Category: Animals

Domestic and wild

Anxiety Dream #2

I had just remodeled my living room when lava started seeping in through the base of the front wall. Within seconds a grey, steaming, bubbling skin had covered the floor leaving only tiny bare patches of oak. Suddenly I realized: Damn, I shouldn’t have turned on that lava machine!, which I guess was a feature of my remodel — maybe a cutting-edge, green way to heat my floors? I went to flip off the switch […]

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Big Yellow Chicken

“That cow has a decent medial suspensory ligament.” That’s what Lulu told me the other day as we walked past the dairy barn. If that weren’t confirmation enough that my education dollars are well spent, she just sent me this photo that she took during class today. Speaking of farm animals, I decided against doing the big long river trip in Nepal. I am a big chicken. The thing is, I didn’t know enough about […]

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Dogs & Owners: A Contest

On my next post I’ll tell you about the journalism & technology conference I attended today in Silicon Valley. For now, there are more pressing matters. Here is a contest for you. Please match the dog to its owner (or, as Kathy McAnally would have said, “match the dog to its human.”) Winner might win something. Maybe chocolate. We’ll see. Submit your responses in the… well… responses section, just below these pictures. [A couple of […]

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