The Bush Library

With all the boot-licking coverage of last week's rewriting of history, this photo was nowhere in sight. 

Melissa Stockwell, the first female U.S. soldier to lose a limb in Iraq, reading the Pledge of Allegiance at the opening ceremony of the Bush Library which is, unfortunately, located on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas. I think the look on George W. Bush's face says it all. And, no hand over his heart, no salute...nothing. What a "patriot."

Bush declined the invitation to attend Margaret Thatcher's funeral a couple weeks ago. The stated reason? Scheduling conflicts. The real reason – a tribunal has found that Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld are guilty of war crimes. Many countries now believe that they should be held accountable and stand trail in The Hague – just like the rest of the world leaders who have been accused of war crimes.

Roxy is a needy dog

The Humane Society sends us all the problem dogs. They know we have a pretty solid pack of resident dogs who don't put up with much in the way of bad behavior, aggressiveness and similar nonsense. 

Reader, meet Roxy, our newest foster beast.

They think she's a black lab/greyhound mix. This girl spent a good bit of her youth on the streets hanging out with the local riff raff, and picked up most of the bad habits which put those dogs on the street in the first place. We broke her of her worst habit, jumping up, in the first few hours she was with us. The biting and snapping is close to being solved as well.

Now that she's learned who's boss, she wants to get up in our face constantly. I can hardly get any work done with her around, as evidenced below.

From the Police Blotter

With big city life comes big city crime. I was reading the paper last night and ran across the following item. A stark reminder that we need to remain ever vigilant!


"A resident on E. Dallas St. reported a drive-by pooping after 
witnessing a man in a white pickup truck stop in front of her 
house and let his large dog out to defecate in her front yard. 
After the dog had finished his business, the man loaded it up 
and drove off. Police found the evidence, but were unable to 
locate the culprits."


You just can't make this stuff up.

It's a dangerous world out there, reader. Watch your step.