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As has been documented here before, Gej is the sort of dog who likes to sleep near the foot of the bed (preferably laying on someone’s legs). He made an exception for a while last night - quite possibly because I’ve been flu-ish - and snugged up against me, falling asleep ( Read more... )

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Forty-four years ago today, men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the moon. I was a week shy of my tenth birthday.

Four years ago today, my dog Gej was born. Half Pug, Half Maltese, the story we were told was that some Pennsylvania Puppy Mill had been trying to create ( Read more... )

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Today is Gej’s birthday. I’ve tried to explain it to him, but he seems uninterested. Of course, this may change later tonight when he gets treats. And a new toy. And more treats.

Then too, he may sulk anyway because he’s also bound for the groomer’s in just a few minutes, ( Read more... )

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Yesterday, as I tend to do on every Saturday, I headed off to enjoy a Chinese Buffet brunch and a good book. I stopped on my way out of the house to snap this photograph of Valerie enjoying a sunny read in our library, bracketed by dogs. That’s Gej of course on her right, and ( Read more... )

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Valerie returned home last night after more than a week away.

Here’s how my dog, Gej, looked a few days after she left:


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Valerie and I are in Toronto, enjoying a brief, post-recovery getaway, to be quickly followed by the joys of SFContario.

Not surprisingly, we had to leave Gej at home.

He’s probably sitting on the steps, moping, and doing his best to look pathetic.

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We can always tell when Gej is due to go to the vet, because his eyes begin to glow with an inner demonic light.

Maybe it’s because he knows he will have a chance to torment those same lab-coated individuals who stole his testicles. Or maybe it’s because whatever drugs ( Read more... )

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Valerie got one of those new-fangled iPhone 4s thingamabobs. As you can see, it has a much better camera than my tawdry old Droid does.

Alas, no matter how fancy the phone, I don’t seem to get any better looking. Surely, there’s an app for that?.

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