I wonder if I want a puppy?

Sand3aye wonders what it would be like to have a puppy...

This one fits the bill. She's a feisty lil thang.

What anesthetic?

Look at the size of those paws! Ruh roh!

What?!?? You lookin' at me?

Proud "Rom"

Big day!

Look at those kangaroo legs!

So do you think we got a new dog?

We were just going to go look. Honest. She was the first one that I really saw.

For another picture, see

http://beisbolfan2007.blogspot.com/2008/12/new-family-member.html

Rerry Rhistras!

Sand3aye wishes you a very Rerry Rhristmas!

also, "Santa denies selling spot on highly coveted 'Nice' list"

Is nothing sacred?** Pitchers and catchers report in 52 days!

(no one will know what the heck the comic is referring to in about 2 months)

under-appreciated Pooch Café

Did I read that right?

Obama names Holdren, Lubchenco to ponder gender of Santa's reindeer
AP - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday named Harvard physicist John Holdren and biologist Jane Lubchenco to answer this age old question, signaling a change from Bush administration policies on gender neutrality that were criticized for putting politics over science.

Annie Hall audition

Zane tries out for the part of Alvy in "Annie Hall"

Dogs know...

Shake!

Dogs know if you've washed your hands after using the bathroom!

Woo Hoo! I'm rich!

Man, it's so nice that in this economy, there are still opportunities out there. I've already put a down payment on a nice tropical island. See you in the funny papers!

To: Undisclosed Recipients

From: Mr. Goodluck Eshie
Tel 011 233 240 495 924

Greetings,
How are you doing? I have believed that one has to risk confiding in another to succeed in life.

My name is Mr. Goodluck Eshie. I am the son of late Chief & Mrs. Richard Eshie, the Chairman of Ivory Coast Cocoa Board. He was a wealthy Cocoa and Timber merchant in Abidjan - Cote D’ivorie. It is sad to tell you that he was poisoned to death by his business associate on his business trip. My mother died when I was young and since then my father took me so special.

Before his death in the hospital, he told me about the amount of Eighteen Million US$ ($18,000,000.00) and 100kg of gold dust which he deposited as family treasure for safe keeping in a vault in Ghana . I am indicated as next of kin and I have confirmed in the company with the documents about the existence.

My father warn me that it because of his wealth and politics that he was poisoned therefore I should seek for a foreign partner outside Africa that I can transfer this money for investments. This instruction was given to the safe keeping company. I therefore want you to assist me receive the funds in your desired country or designated bank account for profitable ventures. I will offer you 30% of the total funds for your services. Be informed that all charges has been paid to the security company but we need to get some kind of High Court notarize change of ownership documents that would surely reflect your name as new beneficiary or my foreign partner of the funds because that is to permit the claim as stated by my father. I have discussed with one lawyer to help me to secure the needed notarize document from the High Court as soon as I have assistant. I trust him because he is a good lawyer, also a former speaker of parliament, Republic of Ghana . He told me to get a reliable beneficiary that can not cheat

Best regard,

Goodluck Eshie.
Tel 011 233 240 495 924

Poke chops and Greek potatoes

One of our favorite dinners.

Mrs. Beisbolfan said, "Sounds pretty good when you put it in restaurant-speak!"

This is a vintage picture of the dinner. Different salad, but you get the idea...

Here Javelina Javelina Javelina!

Mmmmm, carroty!

Cute, but nasty

Run away!

I was going down to the mail box this morning when I heard feetsteps coming from the yard next door. It's always startling to see these big guys. We'd thrown a carrot in the front yard for the bunnies since S3 doesn't like carrots as much as Peeps did. Apparently this Javelina likes them, too. So much for feeding the bunnies.

You've heard of the expression, "Speak of the Devil"? We were on our walk earlier this morning talking about which dogs I had heard were attacked by Javelinas and where the Javalina packs had come through the neighborhood. Mrs. Beisbolfan hadn't seen any on our walks, but I and our friend Mr. G had. So had Peeps and S3. The pups were interested, but wary. Good doggies!

When I saw the group walking across the street from the wash on one side to the other, there were little baby J's that were bouncing up and down, chasing each other and generally behaving like all little kids do.

Heavens above!

The sky was still light. Venus is the brighter of the planets.

Quite a sight

Monday was a nice night to go view the spectacular conjunction of the crescent Moon with the planets Venus and Jupiter. I tried to get some pictures, but holding the camera isn't the way to do it. The pictures don't do it justice.

Gorilla Thrilla

This is one of my all time favorite pictures. We got the pups some toys, one of which was 'Eek Eek Gorilla' (lower right). You squeezed it and it eek eek'ed for a while.
Emily started woo woo'ing at me while Penny was not happy and needed to be consoled by Rom. Notice Abby in the background? She's the invisible black lab.

and he wins by a,... wins by a,..., he wins!

Mrs. Beisbolfan gets mad at me when I post anything even remotely risque. She tells me, "Our mothers read your blog!" (sorry about the smelly farts lowering blood pressure post)
Well, I just can't resist this one.

