June 3, 2007

• 47 Days Later, Eating Rocks, Fake Balls, Hillary Pills & German Spit

   

  Life….you climb your way up, get knocked down, and start all over again…

   

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  47 Days – Doesn’t seem like a long time does it?  Yet 47 days ago a gunman opened fire at Virginia Tech killing 32 people and himself.  But since our 24/7 news cycle has moved on to the next big thing (presumably Lindsay Lohan passed out drunk and drugged), most of us have moved the tragedy out of our collective consciousness.  If you do a Google News search on Virginia Tech today, you’ll find a spattering of absurd articles including:

  • A moronic “Dear Abby” letter about what to do if you run across a Cho like potential killer.
  • An article about a new football player just drafted to Virginia Tech.
  • And this gem from Ohio that purports the real lesson to be learned from the tragedy is that everyone should be armed with guns (see the 11 year old monster pig shooter with the .55 caliber revolver, below).

  I know for a fact that the people who lost friends and loved ones that day have not moved on (isn’t that a horrible expression!?).  I spoke to my friend Sabine this week, and her spirits seemed good.  The campus is virtually empty, and she’s finishing her thesis and hoping to be done in August, gone from the daily reminders.  She has good days and bad days, but there are no days that she is not reminded. 

  I also see Google searches for the names of the various victims who come to my site every day from many different places here and abroad; seeking solace or remembrance.  Or maybe they just want to know that we haven’t forgotten.

   

  

  

  For more reflection, please click the ribbons on the bottom left of this page.

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    Roscoe the Garbage Disposal   

  I’ve really been getting into the routine of walking my friends Ann & Jorge’s dog Roscoe every other day for a couple of hours.  Roscoe as you may recall is a six month old Rottweiler puppy that they got after losing “Beast“.  He’s been getting a lot better about jumping up and pulling me everywhere (as opposed to vice versa)!  The one thing he hasn’t gotten better at is what he eats.  Answer?  EVERYTHING.

  Here are some samples of what Roscoe would eat if I let him:

   

  OK, I’m just kidding about the kitten.  Don’t get all PETA on me!  And by the way, Roscoe eats shit with or without sprinkes. He doesn’t discriminate.  He usually tries to eat grass (salad) as his appetizer, followed by three courses of any of the above.  Wash it down with a nice aperitif (rocks) and that’s his afternoon snack.

  Seriously though, you have to watch this dog every second or he will put something in his mouth.  And once it’s in his mouth, you need the strength of 10 men to get it out.  I’ve literally held his mouth open with two hands and shook crap out of his mouth!   I’ve taken to scanning the sidewalk 5 seconds ahead of where he’s walking/sniffing.  I call it “an-sniff-ipating” the path of least resistance.  If I see a piece of gum, or God forbid a dried up turd, we quickly change course.  He’s getting neutered next week, so hopefully he’ll be less hungry. 

  By the way, what do you get a dog that’s just been “snipped“??

  Introducing neuticles (for the male dog who misses his, well, you know…)  I love this quote from their website: 

  Neuticles allow your pet to retain his natural look, self esteem and aid in the trauma associated with neutering.

  With Neuticles - It’s like nothing ever changed!

  

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  Finally, in the interest of being “fair and balanced”, I present you OxyClinton
  

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  This just in:

  

  Updated: 9:09 a.m. PT June 1, 2007

  BERLIN – A 43-year-old German man was taken to hospital in critical condition after he fell off a second story balcony during a spitting contest with his 12-year-old son, police said on Friday.  Read more…

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  Song of the day

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