May
28
2008
Wally (short for Walter) the Newfoundland Dog was born on March 12, 2008, in Fairbanks, Newfoundland (on New World Island) from Seagirt Kennels. He’s 10 weeks old and weighs 20 pounds, expected to exceed 150 pounds in about 18 months. Photos:
Tags: dogs, newfoundland dogs, pets, puppies, wally
May
26
2008
I’m picking up our Newfoundland puppy from Halifax airport today. He’s being shipped from Gander, courtesy of the excellent Seagirt Kennels in northern Newfoundland. We haven’t picked out a name yet. Any suggestions? I’ll post a photo of him tonight or tomorrow. Update (May 28, 2008): We picked “Wally”. Related Posts: – A Newfoundland Puppy [...]
Tags: dogs, newfoundland dogs, pets, puppies, wally
May
25
2008
A little bird video. I know it’s not in the same league as J-Walk’s cleaning the pool video, but next weekend I’ll wake up early and record the bird(s) using my good video camera instead of the crappy one, and in the sunlight instead of the shade. You’ll see. It’s gonna be great. The best [...]
Tags: birds
May
24
2008
Bob Dylan is spending his birthday this year in St. John’s, Newfoundland. He and his band performed last night and they’re playing again tonight. Here’s my ticket: Yeah, it’s in the nosebleed section. I may attempt to smuggle in a camera. I’ll update this post if I take any grainy, blurry photos of him on [...]
Tags: bob dylan, newfoundland
May
24
2008
Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull — The first and third Indian Jones movies have stories that are fun and characters you can care about. The second movie doesn’t. This, the fourth in the series, has one interesting character (Indiana Jones), and a story that just barely pulls the action forward. But [...]
Tags: indiana jones, narnia
May
22
2008
We might be getting a Newfoundland puppy soon; maybe this one, which is actually from Newfoundland.
Tags: dogs, newfoundland, newfoundland dogs, pets
May
20
2008
A gunshot woke me up this morning at 5:30am. At least, it sounded like a gunshot. My bedroom wall faces my neighbor’s driveway, with about 20-25 feet separating our houses. I got up and had a shower, thinking what I should do: Check the basement under our bedroom: maybe the cat knocked something over. Walk [...]
Tags: dreaming, guns, sleeping