Holiday weekend good news roundup, part II, with dogs
Sunday, December 23rd, 2012- Just for trivia fun: 12 letters that didn’t make it into the alphabet. (From yet another Friend O’ Blog with the initial J; there seems to be a conspiracy of them this weekend.)
- Rescuers deliver an early Christmas to a homeless man and his dog.
- Pit bull saves his human from an attacker.
- And although this isn’t strictly good news, it was surprising to me that S.W.A.T. put my latest article online and the Infamous — and in my experience, very nice — TJIC found it. Although it’s credited to me on the site, this was actually co-authored with Joel Simon (another J, you will note) and is properly credited in the print version.
- I think we all know intuitively that getting out into nature lifts our mood and enhances creativity. But wow. how amazingly, measurably true that turns out to be. (Tip o’ hat to P. No, not another J, but it’ll probably turn out her middle name is Jeanne or something.)
- I was talking knitting the other day. With a guy. Which I found refreshing. (Another J; it really is a conspiracy). He sent me this picture. Talk about creativity! Maybe not really enviable creativity, you know. But still … creativity.
- Tiny puppy breaks into shelter and finds furry friend. Awwwwwww.
- Celebrity-golden retriever look-alikes.
My Ava would do this:
Border collies are supposed to be geniuses of the dog world. But they can be so OCD about toss-and-fetch that they lose all touch with reality. In fact, I’d say that “out of touch with reality” is Ava’s permanent state. The pooch above must be one of Ava’s close relatives on her BC side.
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December 23rd, 2012
“I think we all know intuitively that getting out into nature lifts our mood and enhances creativity.”
Which may explain wy Ayn Rand — a Hollywood screenwriter turned New York author — wanted to pave over every bit of nature.
December 23rd, 2012
Thanks for the links. Made my morning.
December 23rd, 2012
Well, I’m envious of that sort of creativity. Or maybe the sense of whimsy that inspires it.
Here’s another fun one:
http://www.geekologie.com/2012/12/im-coming-princess-crocheted-knights-hel.php
which would be funnier in Marvin the Martian colors.
My good news for the weekend, so far, was finding the YHM-9394-H front sight for a decent price.
December 23rd, 2012
Congratulations on getting one of your SWAT articles on-line. I’ve often wondered why they don’t do that more often. Far as I’m concerned, Enemy at the Gates is the only reason I’d read the mag. Though in fairness the publishers keep promising to slant their content more to preparedness and less to “monopoly on legiti
December 23rd, 2012
Stupid wrong button. Where was I before I was so rudely interrupted?
Ah, yes. Though in fairness the publishers keep promising to slant their content more to preparedness and less to “monopoly on legitimate violence,” with lots of cool guns and gear only the Only Ones are allowed to fondle, I haven’t seen a lot of it yet.
December 23rd, 2012
When I was working at the Whole Earth Catalog some 35 years ago, we published a review of a little booklet called “The Manly Art of Knitting”. Had a photo of a cowboy on a horse on the cover… knitting, of course. I still have the booklet somewhere. Never learned to knit, though. Never been much for the Manly Arts…
December 23rd, 2012
I’d bet that nature has more benefits for people than just those few things, but I’m a bit biased (screen name is also my nickname irl)…..too bad so many have abandoned it for “inside things”……
December 23rd, 2012
Excellent article in SWAT. Surprised they published it.
December 24th, 2012
Excellent SWAT article, Claire! I especially like the line “And how do you like “gun ownership—a precursor to gun violence”?
Breathing, a precursor to disease.
Aging, a precursor to death.
Everything, a precursor to something.
etc
December 25th, 2012
Funny about all the J names. I thought it was just me.