Like everybody else, I saw the “Why Dogs Hate Halloween” internet meme . . . several times! My best friend Cathy was really impressed by the spider dog (I use the term “impressed” loosely). As an animal lover (Cathy is … Continue reading
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What we have today, is a very strange way to connect to each other. I think it encourages broader and shallower connections, whereas in Ada Lovelace’s day, one came to know the people that one knew, far better.
Continue readingOK, Star Wars, Wiscon, Batman . . . Poison Oak! I have a dandy case of poison oak on my right hand, courtesy of a brush of Badger’s leash against some poison oak on a hike – I’m going to … Continue reading
This is a picture of the lush green riparian woodland in Newton Canyon in Southern California. I have many such pictures, after a number of years of hiking in the backcountry. A United Nations panel just released information yesterday that … Continue reading
Here is Badger’s recent fashion pose. Meredith denies taking these photos, instead blaming them on Marcus. Badger is nearly 10 years old now, and I’ve had him since March, 2001, when I adopted him from the B.A.R.C. animal rescue in … Continue reading
Nipper, the traditional RCA mascot who listened to the “Victrola,” purportedly got his name because he would nip at people’s ankles.
Continue readingBy traditional breeding methods, dogs vary from as small as Chihuahuas to as large as Great Danes, and all are cross-fertile.
Continue readingSt. Francis of Assisi is revered by Catholics and non-Catholics alike. His 12th Century life is the stuff of legend, and the very best kind. Even as a small child, I adored looking at pictures of St. Francis and the … Continue reading
This is a BVC Blog “exclusive” – my good friend Alan Rodgers is a horror novelist, Stoker Award winner, and has written a lot of stories set in the H.P. Lovecraft mythos. I think that’s the right way to say … Continue reading
Naturalists estimate that there were as many as 4 billion prairie dogs in the United States a hundred and ten years ago. One giant prairie dog metropolis found in Texas in 1900 spread over 250 miles in length, and 100 miles in width, with an estimated 400 million residents. There are far, far fewer prairie dogs today.
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