Author Archives: Charlie

I’m famous!

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The Bark Magazine included my smiling face in their slide show for this week’s smiling dogs! I’m on slide #4, upper right. Today The Bark, tomorrow, The Dog Whisperer. I need to get an agent, quick. . Tweet

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Keep false friends out of your winner’s circle

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I had the good fortune of working briefly in the equine business through 1997-98 while also selling exercise bikes to paralyzed people (true story). One lesson I will take away always. Winning the Kentucky Derby is such a long shot … Continue reading

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Making the perfect cheeseburger

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This weekend, millions of people across the United States will be firing up their grills and plunking down hamburger patties and grilling them. And those millions of people are all cooking cheeseburgers the wrong way. In my feeble attempt to … Continue reading

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Star Wars walker as a dog

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This is just clever. AT-AT day afternoon from Patrick Boivin on Vimeo. Tweet

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Unemployment vs unemployable

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Yesterday, the GOP-filibustered Senate quit trying to extend the jobless benefits for 1.3 million Americans who have been out of work for two years. At the end of the week, these unemployed workers will not only be unpaid, but they … Continue reading

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The real tyranny in America

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I watched MSNBC Chris Matthews’ The Rise of the New Right yesterday. I learned almost nothing new about the Tea Party and the conservative movement, but Alex Jones’ quote, “We’re in deep tyranny. Deep, deep, deep…” keeps ringing through my … Continue reading

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Great design, but will it survive a wet dog?

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Today is Nate Berkus Day, declared by Joy and Janet @moggitgirls. For those who don’t know, Nate is (was) Oprah’s designer and is now going to host his own design show on NBC in September. Whoopie. Another celebrity interior designer … Continue reading

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