-of-center blogosphere - and an encouraging address from George W. Bush, who is thrilled at the prospect of the first African American [...]
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October 9th, 2008
Razor, a Florida dog who’s been trained in the art of sniffing out cellphones for the Broward Correctional Institution Ft. Lauderdale, amazed staff at the prison yesterday after finding three of the things on top of a box with a hole in it.
The dog, who achieved nothing of note until the age of three, came [...]
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