January 5, 2009 at 4:06 pm by Patrick
If you understand the profound bond between man and canine, stories like this don’t seem so extraordinary (okay, it’s still extraordinary, but not crazy). {Hot Air}
I’m kind of shivering just from looking at the photos.
The river freezes over where we go hiking in the winter, and sometimes there are ducks in the water between the ice floes. I’ve never worried about Maggie going after them, but Jack’s another story. He’s a short-haired breed, and even with his fleece coat on, he’d get very cold, very fast. I wouldn’t think twice about going in to save him. I actually met a guy this past summer who had to do just that to get his yellow Lab out of the icy water last year when the river was running fast.
Addendum 4:40PM: Yikes. Sometimes the ending is not so happy. {Howie Carr}
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December 25, 2008 at 1:26 pm by Patrick
Merry Christmas!
Christmas • In an Old English approximation of a Latin original, the Cristes moesse is the “mass of Christ,” denoting the festival period from December 25 to January 6, or the “twelve days of Christmas.” The festival was usually abbreviated Xmas, the X being the Greek letter chi, the first letter of Christ’s name in that language.
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December 25, 2008 at 11:22 am by Patrick
Thanks, Santa! 
(This is actually a friend, so don’t think I’ve veered off hard into Pervland. heh Enclick to largicate.)
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December 20, 2008 at 6:25 pm by Patrick
Delightful for dogs.
Just a gorgeous New England winter day.
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December 19, 2008 at 6:12 pm by Patrick
Just a short hike today. It was next to impossible to see out there.
Believe it or not, but the furrows in the snow next to Jack are from two kids who rode by us on dirt-bikes. Amazing.
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December 12, 2008 at 10:52 pm by Patrick
Dog Opus Blog: Clever, handsome, and number 85 out of Alexa’s top 90 Design blogs. {ReubenMiller}
Design blog groupies, inquire within forthwith for true internet seduction. Got my guides locked and this document is in CMYKool.
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