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Napoleon is such a fat cat that he can no longer reach certain nether regions for cleaning. Ivy the dog (who thinks litter boxes are for snacking) is delighted that Napoleon tolerates her cleaning said nether regions. Periodically, we walk into the kitchen to find an enormous upside-down globule of a cat being enthusiastically "eaten" by a golden ( Read more... )

Thanks to the generosity of friends, I was able to see Bill Irwin on stage in NYC yesterday. (You may remember him as the mime in Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry Be Happy" video, or the dad of Cindy Lou Who in the Grinch ( Read more... )

For the last two years, Ivy the Dog and I have been hiking in the Sheepfold, a big, gorgeous, dog-friendly park in Melrose. It's got a huge meadow for romping and a variety of trails, including some five- and seven-mile serious hikes ( Read more... )

I just spent the afternoon helping to staff a CHIPS event in Malden. CHIPS is a child ID program sponsored in Massachusetts by the Freemasons. Each child is fingerprinted, gets a dental impression, gives a saliva sample for DNA, and does a short video answering a series of questions. THen all the materials produced are given to the parents. All ( Read more... )

Napoleon is one huge cat. Monstrous, even. My niece, at age one, was in the 90th percentile for height and weight, but was still smaller than Napoleon ( Read more... )

The dog has figured out how to play with kitties: she takes one end of a string in her mouth adn dangles the other end in front of a kitty until they start to bat at it, then backs away from the kitty, shaking her head back and forth ( Read more... )

Tried jdc's receipe for Faux Nolio pizza last night. Yum! I had never carmelized onions before, I would definitely do that again.

...my fave was his description of the American map of the world. In the middle is the "America" part, surrounded by a big, white area labeled R.O.W. What's R.O.W.? Rest Of the World ( Read more... )

The Sheepfold is this huge, 50+ acre park where dogs and their two-legs can go galavanting in the woods. Ivy and I did 5.3 miles yesterday. A tired dog is a happy dog!

Off to try jdc's nolio recipe!