During the drive to Half Moon Bay, I entertained John with stories about other really intelligent men who were confident enough in their masculinity to have a standard poodle (all, coincidentally, black.) There was Steinbeck – although his “Travels with Charlie” has recently come under scrutiny because a researcher determined that there was no way [...]
Read MoreWe left off in the last issue with poor, homeless Louie, the standard poodle, arriving at “Chez Poodle”, our house where anything goes if you’re four-legged. Bubbles was not happy to see him, and John . . well, my husband asked me, “What are you going to do with him?” So much for waltzing [...]
Read MorePart I – FREE LOUIE!! You know how it is when people know you rescue poodles. Dogs just kind of happen to you. Got a call – “I need you to find a home for my poodle, and he’s waiting for you at the [...]
Read MoreI got MyHusbandTheEngineer an iPhone for Christmas, figuring he could be the guinea pig and learn it before my Raspberry (aka Blackberry to those with more patience than I) broke and I was forced to adapt. He got even — he got me an iPad. In the old days, when you bought a new phone [...]
Read MoreWeary of the insults I hurl at it, my Blackberry refused to cooperate with its new battery. I had no choice — time to upgrade to an iPhone. So off to the iWant store, which is the default setting on my GPS. In the public’s perception, I will drop 20 years from my age and [...]
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