Events

While I'm working out here in Kyiv (actually Oak Brook, Ill.), Parker has to stay for hours on end in his crate. I feel bad about him being alone for so long (even though he gets walked around 1pm), but let's review why he's in a crate: Tomorrow, though, the ParkerCam will be dark, because Parker gets to go to day care with his friends—and, more for my peace of mind, with the trainer who got him to understand the difference betwen me and the rest of his litter mates. Also of note, a friend touring...

P-Dogg and I had a ball yesterday: Chicago weather is truly wonderful. Yesterday Parker and I tossed this tennis ball around for half an hour, and yet only four days earlier it snowed. Parker, of course, does not care about the weather: Nor does he consider, for a moment, where that tennis ball has been:

Share and enjoy: "Get Fuzzy" with a timely strip. (The record this season is 4-6, which puts them in last place.) From reader MB, a look at what your desktop icons do at night. Why "Everybody Hates Don Imus" (sub.req.) from New York Times columnist Frank Rich. And also from reader MB, some bumper stickers we'd like to see: Even Nixon Resigned We Need a President Who's Fluent In At Least One Language The Republican Party: Our Bridge to the 11th Century

The U.S. Olympic Committee has announced that Chicago will represent the U.S. in the competition to host the Olympic Games in 2016. Since the entire world universally loves the U.S. right now, I am certain today's announcement means Chicago is hosting the Olympics. Just not in 2016.

The vet just called: Since Parker's condition has, um, firmed up, he can now go back day care again.

Sometimes I catch Parker looking straight at the ParkerCam, and I wonder: what does he see? The camera just sits there, never moving, just staring at him. Could he be looking at the little red tally light? I wonder.

I'm still schlepping out to Kishinev (near Kyiv) every morning, so again all I have to offer is the dog walker's message from yesterday: "No business, but he's back to his usual self. #2: No. Treat." Simple, concise, nicely encapsulating my dog's afternoon. Also, I've made a minor configuration change to the ParkerCam. A problem with the upload process had caused it to blank out occasionally; I've now fixed that. Enjoy.