Sandra and I didn’t expect to end up with a new dog of our own when we took her sister Betty Jo to look at MinPin puppies in December 1994. The owner of the puppies, John Batchie, was a house painter in Escondido who lived in the upstairs portion of a converted barn on his […]
Last batch of brisket has been in smoking since about 3 pm this afternoon; I plan to take it out around 11 pm and put it in the oven. At that point, I’ll let the smoker rest until early tomorrow morning, when I’ll start on the three turkey breasts and the leg of lamb. Sandra […]
Got up this morning while it was still cool and worked on cleaning up the smoker and the grill a bit. Now I have to get some degreaser to clean up the deck where I was cleaning the grills (and, frankly, to finish up portions of the grills). Ran out and did some more shopping; […]
Actually, he’s a sweet old dog, though a bit crotchety and prone to barking. He turned 16 back in December, is mostly blind and hard of hearing, but still has a great appetite. He also has a great sense of smell — he can be asleep in our bedroom, but will wake up and start […]
As regular readers know, my wife and I have four Miniature Pinschers (or MinPins, as they’re commonly known). Here’s where they were all curled up together a little while ago. ..bruce w..
I’ve got a new camera (a Nikon D-5000) and have been trying it out. This (above) is Howling Wingnut, known simply as Winnie. And here’s her sister, Barking Moonbat, aka Marti (short for Martian — which Sandra thought she looked like as a puppy): Here’s Winnie again, showing off her fierceness: Meanwhile, here’s Marti with […]
For the last three or four days, Winnie has spent much of her waking time standing out by this portion of the fence, staring along the side of the garage. She was trying to actually dig her way under the face — moving the rocks with her paws — which led me to put the […]
After four years of living in Colorado, Sandra and I decided it was time to do some local sightseeing. So we packed up some soda left over from our large BBQ, stopped by Safeway to pick up some picnic foods (cold fried chicken, potato salad, baked beans, and a few other things), and headed out […]
MORNING LINKS. ITEM: That didn’t take long: President Obama apologizes for his “Special Olympics” remark on the Tonight Show last night. In the meantime, the New York Times beclowns itself (hat tip to Strategy Memo at Real Clear Politics) by saying: “In his appearance with Mr. Leno, Mr. Obama walked a tightrope between projecting good […]
First cut for a Friday (the 13th! again!) morning . . . Be sure to keep up to date with the North Korean missile launch via Henderson’s posts. Obama went to Germany during the election, and they return the love: “Obama Fingers“. Wait! I thought the idea was to nationalize health care, not throw veterans […]
