...from the April, 1884 issue We went to see "Bridge to Terabithia" today and it was a pretty good flick. Badly misrepresented in it's ad campaign, but still worth watching. I will warn you that, unless you are a heartless wretch, you will shed a tear or two. No dog park for the girls today, … Continue reading The Astounding Adventures Of Doctor Tempest In The City Of Demons
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The Sweetest Dominatrix In Fair Oaks, California
...and she baked great cookies, too Today's trip to the dog park was fun for the girls. The one we went to was huge and not too crowded. Both of them were pretty tired out by the time we got home. I once again took up my Holy Jihad against the Weedy Infidels that have … Continue reading The Sweetest Dominatrix In Fair Oaks, California
Deep Fried Xenomorphs
...served with extra crispies Well, it's almost midnight and both the girls and myself are still up. I'm up cos I've spent the last 2 hours crushing France out of existence in Civ 3. The girls are up cos they've spent the last 3 hours sleeping. Grace? She went to bed about 9:30. So anyway, … Continue reading Deep Fried Xenomorphs
Wandering In The Dreamhills
...with Tom Waits and Mark Twain, no less Yeah, that above is from a totally cool dream I had last night. It also featured: a nubile young lass, very small towns from my youth that no longer resemble small towns, a big ol' friendly black Lab named Pete, a '57 Chevy pickup and my mom … Continue reading Wandering In The Dreamhills
Wine Gets Mellow And Gains Character, Cheese Gets Stronger And Smellier
...and I reckon I do all of the above as I age Birthday Update Went to the Indian buffet for lunch. Good food and I partook of it robustly. May explode soon. Gifted myself with a couple of used CD's (Tom Waits Closing Time and The Ramones Ramonesmania)from Dimple Records. Wrassled with the girls and … Continue reading Wine Gets Mellow And Gains Character, Cheese Gets Stronger And Smellier
The Nine Ways To Catch A Hippo
...using only a net, some old socks and a pie Stuff-O-Rama 1: Watched The Dresden Files on Sci Fi Channel. Pretty good adaptation, despite a couple of slightly jarring changes from the books. The actor playing Harry does a fine job. 2: I went and bought tea and spices from the herb/spice lady at the … Continue reading The Nine Ways To Catch A Hippo
The Thrilling Adventures Of Doctor Tempest Versus The Zombie Lord
...from the August 1898 issue Stuff...We Got Stuff 1: Not trying to sound whiny here, but fuck this freezing cold! 2: Since I can use some extra money for everything from gardening to this years GenCon trip, I'm gonna start on a "writing for money" project. Maybe two...I haven't decided yet. 3: Hmmm...my birthday is … Continue reading The Thrilling Adventures Of Doctor Tempest Versus The Zombie Lord
Big Jim And The Sporting Ladies
...down El Paso way My Girls Are Queens The proof is here!
A Long Night In The City Of Fog
...waiting for a guy with a truck Not much happening at Casa Cross today...or any day during the last week. Grace and I continue to slowly recover from this fuckin' nastyass flu. Took the girls (who are healthy as can be, thanks) to the dog park yesterday. There were nearly 50 dogs there, including another … Continue reading A Long Night In The City Of Fog
Classic Motown, Pig Ears, Miss Daisy And The Winkerdog
...thus is my world So, after sleeping about 11 hours last night, then waking up with that empty shakyass nasty feeling you get when you are coming down off drugs (said drugs being the ones prescribed to me by the ER doc), I'm finally feeling like a mere 2.25 pounds of shit in a 2 … Continue reading Classic Motown, Pig Ears, Miss Daisy And The Winkerdog
Wringing Out The Old Year
...just because I can Well, my droogies, I woke up with a sore throat this morning. Now, this could be the onset of a cold...or a throat infection...or irratation from breathing thru my mouth while sleeping...or even allegies. Whatever it is, thanks to my narrow throat and equally narrow nasal passages, I'm having a hard … Continue reading Wringing Out The Old Year
Dark Green Happy Soup
...just like our mom unit used to make Ho ho bloody ho! Here's that 12 Days of Xmas meme. On the twelfth day of Christmas, doccross sent to me... Twelve pigs drumming Eleven rpgs writing Ten chiles a-gardening Nine animals cooking Eight zoos a-reading Seven blues a-travelling Six parrots a-hiking Five ani-i-i-imated cartoons Four wild … Continue reading Dark Green Happy Soup
Gosh, Officer, I Think You Just Dropped This $500
...yes, it worked Ok, cute snoozy dog pix here...
Midnight At The Rat Festival
...and the rats are rockin' Stuff & More Stuff The girls seem to be getting along better today, altho Daisy still has her dominance thing going, as well as a jealousy thing that pops up if Winker gets a bit too much attention from Grace or I. I've started getting gardening catalogs in the mail. … Continue reading Midnight At The Rat Festival
Charge Of The Light Beer Brigade
...BTW, drinking light beer is a sin Winker On Dogster Yes, I'm twice the sappyass doggie dad now:) Winker is on Dogster.
Introducing The Winkerdog
...and a little cutie she is, by golly Well, it finally happened: I missed putting up an entry in my 365 Characters/Locations attempt. Shit! Since I made myself a promise that if I missed a day, I'd end the experiment, it's over. Still, I made it about a third of the way. Now I need … Continue reading Introducing The Winkerdog
The Littlest Mole Rat Saves Christmas
...and other inspiring stories Ok, so I'm just a big old sappyass doggie dad. Here is Daisy on Dogster.
She’s My Bitch
...cos, like, she's a dogDaisy Ann Cross
Frozen Dog Poop Bombs
...right there in my yard It's 31 fuckin' degrees outside just now! To you folks from the less civilized world (or the high Sierras here in California), that might seem like a balmy day, but to us here in the Big Tomato, it's too damned cold. I'm hoping my spinach survives the freeze. Daisy was … Continue reading Frozen Dog Poop Bombs
The White Witch And Rock & Roll Debbie Team Up
...and I was very afraid Damn, both Grace and I are getting antsy to go on vacation. From now on, no more going 2 years without a trip somewhere that lasts at least a week. And now, the start of a week of characters where ya get two fer the price of one! The Doclopedia … Continue reading The White Witch And Rock & Roll Debbie Team Up
Bouncy Blue Bonobos
...boing boing boing Grace and I went to the SPCA Doggie Dash yesterday. It was jam packed with people and their dogs, most of whom ran or walked in the 5K race. There were booths set up by everyone from dog rescue organizations to pet day care places to a guy who brews & sells … Continue reading Bouncy Blue Bonobos
Yeah, He’s Cool…But His Mother Is A Bitch
...as are his sisters, grandmothers, aunts, daughters... Of course, I'm talking about Rufus, the Colored Bull Terrier that won Best In Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. He's a fine looking guy and was part of a really great looking bunch of Group winners. Alas, none of them were Basset Hounds, but then, … Continue reading Yeah, He’s Cool…But His Mother Is A Bitch
I Call Her “Tuffy”, Cos She’s So Rough And Tough
...NOT! Well, my little woodland pals, unless Uncle Doc & Aunt Grace win the lottery or strike gold while digging in the garden, we will definitely NOT be going to GenCon SoCal. This sucks, but there ya are. In lieu of going to the con, I expect that we'll do a few other fun things … Continue reading I Call Her “Tuffy”, Cos She’s So Rough And Tough