My (not so, anymore) little Snickles is a Miniature Pinscher. Min Pins are the result of crossbreeding Dachshunds with Italian Greyhounds. The result is what appears to be a tiny Doberman. Of course, Snickles likes to think of himself as a full-on Doberman, complete with a Tasmanian Devil growl (it's hilarious at times) and a take-charge attitude. ( Read more... )

Jeff and I returned today from a much needed break from the daily grind. Our shakedown cruise camping trip to delightfully mountainous Western Maryland and the always wonderful Deep Creek Lake was a success with only a few minor issues. Some forgotten supplies, inadequate propane supplies on board (and practically a circus of trying and failing on ( Read more... )

Today is my honey's birfday! Happy birthday, Jeff ( Read more... )

Once again, OK Go have come up with yet another entertaining video. This one started life a Super Bowl commercial, with only the intro being seen on TV, with a link to see the rest online. The click was well worth it. Embiggenate and crank the volume for best effect.

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There is an article in a recent Car and Driver magazine here at the house that ( Read more... )

This is lots of fun. What happens of you combine the Muppets, those darlings of all that is youthful and fun in humanity, and OK GO, the catchy rock band noted for some of the most amazing and entertaining music videos since the heyday of MTV (y'know, back when EmptyVee actually used to have music videos)? Yep, exactly what you'd think.

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Many of you might remember the little "lip-sync meme" that blew through LJ, where so many of us entertained each other with our own versions of various tunes and skits, all inspired by the rotund kid dubbing "Numa Numa." It was huge fun, back in the heyday of LJ. Unfortunately, many participants have moved away from the LJ platform, and, sadder ( Read more... )

I have been away for a little more than a week, first to Hillside then up to P-Town in spite of for Bear Week, in our first true vacation in three years. I'm happy to say that, despite the circumstances with my health, we managed to have a great time. I managed the walks to and from the center of town using my walking stick, and I discovered that ( Read more... )

Another weekend come and gone. Still battling exhaustion somewhat, though sleeping in does help in that respect, it makes for shorter days amid all that needs doing before our vacations. The weather has been the worst as far as demotivator and roadblock. Saturday started off kinda nice, but rain came in and threw the outdoor work in the bin. I used ( Read more... )

It's coming down to the wire as Jeff and I work at getting things ready for our first camping trip of the season at Deep Creek Lake in western MD. We're still hoping for a mystery guest to join us, but have not heard anything back yet. I hope this post serves as a bit of cage rattling ( Read more... )

A short, text-based wrap-up of the past few days, since I am too tired to edit pictures and upload them to my overloaded webspace. I should make use of my personal domains once I set up a hosting plan. I keep putting that off ( Read more... )