Dogs
Digg.com has certainly lost a lot of what it once was (as could be expected with any mega-site), but I still browse it from time to time. Today I found this link: Dog Nearly Cries During Soldier’s Homecoming [Vid], which points to a great video of a dog’s reaction when his “dad” returns home from some sort of military duty. As is often the case with Digg, the comments are just as fun to read as the link itself, and this was especially true here. Some of my favorites:
- “Dogs=Greatest animal on earth (and I’m including humans)”
- “Cat’s reaction: ‘Meh…’ *resumes licking ass*”
- “My dog does that every single time I come home. It could be a week or 15 minutes. Doesn’t matter.” - this is true for my dogs as well
Great Seasonal Beer
The New Belgium Brewery has become one of my favorites as they are reasonably available (you can find them in most grocery stores) and their beer is good. Fat Tire, Mothership Wit, 1554… They are all good. So I had to buy a case of their new seasonal Hoptober when I saw it. It is quite tasty. Makes me think of autumn. October. Octoberfest. I highly recommend it.
The Vacant Lot
Here is a blast from the past! The Vacant Lot was a comedy “sketch” show from the early 90’s that I remember watching on Comedy Central. To me, this was really the “golden age” of these comedy shows (more popular shows that many may find more memorable include Kids in the Hall and The State). These other sketch shows were good, but in my opinion, the Vacant Lot was the best. According to the Wikipedia article, the Vacant Lot ran for only six episodes starting in December 1993 (I remember there being only a handful of episodes but I did not remember the exact number).
Something made me think of the show recently (I can’t remember what) and I searched for episodes on youtube. I was excited to find three full episodes posted there! Some really great episodes there and watching these was a great “blast from the past.” I’d really love to see the other three episodes, though. If anyone has them or knows where I can access them, I’d really appreciate it!
Square Root Day
In anticipation for Pi Day (March 14), happy Square Root Day (March 3, 2009)! March of 2009 is an especially good month for math lovers as a Square Root Day comes only five days before Pi Day this year.
Georgia Basset Rescue
The Basset Hound Rescue of Georgia, Inc. is a fantastic organization. We adopted one of our two Basset Hounds from this organization and she has been the the best dog. Bassets are great companions - I highly recommend them. If you live in or near Georgia, check out the Basset Rescue.