A good way to spend hot summer days is indoors reading Dream Our World! (Plus, proceeds help Murphy’s Biscuit Fund.)
Inside, Geordie and Toby view the world of art from a canine perspective while enjoying a day of unsupervised fun. There are a lot of hidden gems inside Dream Our World, and it is a joy for all ages. Treat yourself to a summer read that is both fun and educational!
I apologize if any of you were eating when you opened this. (Eww! Gross old lady legs!)
I use Bitey Dog as sort of a personal journal. This post is for myself so later I can look back and remember what this stupid tick bite was like.
What does it feel like? It is like having a deep tissue bruise on top of a giant mosquito bite. When I’m reclining it feels better. Standing makes it ache. It nearly always itches. Heat makes everything much worse. (Hard to avoid heat in the summer! 😆)
Why don’t I take antihistamines? There are very few antihistamines I can take. When I’ve tried them in the past, they made me sleepy and gave me dry mouth, but they didn’t really affect the allergic reaction.
What about steroids? Topical ones make things worse (increased itching). I don’t know about oral steroids. There are none that I can take because they all contain corn.
Would you get that thing out of my face already?!? I told you how we dogs feel about ticks.
Years ago I was bitten by several spiders. If I remember correctly, it took around eight weeks for the symptoms to fade. It looks like I have close to three weeks more of this to go. ☹️.
I wish I could use my experience to pressure pharma companies to diversify the bases for products. I know I’m not the only person in a situation where we would likely benefit from medication but can’t take it.
For some reason I am especially fond of hoarding failure.
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After my last post I got a notice from WP telling me that it was my 1,000th post. I wish I had realized that and made it more festive!
Festive or otherwise, biscuits are the only suitable things to hoard.
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A good way to spend the miserably hot days of summer is to stay cool indoors reading Dream Our World! (Plus, proceeds help Murphy’s Biscuit Hoarding Fund.)
Inside, Geordie and Toby view the world of art from a canine perspective while enjoying a day of unsupervised fun. There are a lot of hidden stories about the different works of art inside Dream Our World, in case you are using it to teach a young person about art. Dream Our World is a joy for all ages. Treat yourself to a summer read that is both fun and educational!
OK, this isn’t entirely true. I did draw Murphy digitally. It’s just that I am more comfortable drawing on paper.
As long as I get adulation, I don’t care if it comes digitally or otherwise.
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With Independence Day coming and patriotism at an all-time high, consider adding this unique Armed Forces Quilt to your home decor.
An Armed Forces themed alphabet quilt is a great way to introduce little ones to the world Mommy and/or Daddy work in, or it could be a gift to a hero who has already served.
Each letter block in this U.S. Armed Forces Alphabet Quilt has a colorful, non-threatening representation of some aspect of military life. (W is for “World comma anywhere-in-the,” which is where you may serve! M is for M.R.E.) The corner blocks have pictures which represent the caring and kind natures of the men and women who serve in the armed forces. After all, a lot of what the military does is build relationships. One corner has a sailor kissing his baby goodbye. Another shows the special relationship between a soldier and the camp dog. Another has a service member playing soccer/football with a young boy. The final block is a family waiting for their loved one to return home after deployment.
Now you know why God was so ticked about the Garden of Eden.
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If you look at the base of the pinwheel, you can see a nest of baby bunnies. Murphy is definitely not a predator at heart.
My mom was trying to get Geordie to look at the camera so I could take his picture. She said “bunny” to get his attention, and this is what happened. Geordie was my hunter.
A lot of people have tried to make me feel guilty about protecting my garden, but if there are no checks and balances, rabbits can quickly get out of control. Australia was devastated by a rabbit invasion. An island in Greece housed prosperous vineyards for centuries until rabbits destroyed them. Bunnies may be cute, but they are prolific and ravenous.
This classically tailored Man’s XL Coffee Brown Tweed Cardigan is comfortable enough to wear on chilly evenings at home yet handsome enough to wear to work on casual Fridays. It can even be worn to church or out to dinner. Dressed up or dressed down this hand knit cardigan in Coffee Brown is sure to quickly become a favorite in your man’s wardrobe.
Playing with more effects. It’s a shame no one program does all that I want, but added together there is fun to be had! (I haven’t learned how to make water yet.)
Don’t worry. He’s fine! (I think of Brian from Family Guy yelling at the family, “You never joke about that with a dog!!”)
My mom and I wanted to get some bedding plants, and the local greenhouse is on a farm. As far as I know this is the first time Murphy has ever been to one. He was particularly captivated by the lambs. The seemed equally happy to see him.
For the first time since I’ve known him, Murphy wasn’t eager to get back in the car.
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Well, it did smell pretty awesome there…kind of like pre-mutton.
This surprising collection of stats greeted me from my dashboard last week. For some reason it reminded me of Dennis Miller on SaturdayNightLive declaring, “Germans love David Hasselhoff!”
Since there were no likes or comments, I will guess that a German bot loves Bitey Dog. Perhaps it was Funnybot? (Ooh, that would be awkward…)
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Don’t look at me. I’m too young to remember those references.
