I am easily distracted as a driver or pedestrian by beautiful creatures on the sidewalks. I'm not talking about girls in their summer dresses. I'm talking about dogs. Like the pair of huge, gorgeous English sheepdogs I guy was walking ahead of me yesterday, and which
█████ and I became involved in a brief argument Sunday morning, not with each other but with a woman who loudly accused us of not picking up after Ella. She did this from some distance away, crossing the street toward us on a diagonal. After some hostile back-and-forth, I think we
The only thing Ella loves more than an ice cube... ...is a whole bowl of ice cubes! (more cool photos)
sleeping puppy feet pressed against my human toes twitch in doggish dreams
The actual date was Sunday, but it's never too late to wish ❦ellapup a happy fourth birthday. Here's a shot of Ella reclining in the manner to which she has become accustomed on her back yard throne. We bought her a big rubber treat ball for
Here's a photo █████ took with her birthday camera at Montrose Dog Beach here in Chicago: I'd say, for best effect, check it out in its original size.
One of the pleasures of owning a dog is taking her for walks at Astoria Park during the morning off-leash hours. Ella loves to chase squirrels, so much so that █████ and I have to call them "rockies" when we talk. If Ella hears the word "squirrel,"
Ella the Wonder Dog saves the day again, this time warning the Invisible Hounds of Hell away from Astoria before they can instantiate a doorway into our dimension.
There is a literary agency directly above me, on the 13th floor of this office building. (And thank god we're in a building that's not afraid to admit it has a 13th floor!) Sometimes when the 12th floor men's room is occupied, I go
Ella contemplates global warming:
Oh, what fun it is to play around with the slideshow-making capacities of QuickTime Pro and the music-compressing capacities of Adobe Audition! Not to mention what fun it is to play with the dog.
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