Anti-doping agency may ban Viagra
24 Nov 2008
PENNSYLVANIA: The World Anti-Doping Agency is looking at a new and unlikely suspect in the world of performance-enhancing drugs in sports - Viagra. The blue, diamond-shaped pill, associated with treating sexual dysfunction in men, is suspected of dilating blood vessels in athletes and unduly increasing oxygen-carrying capacity, giving them an unfair competitive advantage.

My comment is on testing for this drug use. Isn't there an easier way than a blood test? I mean, really. Shouldn't you just look for the guy carrying the big notebook?

No one I know

I'm the worst offender when it comes to thank you notes.

But at least I know what they are.

3 knuckleheeds

Last Fryday at Whangs...

State Quarters - Finally!

Just got the Hawaiian state quarter today.

Did anyone else fill out their state quarter map?

Sign of the Times

Is that a new thing?

I'm reading the newspaper, sir. What are you doing?

another Sign of the Times

Oh Santa!

Maybe I'm being overly optimistic with the holidays coming up, but I'm sensing the economy is about to turn the corner...

yes, but mine...

Does the beer market outperform the bear market?

Investment advice

I thought I would pass on some investing advice in these tough times....

If you had purchased $1,000 of AIG stock one year ago, you would have $42 left. With Lehman, you would have $6.60 left. With Fannie or Freddie, you would have less than $5 left.

But if you had purchased $1,000 worth of beer one year ago, drank all of the beer, then turned in the cans for the aluminum recycling REFUND, you would have had $214.

Based on the above, the best current investment advice is to drink heavily and recycle.





with a wink and a nod to Snopes

Señor dog fud

Went to PetSmart today. They hid the ususual dog food bag in a new color. I had to ask and told the guy that I was sure it was right in front of me. It was. Of course, S3 thought it was the best thing since sliced bread. I guess it is always better fresh. Come to think of it, sliced bread would have gotten her juices going. Don't have to think about Señor dog fud for a while, thank goodness.

phunny pics

Must Heart Dogs!

S3 looks more like the little deerlike substance on the left

Lick, lick, lick went the pre-rinse cycle

Steven Wright

Then I took the milk, and I went up to the register, and I said "Hi, how are you?," and she said, "Will that be all?", and I said, "No, I want to buy this."

Say, now there's a tiny hat!

Bad Reporter

LOL

The Darkest Evening of the Year

I started my reading of Dean R. Koontz based on a recommendation from Earl. This first of his many books I read was Watchers, which had a great dog character. I've always felt that dogs know more than they let on.




Here is a quote from the lastest of DRK's books out in paperback:

"To the observant, all dogs have an air of mystery, an inner life deeper than science will concede, but whatever the true nature of their minds or condition of their souls, they are limited to the wisdom of their kind, and each is shaped by the experiences of its one life."

Another 'toon my nephew sent me

Kind of have to think about this one

clever guy

interesting shot from the Hubble

a pair of gravitationally interacting galaxies called Arp 147

Doesn't this looks like a some sort of a shooting game?

PING!

Boo!

Thought you all might get a kick out of this punkin today!

Day 15

Flagstaff, AZ to Tucson, AZ!

Welcome Home World Travellers!

Coincidence? I don't think so

The following two news stories appeared in the same week.

2 greenhouse gases on the rise worry scientists
AP Science Writer Seth Borenstein, Ap Science Writer – Sat Oct 25, 12:39 am ET

WASHINGTON – Carbon dioxide isn't the only greenhouse gas that worries climate scientists. Airborne levels of two other potent gases — one from ancient plants, the other from flat-panel screen technology — are on the rise, too. And that's got scientists concerned about accelerated global warming.


The Stink in Farts Controls Blood Pressure
Amelia Tomas livescience.com – Thu Oct 23, 3:21 pm

A smelly rotten-egg gas in farts controls blood pressure in mice, a new study finds. The unpleasant aroma of the gas, called hydrogen sulfide (H2S), can be a little too familiar, as it is expelled by bacteria living in the human colon and eventually makes its way, well, out. The new research found that cells lining mice's blood vessels naturally make the gas and this action can help keep the rodents' blood pressure low by relaxing the blood vessels to prevent hypertension (high blood pressure). This gas is "no doubt" produced in cells lining human blood vessels too, the researchers said.

Day 14

Brigham City, UT to Flagstaff, AZ

Day 13

Walla Walla, WA to Brigham City, UT

Sailing in open waters

Sailing boats participate in the 40th edition of the traditional 'Barcolana' regatta, one of the most crowded sailing races, in the Gulf of Trieste, northern Italy, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008.

You could probably walk across the waters here.

I don't see how you can call this relaxing, Cleat!

Home Alone!

So, with Mrs. Beisbolfan away, at least I had S3 to keep me company. But this morning I took her in to get a destinking. She really wanted to go in the car, but when we got to PetSmart, she was not happy about me leaving her there. In the meantime, I washed the sheets, shams and comforter. When we got home, the wash wasn't done so I had to keep her out. "Ret re rin!"

Check out the Halloween neckerchief!

Ahhhhh, this is all I wanted.