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Eddie loved people but didn’t get along well with the other dogs at the shelter, so the shelter was having trouble finding him a home.

Humane Society of Wichita County

Regular advertisements didn’t work, so the executive director of the program tried something offbeat and creative.

This is Eddie, Eddie is an a$$hole. Eddie hates other dogs, he’s 17 pounds and could take on a Rottweiler and win. If Eddie had an accent, he would sound like he’s from the Bronx, wearing a wife beater t-shirt and a tattoo that says MOM on his arm. If you got into a bar fight, Eddie would back you up and take on all 5 guys, put his cigarette out on their forehead and not spilling a drop of his beer while doing it. So, if you think you are man enough to adopt him, please be our guest. We want Eddie out of here because he scares our big dogs.

It worked. The family that adopted him loves him, and he has his own Facebook page now. Hurray for them and for the shelter who rescued him. (I myself would rather have a friendlier, less dramatic golden.)

December 4, 2023

December 3, 2023

December 2, 2023

Today is the first day of meterological winter (December, January, February). We had some snow Wednesday night, so yesterday Andy drove up to the Dome Road, the start of the unpaved part of the road in.

He wanted to see what plowing had been done. He had had a pneumonia shot Wednesday morning and was feeling under the weather, so he didn’t want to go all the way up to the land. If all goes well he will drive in farther today.

December 1, 2023

NASA. The Shackleton crater at the Moon’s south pole may contain
frozen water, which could be mined in future Moon missions.

Science and commerce may be headed for a clash on remote terrain: the Moon. For the first time in half a century, NASA is sending a craft to the lunar surface, with the launch at the end of this year of Peregrine Mission 1, a lander built by the private company Astrobotic Technology. Dozens of other craft will soon follow, many as part of NASA’s Artemis program to return astronauts to the Moon. Most researchers are looking forward to a new golden age of exploration and science. But some are worried.

They foresee that the advent of private landers will lead to a “Moon rush,” as companies race to grab valuable minerals and resources while trampling over scientifically important lunar sites. With space law offering little or no protection to these areas, researchers are starting to lobby governments and international agencies to do something before it’s too late.
—Science

Who would have guessed we would be reading about this in our lifetime?

November 30, 2023

I felt the need of some cheering up yesterday, and these two videos did the trick. That wagging tail makes me happy.

November 29, 2023

I’ve seen this sentiment before, but it’s still worth sharing.

Ryan Helenius

November 28, 2023

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I’m glad we don’t live there!

November 27, 2023

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I actually like snow, as long as I don’t have to clear it off the car and drive.

Here are two pictures Andy took up on the land yesterday.

November 26, 2023

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I usually like November, it’s the last month of my favorite season, fall. (I go by the meteorological calendar, so fall is September, October, November.) But this year my reaction is, where did November go?!. It just flitted by without me noticing. Does that ever happen to you?

November 25, 2023