Should You Eat Dogs?

My gut reaction: NO!! You are surprised? Matt Miller pointed me to this piece in Salon by Ted Kerasote about a horrifying experience he had in China. My take is not quite the same as his but close enough, especially for dogs. Matt wrote: “Thinking about the grouse watching trip’s participants: have you seenTed K.’s …

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More on Spaying

Dr John Burchard writes on mandatory spay neuter, resurrected in California. I had said: “Only Americans (and perhaps Canadians) have this neutering thing. I thinkEuropean members [ of our list– they did] will confirm that neutering of purebred dogs is much rarer there. He replied: “It is beginning to catch on there too … but …

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Links

I want to do more original content (and maybe therefore post less?) but have a lot of linkage stored. Onward! I like Rod Dreher’s version of a Doomsday cult. Guns for vasectomies? Interesting priorities! HT Tam. High- end eagle hunting video here at Patrick’s. Best flights I have seen on film yet, though I once …

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Ideas for Change?

This past year has been a tough one economically, mostly because of the sorry state of mainstream publishing. If the story ever gets resolved for the better (which it probably will) I’ll tell it all here. Suffice to say that it fulfills every dire statement that Michael Blowhard ever made about the business. For now, …

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Flood Stage

The snow melt and heavy rains upriver in the midwest have sent a huge bulge of water our way. Crest is expected on the 16th of April, and unless a spillway to our south is opened, it stands now to top the levee. I doubt that will be allowed to happen, but it’s dramatic to …

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Domestic Post: Garden & Such

Spring! Especially nice after a long winter.. We had to really puppy- proof (read “Larissa- proof”) the garden this year. Though almost two, she still has been chewing like a pup. Recent casualties include hoses, our cell phone, and Paul Theroux’s Old Patagonian Express. So: It takes some figuring. Here Lib and Peculiar, who has …

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Latter Day New Orleans

Reid sent a recent story from the NYT with this headline: Big Plans Are Slow to Bear Fruit in New Orleans. He asks, “Knowing the history of the city, is this surprising?” I quipped in reply, “No, nothing ever moved quickly in New Orleans except money from the pockets of tourists.” And that’s still true, …

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Coursing with Sheepdogs?

Readers will remember writer, sheepherder, and guard dog breeder Cat Urbigkit of Wyoming. Her books can be found here. A recent note from her to Steve reminds us that flock guardian dogs, thoseancient custodians of sheep and other flocks, don’t just passively GUARD. Cat writes: I took the runt of the litter of guard dog …

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Red Planet

Chas has a pic up he took while visiting what he call our “Operation Ocotillo terraforming demonstration project”. You can see Libby and me in the background. In this spirit, I thought I’d post pics of another Martian locus here, with the caption: “Though we hadn’t yet added water, the dry habitat game was abundant, …

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