There was a freak rise in temperature yesterday. And man did I need it. Short sleeves, windows down, music up… ephemeral heaven. I felt unstoppable as I badassed my way through the day. It was funny, though, I’d been dismantling my Christmas tree, when I went outside to get some fresh air and realized that it was so warm it was on the verge of humid. It was a startling.. Read More
Sell-out hippies won’t let me in their festival of awesomery.
Anyone here ever been to a hippie festival? This video popped up on my Youtube sidebar recently with the title “Boom Festival”. I watched it (the thumbnail image of people having fun while half naked is always excellent clickbait) as I downed a bit of delicious homemade soup, and marveled at how awesome it seemed. People hop on their bikes and come from all over for this event of camping.. Read More
Summer fluffin – hounds beating the heat
My shih-tzu gets more love than your child does. And there’s nada better than spending long summer days with my bottom betch. But while I love to take my pup everywhere with me, there are certain trips my dog can’t do with me in the summer or activities we’ve gotta keep brief. I thought I knew all there was to know about Pet 101 and have some hacks of my.. Read More
Cicada vs. Katydid: What’s the diff?
Ah, the sweet smells, sunshine, and sounds of imminent summer. Except – you know – without the warm enough weather to actually open the pools on Memorial Day weekend. (insert disclaimer here about full realization regarding the importance of the pools or their openings to the public paling in comparison to the real importance of memorial day) Anyway, back to the sounds of summer. As the hooplah about noisy bug.. Read More