Another Doggie Update

Here are a few new photos of Gunnar. He is currently 13 weeks old in these photos and turning into a great dog. He is pretty well behaved and very smart. The house breaking was pretty simple and now we are working on our basic commands and lessons.

He is very much my constant companion and loves to play (rough!) with the kids, sometimes so much that he becomes too much to handle for them. He has a great playmate next door who comes in very handy when we need to tire him out.

As you can see, he has come into his dog body and lost his puppy shape. His ears are pretty much straight up now and his paws just keep getting bigger. At his last vet check he was pushing 31 lbs. They estimate him to top out around 90-100lbs. Obedience training should start somewhere around June 26th. With a dog that big, obedience is a must.

Anyway, just wanting to add to the blog and to doggie updates.

Later!

Too much time in the crapper!

You won't believe this, but I just heard on the radio station that I work at, that the average American spends about THREE YEARS over the course of their life in the BATHROOM! I have heard that the average person spends even more sleeping, but I can't remember what amount of time that is right now. (I seem to recall it is something like a 1/3 of your life... like 20-30 years.) I was shocked to hear that we spend about 3 years in the bathroom, doing all kinds of stuff... primping, preening, cleaning, and the occasional waste removal!

Well, not me! I hearby resolve to reduce the amount of time I spend in the bathroom! While I must still adhere to civil norms for hygene, I will still shower and shave and keep myself clean. However, to bring down my average time in the bathroom I will make every attempt to, when possible, do other jobs normally done in the bathroom, OUTSIDE! How can I think of doing this?!?! Because I am a guy and any tree, bush, or wall is my bathroom!

So look out neighborhood dogs! A new scent is coming to your stomping grounds!!

Later!

More Gaming News...

Well, it looks as though more and more adults, and by that I mean, people in their late 20's and beyond, are turning to the gaming consoles to get their entertainment instead of turning on the TV programs.

According to the AP-AOL poll sponsored by IPSOS, 3,024 adults were interviewed and found that 4 out of 10 of them are gaming on a console or computer. You can read more about it at www.ap-ipsosresults.com

This is all well and good, but what amazed me is that some of them said that they are spending something like 10 hours a week gaming! Where do they find the time? I have nog picked up the XBOX controllers in more than 2 weeks and I miss it! It is fun to spend the time with my son doing some gaming, but I have less than no time available to game. Part of this could be that the game console is hooked up to the main TV that the family uses for tv watching. But still! 10 hours of gaming a week!? I'm jealous! Not simply because of all the gaming, but because of all that EXTRA TIME!!!! I think I would use some of it to sleep.

Oh well... for what it's worth.

Later.

Role Model

If you can start the day without caffeine; if you can get along without pep pills; if you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains; if you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles...
If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it; if you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time; if you can overlook it when those you love take it out on you when, through no fault of yours, something goes wrong...
If you can take criticism and blame without resentment; if you can ignore a friend's limited education and never correct him or her; if you can resist treating a rich friend better than a poor friend...
If you can face the world without lies and deceit; if you can conquer tension without medical help; if you can relax without liquor; if you can sleep without the aid of drugs...
If you can honestly say that deep in your heart you have no prejudice against creed, color, religion or politics...
Then, my friend, you are ALMOST as good as my dog.


Having a puppy has really helped me relax and be more in control of my emotions, anger and actions. It is great feeling to have someone who needs me so much, but yet it still a being unto itself. I often wonder why D O G is G O D spelled backwards. Is there something we are missing?

Later...

Immigration

Teddy Roosevelt and the 21st Century....

This was forwarded to me from a friends website. I think it is very appropriate for the current events of today.

Sometimes it is best to look to the past for insight into current events. President Teddy Roosevelt had this to say about immigration in 1907:

"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language... And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."

Enough said... This is America. Not North Mexico. Come to Visit, Come to Stay, either way, do it legally or stay at home. My ancestors came to America from Germany. They paid alot of money to sail on crowded boat that took along time to get here, came into the United States and became Americans. They never stopped speaking the tongue of their Fatherland or gave up their special culture, but did learn to speak English and did become legal American citizens and became an integral part of their American community. They didn't go to the welfare trough and look for handouts in German or any other language. And they didn't expect any either! They did what they had to do to establish themselves and make a good life for themselves and family.

If you want to boycott American businesses because you think being an illegal alien in the US is a right or a priviledge, then I will boycott you until you can prove to me that you are making an effort to be an American. If not, then go away and back to where you came from.

later.