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That’s a great idea, but nobody cares because you are a nobody

March 15, 2010

Pretty harsh title, I admit but it is really just there to get your attention. Did it work?
People don’t care about great ideas. They care about great personalities with average ideas they can understand. How else can you explain Sarah Palin’s book, Going Rogue: An American Life (Please don’t buy it.) or the raving success [...]

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I love Cesar Millan, but he has made my life hell

March 14, 2010

I love Cesar Millan*, but he has made my life hell, along with Emeril LaGasse, Mike Holmes, and Alton Brown. But those other guys are a completely different — though not unrelated — post. Maybe later.
You see, Cesar has made almost everyone else in the pound an expert on dog behavior with an endless [...]

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There has to be an easier way to do this

March 6, 2010

I am replacing a folding closet door with a pre-hung door. This involves some framing and sheet-rocking. I’m almost done with the door, thanks for asking.
I’m at the last part of the project where I’m putting sheet rock on the inside frame around the door. The closet is about four feet wide by about three [...]

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Someday, I will be dead

March 5, 2010

I will die. It is a fact that I can’t overlook, regardless of how much work I put into denying it, putting it off or otherwise just trying to ignore it.
So, faced with the fact that I will not be escaping death, I have done the following:
- I have written my last blog post. This [...]

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Hotels are going to the dogs

March 4, 2010

I watched a video on Chris Brogan’s blog where he spoke at Like Minds and he mentioned the Roger Smith Hotel. As frequently happens, my mind wandered as Chris rattled on (sorry Chris!) and so I went out to Google and checked out the Roger Smith Hotel.
Turns out they have this dog named Henry who [...]

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When it is time to pass a torch

February 28, 2010

I spent this Sunday morning listening to a fair amount of Peter, Paul and Mary, Bob Dylan and a few other more obscure artists who moved and continue to move an entire generation. The first thought I had was “how sad that they will never be able to create another PP&M song.” The second thought [...]

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Risk as a downhill ski run, Bode Miller style

February 22, 2010

I was reading my Wall Street Journal today, page after page of blah, blah, blah and then I came across this story on page B8. It stopped me dead in my tracks.

I am not following the Winter Olympic Games nor am I really a fan of Bode Miller. I didn’t even read the article, but [...]

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Welcome, Robert Gibbs!

February 13, 2010

Just a quick bark out to Robert Gibbs, White House Press Secretary, who joined us on Twitter a mere 55 minutes ago. Now, we’re just waiting for Bo to get here.
Big fans, especially with the “hopey-changey” retort press conference.

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Read the writing on the paw

February 10, 2010

Yesterday, we had a guest speaker – Sarah – come into the DogWalk to motivate us to get out there and walk regularly, even if there is two feet of snow outside, kids home from school everywhere and cars zipping by us as we walk in the street.
Then, Charlie noticed that Sarah had some writing [...]

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Geaux away

February 8, 2010

I’ve been half French all my life. It’s not something I chose or can change. My mother’s maiden name is Clavette.* Her mother’s maiden name was Pelletier. And that goes back a very long way. We only ended up American because the French apparently were really bad at making compasses and the family ended up [...]

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Hershey chocolate bar and Charm City Cakes (Ace of Cakes); Major upset

February 5, 2010

Fans of the show Ace of Cakes will know what I’m talking about when I say that the Hershey bar cake Duff and crew made earlier last year was a bit of a puzzler as the wrapper was right-side up with Hershey, but the bar pieces inside were upside-down. So, the cake was made with [...]

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You are not lost, you are here and you know where here is, right?

February 1, 2010

You are reading DogWalkBlog.com, produced and written in Dayton, Ohio. We are talking with Rufus, one of the key writers of the blog where he reminds us why you, time and place are important for blog credibility and reader orienteering.
I was reading a blog from a linked tweet this morning and halfway through it, my [...]

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In the world of creativity, they will remain average

January 29, 2010

I ran across this video by Tom Peters. Watch it.

Peters makes some powerful points about education, but I don’t entirely agree with everything he says.
Creativity is not a refusal to color inside the lines. It is a conscious decision to color outside the lines, knowing what the lines mean and why they are there. Refusing [...]

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Airlines hate women… and guitars… and dogs

January 25, 2010

Ok, pretty strong statement, but what the heck, it will rank high in Google and get some people to start thinking about the unintended consequences of stupid company policies. So, Women Who Blog, if you are out there and have even the least bit interest in this, sharpen the pens.
I tweeted this out:
Airline luggage fees [...]

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Home kitchens are not functional

January 24, 2010

I cooked breakfast this morning. I hate home kitchens because they are more like living rooms with furniture rather than places to prepare food. I don’t know why or how this trend started, but anyone who cooks at home needs to work in a restaurant kitchen for even a few weeks to know the following [...]

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Stupid is good

January 17, 2010

“Greed is good” Gordon Gecko, Wall Street, 1987
And now apparently stupid is in. Stupid is good. At least that is what Diesel wants you to believe. In 2008, we wanted really smart people to be in power. Judging from the current political winds, 2012 may be the year stupid is cool again.
I understand why Diesel [...]

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Last wrestle session at the school until Spring Break

January 3, 2010

Our last wrestling session for the 2009-2010 Winter break at Englewood Hills. The kids are back in school on Monday, so it’s back to the sand lot for us until Spring Break.

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Dogs playing tetherball

December 30, 2009

I wish I had a video camera, but I only had an iPhone. Englewood Hills left their tether balls attached to the poles over Winter break* and I swung one as I was walking by. Charlie jumped to grab it and a game ensued.
So, as fast as I could focus and snap, here you go. [...]

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Real airport security is very low tech

December 29, 2009

With all the news media chattering on about this latest round of terrorism with flight 253 and the guy with a bad stomach in the restroom, we are seeing the latest group of pundits advocating for more technology, full-body scans, etc, etc.
Oh, brother.
Real airport security is far more low-tech than that. Here is the [...]

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A new band find. Banjo warning

December 23, 2009

I found a cool new band. It’s not rock, it ain’t Hank, but it ain’t bad! Actually, Megan and Millie of Don’t Tell Darlings are pretty darn good. Harmonies are enchanting. I hope you enjoy the video and click onto their MySpace page for more.
Their CD drops on CD Baby Jan 1, 2010. Enjoy.

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