Archive - July, 2007

Pit Bulls Are a Girl’s Best Friend

July 26 1 Comment Category: Adventures with Dogs

I have not always been a Pit Bull lover and advocate. I grew up listening to the media and was poisoned by their negative spin, selective reporting, and misrepresentation of facts with regard to Pit Bull characteristics and attack statistics. I was among the masses that typecast Pit Bulls and other bully breeds [...]

Goodbye Skull, Hello Change

An irrational and overly emotional part of me hoped you would still be in the driveway when I came home today. My anthropomorphic tendencies have lead me to believe that your loyal, protective, and caring qualities would prevent you from driving off into the sunset with another woman at your controls. But alas, [...]

A Simple Query Written in Code

Sometimes I can not help to feel completely and utterly useless, maybe even bordering on detrimental, with regards to Butterfinger’s entrepreneurial adventure. Now before you start to think I am going to drift off on a self-depreciating, woe-is-me tangent, hear me out. I am 100% ok with not being able to comprehend, scribe, [...]

Landscaping on a Budget

July 23 Comments Off Category: Adventures with Dogs, The House

Land is a much desired and highly valued commodity in Southern California, and our dogs are lucky enough to have a quarter of an acre of land at their disposal (for their disposal too I suppose…). When we first bought the house, the front and back yards came complete with lush vegetation and the [...]

Pit Bull Showdown at Sundown

The erosion of the grass began in a concentrated area located west of the pool. This is the location where Biz and Tucker perform their nightly pit bull acrobatics and dance-fighting display. In case you ever wish to attend this event, it usually begins with the entire pack’s expedition outdoors precisely at [...]