The Denver Post tells us that a five-pound Chihuahua in Masonville, Colorado fought off a rattlesnake to keep a one year-old toddler from being bitten. Zoey the Chihuahua sustained bites herself, but survived. What’s that old saying – it’s not the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in …
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Some Soviet Planes
I mentioned in an earlier post that for some years I had worked in jobs in aerospace and aviation. In one of those positions I worked at a flight test facility at the Mojave Airport in southern California. My employer manufactured jet engines. Engines that needed to be tested for FAA certification were shipped out …
From Steve
Dear all, Internets still screwed but: (1) I am halfway, the worst half, through on the book and if I have a peaceful week– unlikely– I could be all drafted in a week. (2) As of last night they will pay my way air & in- country to go to Almaty for the Primitive Dog …
An American Vacation
At six a.m. Saturday, I was sipping coffee in a deck chair above a sea oat-covered Florida sand dune, staring into the Atlantic ocean. The sun, already shining on Helen and Darren, lit lingering rainclouds from below to the color of smashed plum. The waves rolled and a good breeze pushed back the tops of …
Nanny State
Today’s Denver Post tells us that in the People’s Republic of Boulder it is illegal to attach a rope swing to a tree without the permission of the City Manager. When I last lived there 25 years ago we used to say Boulder was four square miles surrounded by reality.
House of Rain
Earlier this week I caught an interview on NPR with Colorado author Craig Childs on the subject of his recent book on the prehistoric Southwest, House of Rain. I read it back in February and really enjoyed it. I worked in the Southwest while in graduate school, but haven’t worked in that part of the …
Another Prairie Ramble
Just a few pictures from a stroll the dogs and I took last Sunday in the Hidden Mesa Open Space. This ruined windmill and tank were along the way. I haven’t found any bats under overpasses here yet, but saw lots of swallow nests under this one. I was able to catch this butterfly grabbing …
Merle’s Door
Last night Connie and I attended a reading and booksigning by Ted Kerasote for his new book Merle’s Door: Lessons From a Freethinking Dog at the Tattered Cover Bookstore at LoDo (Lower Downtown). Matt, of course, reviewed this book in a post a couple of weeks ago that elicited lots of discussion. I picked up …
Well, Dang…
I feel like I’m 5.4 Random Things in debt! But this is fun. I’m learning things about my blog partners I didn’t know. To keep the chain letter going, I’ll finish my job. 1) We just had our kitchen remodeled. It’s much nicer than it was, with a new tile back splash, granite counter tops …
Reid’s Eight
Tagged by Patrick! Thanks for the honor, I think. Rebecca got tagged, too, and calls this Crazy 8s, which seems about right. I appreciate Matt staking out the position that we only are obligated for 2.6 items each, but I’ll go the full monty. I’ll take Steve’s course of making two of them about my …