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Is this the world’s ugliest dog?

Probably.

Much to the delight of the dog’s owners. Sam had several TV appearances, including the Carson Daly show.

Sam passed a few months ago. RIP Sam.

Sam – "World’s ugliest dog"

A note on whimsy

Wow. It’s been a long time since I titled a post with ‘whimsy’.

I need to nag myself to make that happen more often. After all, my original blog plan includes whimsical posts: my plan is 33%.

I’ve been quite a bit off that mark lately.

While I don’t always title a whimsical post as such (I tend to include ‘whimsy’ in the title), I still see the need for this ‘Antidote. Sheer calculated silliness’ (shout out to "The History Boys" for this).

Okay. Let’s get silly!

Accio Subpoena!

As if anyone would cast Accio (a summoning spell) a subpoena; they just have the nasty habit of showing up.

As it turns out, Scholastic, the publisher of the Harry Potter series is taking legal action against several peer-to-peer sites, on the grounds that the seventh book has leaked ahead of Saturday’s release date.

CNET has more in "‘Harry Potter’ publisher goes to court over print, online leaks".

The hide-a-pod

I’m still chuckling about this: it’s the "hide-a-pod".

The product is touted as "The ultimate iPod (and iPhone) Anti-Theft Device".

Essentially, it’s a Zune case into which you place your iDevice for safekeeping.

iDevice thieves will pass your precious toy by: after all, who would steal a Zune? 😉

I think it’s a spoof. Has anyone clicked the order button?

Does DDR mean "Death to Dad alReady"?

In my house this weekend, it seems so.

Hunter and Cassie are on a Dance Dance Revolution kick this weekend, which has us dragging out the dance pads during unseasonably warm weather in Seattle. They’ve built some aggressive programs and we’ve been working out on them in 30-minute increments.

:: pant ::

At least they’re out of their video game chairs.

I still see the arrows when I close my eyes. Maybe I can get them to go for a walk with me.

My Moose Caboose

I finally get to talk about this, now that our gag ‘agreement’ has been lifted.

I had the pleasure of being invited to a next-generation web scrum that was held, in all places, in Alaska during the solstice. We got to stay up all night, as the sun never set.

Further, a totally disconnected time was had by all: no cell phones, no Internet, no text messaging.

Instead, we had lots of whiteboards, opinions and arguments.

Between disagreements, we gathered wood for the fire, water for the longhouse tank and ate (and ate).

Oh: we adopted a moose.

Rather, she adopted us on her way to cooler ground.

May I be a member of ‘That Couple’?

You know these people. From them:

• They brag about their compatibility
• They brag about their walks (or other physical activities).
• They smile when they’re together.

From the outside:

• They’re mashing in public.
• They’re talking in public. Real issues; making sense to one another and to those who listen in.
• They are ‘in to each other’.

Do you suppose there is an online application to join?