Interesting OpEd piece in NY TIMES here.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Happy Father's Day!
Plus, some twisted humor from 30 Rock on Father's Day (completely unrelated to crazy lady's father and family, but still funny):Happy Father's Day, Dad!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Evil Ones
I was prevented from enjoying crazy lady's reading in Connecticut because of these instruments of torture:
Here's hoping I can have fun with this delicate demon at the beach this weekend:
Monday, June 15, 2009
Fire! BBQ!
During the week of insane travel, crazy lady went to her brother's for a family BBQ. She managed to seriously burn the ribs:
She loves to barbecue-- and, I know she's an awesome cook-- but wow. What a hot mess (haha). When she opened the grill and discovered that they were ON FIRE, Max told her, "don't open the grill. You add oxygen, which feeds the fire. Can I hold the tongs?" She moved the flaming ribs to a plate and handed her eight-year-old nephew the tongs. She figured he might have better luck with the food. The surprising thing? They actually ate the ribs!
Humans. They'll eat anything...
Well, we are off to Connecticut and the "Cape" this week. You probably won't hear from us for another week or so. This time, crazy lady hopes to take plenty of pictures of my adventures at the beach. Bye!
She loves to barbecue-- and, I know she's an awesome cook-- but wow. What a hot mess (haha). When she opened the grill and discovered that they were ON FIRE, Max told her, "don't open the grill. You add oxygen, which feeds the fire. Can I hold the tongs?" She moved the flaming ribs to a plate and handed her eight-year-old nephew the tongs. She figured he might have better luck with the food. The surprising thing? They actually ate the ribs!
Humans. They'll eat anything...
Well, we are off to Connecticut and the "Cape" this week. You probably won't hear from us for another week or so. This time, crazy lady hopes to take plenty of pictures of my adventures at the beach. Bye!
Friday, June 12, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
Out of Office
Readings, readings, readings across three (technically) Southern states this week. Then, headed to NYC for a lecture, and Maine for a family bbq. See you'all when we return!
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Food, Inc
To commemorate our first week of the CSA box:
Read Fast Food Nation. Wonderful insightful, frightening book. It's one of crazy lady's "top 5 books of all time" and changed her approach to food. Michael Pollan and Alice Waters are great; but crazy lady sometimes worry that they lose sight of poverty, culture and economics in their quest to change how we think of food. In other words, they can be a bit arrogant and condescending. Eric Schlosser , the author of Fast Food Nation, has the same message as Pollan and Waters-- but no pompous attitude. Read his book.
Read Fast Food Nation. Wonderful insightful, frightening book. It's one of crazy lady's "top 5 books of all time" and changed her approach to food. Michael Pollan and Alice Waters are great; but crazy lady sometimes worry that they lose sight of poverty, culture and economics in their quest to change how we think of food. In other words, they can be a bit arrogant and condescending. Eric Schlosser , the author of Fast Food Nation, has the same message as Pollan and Waters-- but no pompous attitude. Read his book.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Killer Bunnies
One of crazy lady's earliest writings involved a clan of killer bunnies and cannibals. (Yes, I already know that she has "issues.") She recently read a very sad post about someone's beloved dog who "walked the bridge," and she will not stop with the Monty Python references. First, we had to watch the "bridge of death" scene:
Then, we killed time with this precious scene from the Holy Grail:
She's reading her killer bunny series out loud and laughing at her own jokes. I am staying in bed, until this torture ends.
Then, we killed time with this precious scene from the Holy Grail:
She's reading her killer bunny series out loud and laughing at her own jokes. I am staying in bed, until this torture ends.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Baby Bambi
We ran into this newborn critter, during our early morning walk in the woods today:
I wore my e-collar, and only required 1 small zap to return to crazy lady on the trail. She had no idea what I was "hunting" until I walked her back to the baby deer, for another look. As soon as she saw the deer, crazy lady warned me to "leave it," and she said "let's go." Darn it. The compulsion to obey was greater than my desire to hunt. I was really hoping for a morning snack. I whined and barked, but followed crazy lady on the trail. She said that she is very proud of my restraint-- and very happy that I was trained to avert disaster. Crazy lady still has flashbacks to my smiling, bloody face, the last time we ran into Bambi.
I wore my e-collar, and only required 1 small zap to return to crazy lady on the trail. She had no idea what I was "hunting" until I walked her back to the baby deer, for another look. As soon as she saw the deer, crazy lady warned me to "leave it," and she said "let's go." Darn it. The compulsion to obey was greater than my desire to hunt. I was really hoping for a morning snack. I whined and barked, but followed crazy lady on the trail. She said that she is very proud of my restraint-- and very happy that I was trained to avert disaster. Crazy lady still has flashbacks to my smiling, bloody face, the last time we ran into Bambi.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Museum Adventures
Finals are done! Woo hoo! Crazy lady, the Princess and her mom spent the day at the Museum of Science. I stayed home while they played in the Discovery Room nature domes:
The Princess practiced her outstanding engineering skills (after all, it runs in the family...):
Isn't the final masterpiece beautiful?
Then, the Princess had pizza for lunch:
Overall, it was a fabulous day! I missed spending time with the family, but it gave me a chance to chill out and rest. Tomorrow? We're off to Fresh Pond for swimming and hiking!
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Pure Joy and Happiness (Bye Echo!)
My best friend Echo is leaving for the wilds of Maine with her family. Her family spends the summer overseeing Camp Vega, an amazing adventure for girls. Echo gets to spend her time laying in the sun, swimming in the lake, playing with the kids, and tussling with her brother. Me? I'll be sun bathing, wrestling at the dog park, and playing with kids in Cambridge. Crazy lady is hoping that we can visit Echo and her family during the summer, but it depends on schedules. Sigh...crazy lady and her schedules... We had our last play date this morning. Do you see my butt in the air? I had just spotted Echo in the park:
Crazy lady describes my reaction to Echo and her family as "pure joy and happiness." I jump up and down, whine, and run to greet them:
Here we are, wrestling:
And for folks who don't believe that I enjoy the company of humans? Here I am, saying "hello" to Echo's dad:
Bye Echo! Have a wonderful time in Maine. We will miss you and your family-- but I can't wait to see you in December!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
Day Trippin'
Well, we're back. I can honestly say that Formosan dogs were not meant to travel by boat. Especially at 4 in the morning. Maybe it was the leftover barbecue I consumed, before the trip? Whatever it was, I am very happy to be back on (somewhat) solid ground. Crazy lady applied for a five week artist-in-residence program. Free room and board on a remote island, with the closest civilization 70 minutes away. By boat. What the hell is she thinking? Writers. Sigh...
Here are some pictures from a short hike we took with the Princess and her Mom, before our weekend adventure:
I had a pedicure before the day hike. See? I'm a little nervous, but crazy lady is scratching my muzzle to distract me from the man clipping my nails.
Pretty dog...
Pretty Princess...
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Trapped
Crazy lady knows that she hasn't posted in a while-- and she plans to write all about it, when we return to Boston-- but we're currently trapped on a remote island in Maine. We're okay. We came here to enjoy a horror writer's barbecue, and the weather won't let us leave until tomorrow morning. She's using a friend's computer to post these pictures:
Check out the sign hanging on her (technically insane) friend's bathroom shower:
It says: "Ladies, please do not share this cubicle. One at a time or you will be regarded as being up to no good and removed permanently." Her friend said that she stole the sign from a feminist bookstore in Madison. ARE ALL ARTISTS CRAZY?More about our adventures, later this week. I promise.
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