Blogoversary

It passed unnoticed.  I forgot entirely.  It was on July 27, 2008 that I started this blog.  I’m not going to go all sentimental and write “What I’ve learned from blogging” or anything like that, but I thought I should note it nevertheless.
So I will invent a self-indulgent blog meme.
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The return!

I’m back!  We spent the weekend at Ben’s parents’ place on Howe Island.  The dogs had a great time, we ate and drank a lot, went on a long boat ride and got totally burned to a crisp.  (Seriously, I think I’m going to get wrinkles about ten years earlier than I would otherwise.)
Madeline got [...]

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A quick morning Gus…

I don’t have time right now to produce any interesting content, but I ran across this unbelievable picture from when Gus was a puppy:
My brother-in-law just joined Facebook and posted this to his profile.
OK, better content coming later…just wanted to share this for now…

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Extensions of the meme: What Gus needs?

I found my own “Kristin needs…” exercise so hilarious I decided to extend it to the dogs.  Here’s what Gus needs:
Gus needs…
1. …to be tied to limit his interaction with the Christmas Tree
2. …to get a plan
3. …to leave the show
4. …to get a girlfriend
5. …help again!
6. …a skin graft.
7. [...]

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Madeline and Gus learn a new trick: The video

As promised, here is a video representation of Madeline and Gus’ new trick.  Madeline actually kind of flubs her second try.  I should have edited that one out, but I don’t have any video editing software.

Yeah, I know I have headphones in my ears and that’s lame.  My Ipod appears to [...]

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Starting the New Year with a Spring Cleaning: or, Get a Clue Diary, Part 3

Yesterday I cleaned out one of our closets.  Actually I cleaned out all of them, but only one counted.  It’s the one in the studio, the sort of Sargasso Sea of the apartment, where stuff we don’t need or use but are reluctant to throw out ends up.  So of course it was packed with [...]

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Tour blog update: Cute puppy picture

That’s right, I put it right in the title so you’re forewarned.  Here’s Ella, Gordon and David’s lovely little puppy with the broken leg:

I love how her cast says “Under repair”.
On a completely different note, my post about accidentally eating bugs (Very disgusting: DO NOT CLICK) is one of the most popular and most viewed.  Tell [...]

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Another happy day

I had a dream last night that I was offered a part in an opera that paid $50,000 (!).  Then I got fired at the first rehearsal for looking too masculine (the part had some kind of cross-dressing angle) and I hung around, hoping my replacement would literally break her legs and they’d have to [...]

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