“Don’t blame me. I was just wrapping your present.”
Dec 222011
Dec 102011
Or should we just move? This is just a small peak into the tornado that seemed to blow INTO my home the other day. Someone TP’d the downstairs foyer as well. Three rolls of toilet paper unrolled and chewed up along with only one flip-flop. Loki’s so disgusted he can’t even turn to look at the [...]
Jun 092011
Wild Dingo predicts a bull market in the flip flop industry. Timing: 24-hours after Mr. Wild Dingo finds this latest flip flop mastication. Zappos stock headed for sharp gains. (Sorry Mr. Wild Dingo)
May 102011
Juno gave us yet another book review. “This book says ‘what you cannot enforce, do not command.’ That sounds like good advice, huh Pop?”
Apr 062011
Recently, I went to a wine tasting in Lausanne. Scratch that. It was a wine appreciation because they served hors d’ouvres with each wine to help understand how wine flavor can be balanced with food. I don’t know much about how to taste wine or pair it with food, so it was a great experience. Who knew [...]
Feb 142011
Last night we went to a French play, Soupçons, directed by our French teacher’s son. Our French teacher is delightful. She almost makes me want to be a better student. Soupçons is a play based on the drama Staircase, a 9-hour film documenting the trial of Michael Peterson, accused of murdering his wife in North Carolina. [...]
Jan 272011
There is no story, just a few photos of this and that over the past month. When our friends were here we visited the cathedral in Lausanne. It was nighttime, so I didn’t have to risk being kicked out. Another embarassing moment averted.
Jan 232011
Earlier this month, Mr. Wild Dingo and I spent some time with visiting friends, touring as many of Switzerland’s attractions as possible. On one of the days we visited Chillon Castle, a historic monument in Montreaux that was constructed under several periods in history: the Savoy (11th century), the Bernese era (16th century) and the Vaudois [...]
… that two more made it to his naughty list. First lets look at the criminal. “What exatly do you want me to say about this Mom?”
Dec 062010
The TravelMarx left on Friday, after spending two extra days being snowed in with airport and airline shut downs. I really hated seeing them leave. Yes, those are my new boots I’m modeling in the photo. Don’t worry. I already bought another pair by now. One specifically for dog walking. I’m thinking I need at least [...]
Oct 282010
So yesterday I was getting ready to write a post to mock all the Dansko Pool Players, calling them “amateurs,” because who did they think I was? A new Siberian owner? Then Mr. Wild Dingo and I came home from our anniversary dinner to this: Wait, it’s my yoga block. And it’s in the foyer. Hmm. [...]
Oct 232010
Alert readers will note a new feature in the right side bar: The Dansko Betting Pool. The Betting Pool is now open to take bets on the number of days my Dansko shoes survive. The house (me) bets that shoes will last for 180 days or more. If they don’t make it to that fateful day, [...]
Oct 032010
I left the house for 15 minutes. Fifteen lousy minutes. Not a lot can happen in 15 minutes, right? “They say historians cannot fully explain the rise or fall of Rome. Soon, they will say that about Siberian mastications.”
Sep 022010
No rest for the weary. This week, we got the wireless router working (it actually works if you do NOT follow the installation directions), received our air shipment with our clothing, and got the cable TV entertainment system working. Mr. Wild Dingo has been traveling on day trips throughout Europe, while I unpacked and walked the dogs, shopped [...]
I drove Mr. Wild Dingo to the airport yesterday. Nothing like arriving in a new country for 2 days and throwing me to the lions with “drive here and go there and speak to these people.” After the stress of driving on the highways and getting honked at in traffic circles, I came home to [...]
Aug 082010
I came home the other day and found Juno had done a little light reading. So I asked her what she learned. “The unexamined book is not worth reading. But it sure is worth chewing.“
Jul 202010
… have pillow fights. “Nothing says “I missed you” like pillow entrails. I cared enough to shred the very best.”
Feb 252010
Juno went through the mail today. She found her vet bills. “These vet bills were mailed third class! I ain’t comin’ on that tab.”
Jan 282010
Seriously. Why should I be surprised? After all, she also ate my Mini-Cooper. This time, I put my shoes away AND hid the trash can. I left my important identity file folder out on top of my desk because I need to renew my passport. She helped herself to the folder. When I got home, it looked like a [...]
Dec 232009
Somepup was clearly not happy with the sales at Lands End. “I’m a rescue dog. I rescue people from the over-commercialization of Christmas.”
