Discuss This!

It seems to me that we've seen a real upswing in the amount of posting on this little blog circle lately.  Anybody have any cogent ideas why?

The Dog Communicates

When I was growing up, we had a dog.  Not the brightest dog in the world, but loving and loyal all the same.  He could sit, stay, eat things, get the paper...you know, dog stuff.

We (and by "we" I mean "my dad") trained him to bark when he needed to go outside for purposes of elimination.  This seemed to work pretty well.

The Wife has a dog now.  And so, by extension, do I.  The Dog is fairly bright, can sit (sort of), stay (sort of), find people who are lost in swamps and hotel laundry rooms...you know, dog stuff.

We (and by "we" I mean "The Wife") doesn't like the idea of dogs barking to go outside.  So we trained her to signal that she wants to go outside by ringing some sleighbells hung by the door for that purpose.  Except sometimes, we take the sleighbells down so we won't be disturbed while we're sleeping.  And then we forget to hang them back up.

The Dog (remember I said she was bright?) has a backup plan in this sort of situation.  Just tonight she came over to me as I was sitting at my computer, lay at my feet and gazed up at me with adoring puppy-dog eyes.  Eyes full of trust, full of love, full of dedication.  I smiled back down at her.

Then the smell hit me.  An SBD that would have made Kaiser Andy proud wafted up and singed my nosehairs off.

Me:  [gasp] The Dog, do you need to go outside?

The Dog:  Why yes, why do you ask?

I Can Count!

New Discussion Question:

What is the most valuable skill you posess, and why?

Discussion Question

It's Monday, my "administrative block" (read "two-week vacation") is over, and I have to go back to work.  Which raises a question:

How do you know when you've been partying too hard?

I Watch "The Watchmen"

Went and saw The Watchmen on Friday with The Wife and Woody.  Did not take in the IMAX version because, well, I didn't want to see THAT MUCH Dr Manhattan.   The flick stayed fairly true to the original comic, but a lot of stuff that wasn't absolutely plot-essential was trimmed out.  Despite that, it was still a long film.  The action sequences were great, and done in this really cool over-done style that made for an excellent break from the rather heavy drama in the rest of the film.  The SFX were cool, the characters were well-enacted, and they made a point of posing out some of the more noticeable panels from the comic.

The Wife didn't like it very much, but Woody and I both thought it was awesome.

Five stars.  Ted sez check it out.