I still have nothing to say, but I'll stick to what I know best - bad food and lamely taunting the Prairie Dawg.
What the hell does a prairie dawg eat, anyway? Bugs? the dung of of better, smarter animals?
Monday, August 03, 2009
Yep, I deleted a whole bunch of posts
My plan was to wipe-out this blog and start fresh. After I zapped the last 25 posts, I chickened-out.
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Saturday, March 10, 2007
What Was I Thinking
Even I think that Ask The Old Dog is stupid! I don't keep up with it, and my answers aren't all that clever or interesting.
I think I'm going to kill it - again.
I think I'm going to kill it - again.
Saturday, March 03, 2007
Beef Stew and Buick
Two highlightes of the day:
1) EdP can appreciate this - I threw together a pretty darned good beef stew today in the crock pot.. Cubed-up a riduculously huge top round roast, a couple of giant russett potatoes, a white onion, a tomato, carrots, fresh green beens, peas, a bunch of red wine, kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper. I thickened it up at the end with some corn starch and "Damn, Old Dog! That shit is stupid!".
2) As Steener and I were getting into the car outside of Blockbuster today, we heard a cat whining. I found it under the car next to ours. I coaxed it out of there, picked him up and gave him a look-over. Probably about 10 or 11 months old, not collared and had been outside for a while. We took the shivering little critter over to Tails.
At Tails, they had us bring him into an exam room right away, where he suddenly couldn't hold his water any longer and whizzed all over my coat, and then all over the exam table once I set him down! They looked him over, stuck a thermometer up his butt (apperently, cats don't like that) and let him roam around the examination room. We expected that we'd have to take him with us and find a place for him, but they managed to find room for him. We stayed in there with him while they got the paperwork together (you have to sign away your rights to the cat to them). Part of the paperwork procedure is that someone has to name the cat for record keeping purposes. There had recently been a "Joe" there, so I tried to remember what kind of car I had found him under. I couldn't remember, but "Buick" was the first name I thought of. So, the homeless cat's name is officially Buick. If mean old Goblin were more accepting of other animals or other living things, Buick would have been our new cat. He's a good little fella, and from the look of him, he's gonna be a substantial little creature.
I can't say enough about the good people at Tails. They're running a nice facility there and obviously care greatly about the work that they are doing. Tails is deserving of your donations and support and is where we will go in the future to obtain pets - and you should, too!
1) EdP can appreciate this - I threw together a pretty darned good beef stew today in the crock pot.. Cubed-up a riduculously huge top round roast, a couple of giant russett potatoes, a white onion, a tomato, carrots, fresh green beens, peas, a bunch of red wine, kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper. I thickened it up at the end with some corn starch and "Damn, Old Dog! That shit is stupid!".
2) As Steener and I were getting into the car outside of Blockbuster today, we heard a cat whining. I found it under the car next to ours. I coaxed it out of there, picked him up and gave him a look-over. Probably about 10 or 11 months old, not collared and had been outside for a while. We took the shivering little critter over to Tails.
At Tails, they had us bring him into an exam room right away, where he suddenly couldn't hold his water any longer and whizzed all over my coat, and then all over the exam table once I set him down! They looked him over, stuck a thermometer up his butt (apperently, cats don't like that) and let him roam around the examination room. We expected that we'd have to take him with us and find a place for him, but they managed to find room for him. We stayed in there with him while they got the paperwork together (you have to sign away your rights to the cat to them). Part of the paperwork procedure is that someone has to name the cat for record keeping purposes. There had recently been a "Joe" there, so I tried to remember what kind of car I had found him under. I couldn't remember, but "Buick" was the first name I thought of. So, the homeless cat's name is officially Buick. If mean old Goblin were more accepting of other animals or other living things, Buick would have been our new cat. He's a good little fella, and from the look of him, he's gonna be a substantial little creature.
I can't say enough about the good people at Tails. They're running a nice facility there and obviously care greatly about the work that they are doing. Tails is deserving of your donations and support and is where we will go in the future to obtain pets - and you should, too!
Saturday, February 24, 2007
EdP Did A Good Show
Last night at the House Cafe, our little EdP did a wonderful job of entertaining his friends and a bunch of strangers. What more can you ask for? One guy, two guitars and bunch of good songs. Two of them were beautiful love songs; one for his wonderful wife, and one of them to our full throttle friend, the Liar.
You rock, EdP.
You rock, EdP.
Sunday, February 18, 2007
A Good Little Movie
I admit it - I like romantic comedies. And a good one is Music And Lyrics
It pokes a funny stick at '80s pop music and their aging stars, as well as the new breed of pop stars.
It made for a nice date with the Steener. We ate too much popcorn and candy, then went to the Junction for a good old fashioned late-night breakfast. Mmmmm! The Trailblazer - eggs over medium with white toast, and pancakes instead of potatoes, please! I woke up around 3:30am and thought I was gonna die!
It pokes a funny stick at '80s pop music and their aging stars, as well as the new breed of pop stars.
It made for a nice date with the Steener. We ate too much popcorn and candy, then went to the Junction for a good old fashioned late-night breakfast. Mmmmm! The Trailblazer - eggs over medium with white toast, and pancakes instead of potatoes, please! I woke up around 3:30am and thought I was gonna die!
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Stupid Me
Holy crap! I have been a neglectful blogger.
