Dogs Are People, Too

Guess what my father and my dog have in common?  If you said that they are both alcoholics, well, you’re close.  If you said they both have back problems, you would be closer.  After all, Friday is a daschund and my father is a dentist, both of which are prone to back issues. But if you said they are both diabetic, well then, give yourself a pat on the back because you win the Kewpie doll.  Less than a...

The Truth About Wiener Dogs

Ahh, Daschunds, the lovable, goofy, just plain bizarre-looking wiener dog. My wife and I adopted a wiener-pup over five years ago. We were told he was a tweenie, not quite a mini, up to 7 pounds, but not a massive standard dog, either. But the breeder was wrong. Our dog Friday is a beast. To read the whole post and see some adorable pictures of Friday through th years, click over to the Lighter Side. Share Me! ...

Do They Make Ant-Trap Flavored Dog Treats

My dog is an idiot.  There, I said it.  I love him, but he has no regard for his own safety. We have a slight ant problem right now.  it’s that time of year.  Not big ants, just the tiny ones, but they are there nonetheless.  So I went out and bought some run of the mill ant traps and dropped them in the areas where the little buggers were at their greatest concentrations.  One was behind the couch, the...

Just stop reproducing already!

Is it a right to have children?  Or a privilege? Funny thing… if you can’t afford to have a certain car, you don’t get it.  Without money, you can’t buy certain things.  But everyone is allowed to have children.  Why?  Because it’s free. Free?  Huh?  Having children is free.  Some people seem to think so. If you can’t afford a home of a certain price, or a car, or anything...

Best Mom on the Planet- Update

I didn’t want to revisit this story, at least not this soon, but hearing this woman’s lawyer speak, it just makes me ill.  He’s not a doctor, yet he gets up there and offers all of these other explanations for how this woman could have been incapacitated.  Gestational diabetes?  That’s diabetes you get when pregnant.  It can linger, but this is just ridiculous A lump on her leg? ...