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D.Q. Mcinerny: Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking
I'm tired of knowing I have an argument but not being able to articulate it. (***)
This grand old dame was wandering around the neighborhood tonight, looking pretty lost and for a little help. She peeked out from the roadside trees when I rounded the corner by Puffer's Pond and I nearly hit her. I stopped, and she approached the car and peered in, very sad like. I got her home and I'm hoping to find her family!
If you know this dog call Amherst MA police. They'll know how to get in touch.
UPDATE: Success! Lying in bed I heard off in the distance someone whistling and calling for a dog. Turns out it was her pack! Everyone was happy, much tailwagging was had. NOW I can go to bed. :)
While enjoying the coolest part of the house; the kitchen, at a balmy 80 degrees; I get an unfettered view of the birdfeeder that resides on a cinder block on the porch (because there are no suitable trees from which to hang it.) So far the only visitors to the thing are squirrels, who fight with each other, and one cute, industrious little chipmunk with white spots behind his ears who scampers up to the seeds, stuff AS MANY AS POSSIBLE into those little cheeks as fast as possible, and then scampers away. They will only approach the feeder when the door is closed (which has been often to keep out the heat) and so I've had the pleasure of the following observations:
"Ready to watch Creature Comforts?"
"Yeah! Oh I can't wait. New ones from the US. Fantastic!"
"Uh, hm, seems this screen door is open..."
"Oh uh really? GWEN! Here puss puss! Who wants brushin's?... She's not coming, let's search the house..."
And so it began. Rather than collapsing after moving a trunkload of books up two flights of stairs, I recruited Steve and we combed his wooded corner of the neighborhood looking for Gwen at 1am.

To be fair, here's a picture of Gwen enjoying that bed I bought her a few months ago. The trick? A procedural approach: 1. Take cushion out so she has room to move around inside. 2. Sprinkle catnip into bottom, watch her freak out and play. 3. After a few weeks, when she is observed sleeping in the bed, put in the cushion. 4. Hear snoring while she's sleeping twisted like a pretzel.
She's a good girl. Mostly.