Walking to and from work today, I took another listen to some of the Drag the River that I have. I wanted to because I told EdP ChrisB the other night that I really didn't care for it. I thought about that while listening to it, and I've come to this conclusion: I don't like one of the two singers. I don't know which is which, I don't know their names, and frankly, I'm too lazy to look it up right now. But, I know WHY I don't like that singer; he sounds like he's faking it. I don't mind a little bit of a put-on for the sake of getting a sound, but it smacks of fakey, jokey "Hey, isn't this funny? We're sounding COUNTRY!"
I could be way off base, and that this is how the guy really is, but that's just what I hear.
Now, the other singer: I really like his singing. It's much more natural, and I'm not distracted by it. Plus, I like the music itself, and many of the songs.
I decided to revisit, re-evaluate and re-...I listened to it again, because of a very stupid indulgence of mine lately - Hayseed Dixie. I thought that if I can enjoy the humor of this joke band, then I ought to give a fairly serious band the benefit of the doubt, and maybe not be such an asshole when it comes to listening to new stuff (new enough to me). It's that "I don't like this NEW stuff, it sucks!" mentallity that I have that has left me with a really piss-poor knowledge of and taste in music.
Walking to and from work today, I took another listen to some of the Drag the River that I have. I wanted to because I told EdP ChrisB the other night that I really didn't care for it. I thought about that while listening to it, and I've come to this conclusion: I don't like one of the two singers. I don't know which is which, I don't know their names, and frankly, I'm too lazy to look it up right now. But, I know WHY I don't like that singer; he sounds like he's faking it. I don't mind a little bit of a put-on for the sake of getting a sound, but it smacks of fakey, jokey "Hey, isn't this funny? We're sounding COUNTRY!"
I could be way off base, and that this is how the guy really is, but that's just what I hear.
Now, the other singer: I really like his singing. It's much more natural, and I'm not distracted by it. Plus, I like the music itself, and many of the songs.
I decided to revisit, re-evaluate and re-...I listened to it again, because of a very stupid indulgence of mine lately - Hayseed Dixie. I thought that if I can enjoy the humor of this joke band, then I ought to give a fairly serious band the benefit of the doubt, and maybe not be such an asshole when it comes to listening to new stuff (new enough to me). It's that "I don't like this NEW stuff, it sucks!" mentallity that I have that has left me with a really piss-poor knowledge of and taste in music.
Sunday, February 04, 2007
Friday, February 02, 2007
Do The Terrorists Care About Da Bears?
My good friends, I believe that we have overlooked the greatest crime committed by those who wish to topple our civilization and replace it with an Islamic tyranny. That is the crime of showing disregard for our beloved Chicago Bears. The days and weeks prior to the game that will once again bestow upon the Chicago Bears their rightful title of world champions, the Al Quaeda leadership and its ancillary cells have made no offer to suspend evil doings in order to pay honor to our monsters of the Midway. Nor have they threatened publicly to disrupt the event. A lack of support in the absence of a direct threat constitutes the ultimate snub.
For shame, Al Queada!
This is the straw that broke the... Well, you get the idea.
For shame, Al Queada!
This is the straw that broke the... Well, you get the idea.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Friday, January 19, 2007
The Return Of "Ask The Old Dog"
It's back!
Feel free to remind me how bad it sucked the last time. This time around, it has it's own blog (I don't want to soil the splendor of The New Old Dog Blog with that crap!).
Direct your attention to the sidebar under "Feature".
Feel free to remind me how bad it sucked the last time. This time around, it has it's own blog (I don't want to soil the splendor of The New Old Dog Blog with that crap!).
Direct your attention to the sidebar under "Feature".
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
What A Character!
Since I first heard the story about the guy named Michael Devlin who kidnapped those two kids, I've been trying to figure out why the name "Michael Devlin" sounds so damned familiar. Searching today I found that there is:
Michael Devlin, private equity investor
Michael Devlin, musician
Michael Devlin, kidnapping suspect
The name is also that of 3 different fictional characters, including a Marvel Comic character, otherwise known as "Knight of St. George".
It seems to me, though, that the name is also attached to some T.V. character from way back when, but I just can't think of from what show. I get a "Knight Rider" type feeling from it.
Anybody out there have any idea about that?
Michael Devlin, private equity investor
Michael Devlin, musician
Michael Devlin, kidnapping suspect
The name is also that of 3 different fictional characters, including a Marvel Comic character, otherwise known as "Knight of St. George".
It seems to me, though, that the name is also attached to some T.V. character from way back when, but I just can't think of from what show. I get a "Knight Rider" type feeling from it.
Anybody out there have any idea about that?
Monday, January 15, 2007
Creepy, huh?
What do you think of the creepy guy with the specs?
Sometime soon I will get around to a real post. In the meantime, get hypmotized by the profile image.
Sometime soon I will get around to a real post. In the meantime, get hypmotized by the profile image.
Friday, December 29, 2006
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Saturday, December 09, 2006
Christmasification Of The Dog And Steener House
We've been turning the apartment into Christmas Central. Although, we're not going full guns this year. By that, I mean that not all of the Rudolph figures will be displayed.
I did come up with a crafty little way to display Christmas cards: Tie loops on a string at 6 inch or so intervals, punch a hole in the corner of the card, push a loop through the hole and then pass a small green or red pipe cleaner through the loop, then bend the pipe cleaner into a bow shape. I'm a freakin' genius!
I think that week in high school when my mechanical drawing class switched with the home-ec class had a profound effect on me. Come to think of it, I was the only guy in the class who knew how to grease and flour a pan...
Saturday, December 02, 2006
Grover and Yoda
Am I the only one who sees that Grover and Yoda have the same voice? Whenever I watch Empire Strikes Back, I can't get the image of Grover running around in the swanp with Luke out of my head.
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