Max Visits the Southwest (Part 1)
MAX AT ZION Road trip! The plan was to re-visit some our favorite places in the Southwest. With side trips and sightseeing, we figured it would take a week and […]
Unfortunate Names
Max’s adventures in California have exposed the poor pup to some businesses and products whose names are, well, unusual. I suppose Coldcock Whiskey should be acknowledged for its truth in […]
Max and the Search for an Inu Shirt
It was the day before Father’s Day. In anticipation of the celebration, Max and I were productively engaged in the traditional activities of quaffing malt beverages, chomping jerky treats and telling snorf, snorf jokes when the Alpha Japanese Female interrupted and screamed like a harridan that wistfully mentioned that she […]
Max and the Raccoon-Dog
Apropos of nothing, let’s talk about raccoon-dogs. To start, here is a photo of Max sitting on our hearth next to a picture of himself and two statues of the famous […]
Goon Butts
The AJF and I were at our favorite Japanese grocery store. As she spent a large portion of our children’s’ inheritance on products that all seemed to consist of soy sauce, miso, mirin and sugar, I wandered the aisles and discovered this fine product. Fair to say I am outraged about […]
Deceiving Dogs!
Dogs are sly and not just a little manipulative. We all knew this. Now science proves it. A new study, published in the journal Animal Cognition, has found pet dogs will deliberately deceive humans in order to get something they want. Here’s the link to the news article: Canine deception. […]
Max Visits the Gold Country, Part 2
So there we were, cruising Highway 49, singing old Monkees’ tunes since there are no new Monkees’ tunes, and remarking about how incredibly soggy Northern California had become after a […]
In Memoriam: RIP Prince Charming
It’s so sad when a dog friend dies. In their passing we are reminded starkly just how important these creatures are in our lives. We think of their boundless good will, their devotion, and their unequivocal acceptance of their owners, however flawed we may be. We’re mindful, too, that their […]
Max Visits the Gold Country
Max was sitting in his car seat outside the local Smelly Pot, waiting for his taste of stinky tofu, when he got word that we were headed to Northern California on a trip that would include a visit to his stepbrother, Jet. The Malt was not amused. He doesn’t cotton […]
Max Visits a Dog Friendly Town
Folks have been living in the Cayucos area since about 11,000 BC which is approximately the last time the AJF admitted I was right during any argument. The early inhabitants were Chumash Indians. They were there for the fish, abalone and other critters in the lush kelp beds just offshore. […]
