M.I.A.

I’ve dealt with it in the past and I didn’t expect to deal with it again – but – its happened. I have a spastic dog. Fireworks are illegal in the state of Washington – save for a span of about 36 hours around the fourth of July and new years. Despite the fact [...]

Life with dogs

We started with two dogs and traded one back in – she wasn’t a bad dog – she was just ridiculously lazy. We’re back to two of them and I forgot how much I missed having dogs. I moved away from my parents house years ago and that was the last time I had [...]

The media only gets paid if you stay afraid

The media loves to sensationalize every single thing that might cut your life short at a moments notice. Over the past few years they’ve run the entire gamut. Off the top of my head there is MSRA (staph infection), bird flu, West Nile virus, terrorism, (normal) flu, Africanized bees, pit bulls, overgrown snakes, and [...]

Dog Sled Races and Bloody Ears

This weekend I was able to par take in one of our favorite races of the season. It was the 14h Annual Chemult Sled Dog Race. It’s has been a long time since I have been on a sled by myself so this was an event for me. When my parents made the [...]