Bogieblog

Say Hello

To Sam's new dog, Ruby.

May the two of you have many special years in front of you!

Go Away*

Well, go read part 7 of Wichi Dude's Bright Lights anyway. Don't worry, you won't be missing anything here - my life is singularely uninteresting at the moment and so far I am resisting the temptation to bore you to tears by writing about it!

*Not to be confused with Godsmack's song Keep Away.

Best Hunter of the Pack

Ever consider what they must think of us? I mean, here we come back from a grocery store with the most amazing haul -- chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we're the greatest hunters on earth! -- Anne Tyler

(stolen from Buffy, who has found a list of quotes about dogs.)

Yes, our dogs think I am the greatest hunter that ever lived. Everytime I come in, they have to check out if anything is in my hands. If there is, then they stay under my feet sniffing away - trying to figure out if they are going to get a treat or, at the very least, they might get a scrap at some later time. I can be bringing in the mail, and they will assail it with their noses until they figure out that I haven't caught anything edible.

Honored By the Doc

Can I faint now? I know this won't mean much to most of you, but for those that are in the know, you will understand why I feel this way - I have been linked by Doc Searls.

Although it is hard to find, because there are so many links in his post, he points to my Market Forces post.

Markets ultimately are about the valuable choices we present to each other. Not the big crushing the small, however tempted we are to believe those are the only worthy examples of "market forces" at work.

Where "Tempted" points to my post. I'm just absolutely giddy, now I'll have to write another masterpiece so that he will have to link me again.

Nah, but I am honored and flattered that he saw fit to notice my little piece of the blogworld!

Close Enough

Maine is your state. It's pretty and nice and
quiet and not crowded. I love Maine, so do
you.


What State Is Perfect For You?
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Probably the only reason this didn't come up as New Hampshire, is that it wasn't on the list. Close enough!

Link via The Accidental Jedi.

Interesting Stuff

Bigwig has a new pet. Just look at the fangs in the first picture (yeah, I know - they're not fangs, get over it) - they are just so awesome looking!!

Worn Out

We had about 30" of snow between yesterday and today - most of that was recieved in the early morning hours Sunday. I shovelled the deck, porch, stone steps and the path from the deck to the dog pen (plus to the dog house and the water bucket - yes, our dogs are spoiled).

The Wonderful Spouse snow blowed (blew?) the driveway, from the shed to the driveway, beside the house (for outside access to the oil tank in the greenhouse) and a path extending to the lean-to (good thing too because I need to fill the wood rack soon). It was tough going as the wind was whipping around and blowing 1/2 of what was being thrown out, back into the places we had just cleared. The roof still needs to be cleaned off, as do the sheds and lean-to, but WS ran out of daylight (and I had to take a nap before going to work tonight).

We should get a couple of days af decent weather with rain (or as our luck probably dictates, snow) on Thursday.

Big Deliveries

I got a big box from FedEx yesterday (technically it was the day before yesterday, Friday, but it was yesterday for me). Anywho, I was expecting some boxes as I had just done some online ordering on Monday (or was it Tuesday? Hmmm, I get sooo messed up on 3rd shift).

The problem was that I was expecting packages to arrive via UPS and USPS not FedEx (okay, it wasn't really a problem, but it did puzzle me when fedEx pulled into the driveway). Another problem arose when I opened the door and saw the size of the package - definitely too big to be anything that I ordered!

Relating a Story

When I got off work Friday morning, I spent a bit of time talking to AR, the first shift person. I told him that I wasn't going to get much sleep (about 2 1/2 hours) because I had an eye appointment. Although the story he related to me is somewhat related, I'm not sure how we got there from my comment.

To find this funny, you probably have to imagine the scene in your mind (if you haven't lost it like I have).

AR plays in some local sports. One winter he played on a volleyball team with a guy that had thick glasses and two hearing aids (I'll call this guy Hal, just for the fun of it).

Hal was at the net trying to block a spike from a player from the opposing team. Apparently, the block didn't do much good, as the ball went caroming off of Hal's head.

Hals glasses and both hearing aids went flying off in different directions.

Could Be Interesting

Cheddar X has put an interesting twist on a "find out about me" quiz. The object is to pick one of your favorite bands, and using song titles from the band's albums, answer the following questions.:

• Are you male or female? She Gathers Rain


• Describe yourself: Wasting Time


• How do some people feel about you? Scream


• How do you feel about yourself? Disciplined Breakdown


• Describe your ex: (This is a toughie, since I haven't had an "ex" anything for 20 some years) In Between


• Descibe your current significant other (real or imaginary): Love Lifted Me


• Describe what you want to be: Untitled


• Describe your current mood: In Between


• Describe your friends: Collection of Goods


• Share a few words of wisdom: Listen

Oh yeah, Your part in this is to figure out who the band is.

Thanks to Lummox for passing on the quiz!