Hippie Dippy Weather Bun

You know that humans like to convince themselves that they have clean paws when it comes to killing. Well thanks to you two lazy bones mom had to "dispatch" some rabbits that got into the garden.

What are we supposed to do? The rabbits are already gone? For heaven's sake, go pee on the fence of something. make critters at least think that a predator lives here!

This is so unfair. We have to do everything.

Hey man, why'd you have to do me like that? Why did I have to "do" you? You were in my garden, you little runt, eating all my vegetables!

Like, nobody "owns" food, man. It's just there when you need it. Eat what you want. Those things weren't there by accident. They were there because I worked and I built and I cultivated!

You may have been mean to me, but I know I'll be right with the Spirit in the Sky. Oh no. You ate out of my garden. You were a bad bunny. No Bunny Heaven for you. You are going to DOGGY Heaven!

What do you think they'll give us to play with next?

Now you know why God was so ticked about the Garden of Eden.

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.

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A Fine, Fermented Beverage

But Kopi Luwak is OK? You hypocrites disgust me.

Actually this post was a way for me to get acquainted with a new computer. My old one was 15 years young (not even old enough to drive *sniff*), and I was afraid it would give out on me during tariffs/chip shortage – name your disaster of choice to make prices higher. Of course my old software won’t work on the new system, so I have been experimenting with replacements. What a mess.

Bitey Dog might have a different look since old tools are no longer available. Maybe I’ll take this opportunity to make the boys all Westies so I don’t have to worry about colors anymore.

Don’t you even think about it.

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We Had To Take Murphy To A Farm

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.

Well, it did smell pretty awesome there…kind of like pre-mutton.

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Lightning in a Bottle

I've done it! I'm going to make a million dollars!

What have you done, puppy? You know how lightning free nitrogen atoms which then dissolve in water and rain down to earth as fertilizer? Yes....

I've harnessed that energy and trapped it for consumers in this convenient container. It will make their plants grow lush and green.

I know you can't have actual lightning in that bottle, so what's really in there? My pee!

Now whenever anyone fertilizes their lawn, it will be mine. Pretty soon every plant on the planet will belong to me, and humans will pay ME to do it!

Ew, nobody is going to want that.

We can trick people into putting our pee on their lawns?! How do we get in on that action?

Now I feel like an idiot for doing it one drop at a time.

I found out recently that there is something called Green Lightning that can create nitrogen for fertilizer using electricity, water and air. The company says it uses about the same amount of energy as a toaster. They claim it can pay for itself in a year. So how much does it cost? First the low down payment of $97.00…then a second payment of $11,500.00 and a final payment of $27,040.00. Easy peasy lemon squeezey! (Guess we’ll have to stick to dog pee.)

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Bissiger Hund (or What Happened With Bitey Dog?)

This surprising collection of stats greeted me from my dashboard last week. For some reason it reminded me of Dennis Miller on Saturday Night Live 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…)

Don’t look at me. I’m too young to remember those references.

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The Grass

I'm sick or this. I'm going to go poop in the neighbor's yard. Where are you guys? Hey, who is pulling my tail?!

Forecasters were predicting two weeks of rain with one, brief, dry afternoon in the middle. I got home from work on the middle day and ran outside to deal with the lawn before the next round of storms came. But what should occur – like a kick to the a** – but a mower that refused to cut any grass.

I spent hours on the phone with the mower company because it was under warranty. They agreed it was faulty battery and said they would send a new one. The only problem is that they send at their own speed – not the speed of well-watered weeds growing in springtime. All I had access to was a string trimmer, so I went out and cut a path for poor Murphy like the one I shoveled for him in the snow in winter.

I don’t like the tall grass. Can I poop in the house?

(Murphy really did pull me over to the neighbor’s well-manicured lawn to do his business whenever anyone wasn’t looking.)

The sad thing is that we’ve had droughts the past two summers, so the mower barely got used. With 90% of the cost of a mower being the battery, this seems like a lousy deal.

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Willis-Ekbom

Willis-Ekbom Disease: a neurological disorder that causes neurons to misfire in the brain. Sounds impressive. What else is it called? Restless Leg Syndrome. *rolls eyes*

Sometime in the past I’d been told that Restless Leg Syndrome was one of those made up things like “Chronic Fatigue” that lazy people use as an excuse for their lack of accomplishments. (Ha! They’re both real.) I was surprised when I found out it is an actual medical condition with a respectable-sounding name. Anywhere from 5-15% of people have it, but largely it is an old Caucasian lady problem. (Of course.)

I have closer to the whole body type. Yes, it can affect not only the legs but the arms, torso and head as well. For me this stupid condition likes to show up at the same time every night and hang around for about 90 minutes. My choice is to stay awake until after it passes or let it wake me up after about 2 hours sleep. While some articles say that it won’t shorten your lifespan, others say that consistent lack of sleep can cause a host of other problems and THEY can shorten your lifespan.

What causes it? No one is really sure, but they suspect low iron levels in the brain (even if the blood tests normal), low dopamine levels or inadequate blood flow. The good news is that it gets worse as you age!

Hey, wait a minute….

Kick all you want. I like sleeping in my own bed better.

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The Blackout

How much longer is this blackout supposed to last? Another five to seven days, I hear. This reminds me of Amish country. Rescue dogs don't like Amish country. How do you know if there is a black bear in the dark?

What a week it’s been. One evening a neighbor calls and tells me a bear was spotted at a bird feeder two streets away, the next we are hit by an SLW (tornado that doesn’t spin) that knocks the power out. We didn’t realize it at the time, but large parts of two counties were left without power too.

Thanks to one of the fun fits my body goes through, I hadn’t eaten for about three days before the storm. I was just starting to feel hungry again and was about to put dinner in the oven when the power went out. It was only off for a couple of days, but for Murphy and me, it felt like an eternity.

When the power goes out, you don’t open the fridge/freezer because you don’t know how long the outage will last. Poor Murphy had to do without the pumpkin and green beans he normally gets with is meals. And no “last bites” from mommy’s meals. In Doggy World, this was a terrible week that will go down in infamy.

I’m so sad…and so hungry…

(Despite his claims of hunger, Murphy refused to eat – or even chase – the rabbit or the robin that were right outside the front door.)

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How Childhood Games Prepare Us For Adulthood

Cinderella dressed in yella kissed a fella

How do your biscuits always end up here?

Would you rather we play Red Rover?

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I’m Going To Hell

Not my image.

It seems that whenever I am at church they tell us that if our neighbor has something and we wish we had one too, we are going to hell for being covetous. I follow the blog of a very nice lady who is fixing up a small farm to be a beautiful, productive, wonderful home. I am jealous of all the hard work she gets to do there. This past week, my neighbor adopted a little Maltese puppy. He is so cute!! I wish I had a little Maltese puppy too.

It looks like I’ll be heading to hell. Maybe I’ll see you there?

Should I be worried that there’s another cute boy in town?

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