social and politics Bark Bark Bark By thebrowndogblog.blogspot.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:06:00 +0000 The browns remain stoic and unaffected in the face of an enthusiastic barkeroni. Full Article Greta video
social and politics Slumbertongue By thebrowndogblog.blogspot.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:25:00 +0000 Greta, sound asleep (despite all of her enthusiastic barking, she does indeed rest at times). Full Article Greta pictures
social and politics Little Guy's New Crate By thebrowndogblog.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 04:18:00 +0000 I have been extremely neglectful about posting! Probert turned 6 on Halloween and everyone else is doing great! Here's a picture of Probert in his new crate that Dan magically found in the garbage on the exact same day that I was going to buy Probert a new crate! Look how much he loves it! :) Full Article birthdays crates pictures Probert
social and politics Cat Bite! By thebrowndogblog.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:45:00 +0000 About a month ago we brought a new couch (it had previously occupied our office at work, but didn't work in our new building) home. I was really excited, but Hannibal the cat was REALLY angry about the new couch when it was first moved in. She was hissing and running and generally acting pretty nutty. In an effort to calm her down, I went to pick her up to put her in a bedroom for a while and she freaked! She ended up biting my hand, which ended up getting infected, which ended up requiring TWO emergency room visits. The first visit resulted in a tetanus shot (OW!) and a prescription for big-ass antibiotic pills. The second visit resulted the following day from a HUGELY swollen hand that required IV antibiotics. At that visit I learned that it takes about 30 minutes to receive a course of IV antibiotics, which was very fortunate since we were having a party that evening with 20+ of our friends due over.So, the moral of this story is don't get bit by a cat! My 3 pit bull dogs and 1 shep have never come close to causing a hospital visit! Full Article Hannibal vet
social and politics More DogKnee Surgery By thebrowndogblog.blogspot.com Published On :: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 00:49:00 +0000 Probert had knee surgery a few weeks ago to repair a torn ACL. He actually tore it a few months ago while racing around the yard in jubilation for getting to go for a car ride. Where were we headed? To the vet's new office's grand opening party, of course. She had to take a break from the party to diagnose his injury and prescribe pain medication. So embarrassing. Probert waited a while to have surgery as I was traveling pretty extensively and needed to be home for his rehab (and because the vet said he would be fine to wait). So, a couple of weeks ago, it was done. We went to a different doctor than for Wrigley's surgery a couple of years ago and I was so happy with his care. They gave him a cute cast and even sent him home with a little shoe for going outside. He's off stairs for 6 weeks, so I've been doing a lot of dog-carrying. Here's a photo of he and I. His cast was on for a week and staples came out after two weeks. It's been another two weeks and now there's only two left until he's given the all-clear to return to normal activity. Can't wait! Full Article pictures Probert vet
social and politics Tooth Hole By thebrowndogblog.blogspot.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:27:00 +0000 Probert, the million-dollar dog, struck again last week when he broke his second canine tooth. While the first one, broken just before his knee surgery, was broken pretty mildly, this one was broken vertically reaching up into the gum (ouch!). So, a dental was scheduled (and then pushed up as his gum started to turn color). When I dropped him off, the vet was not happy with him for having broken such a difficult-to-extract tooth. In the end, they were able to save his one canine, but the other one had to come out. Let me tell you, the root on that thing was HUGE.So, he had surgery and was doing pretty well on his intense regimen of pain killers and antibiotics. Until!!! His stitches came out and the giant hole in his jaw from the root removal was exposed!! The vet said at that point it would either heal up on its own, or his body would create a mouth/nose fistula that would require specialty surgery to repair. Fortunately, at his follow up visit a week later, the gum had grown back together and he is in the clear. Hopefully, we can avoid vet visits for him for a while!In super cute news, when I was picking him up from the vet after his procedure, he was super groggy and walked right into a glass door. Poor guy! He's doing much much better now, though. Stay healthy, please, Little Guy. Full Article pictures Probert vet
social and politics Adoptiversaries By thebrowndogblog.blogspot.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 04:58:00 +0000 These couple of weeks must be something special, because I adopted all three of the browns during this time of year. Wrigley's adoptaversary was yesterday, Probert's today, and Maizy's is in just a couple of weeks. So, I figured it was time to do some comparison photos. Then and now(ish - the now photos are from the past few months).Probert was adopted 6 years ago at about 11 months old from a rescue in Columbus, OH called Measle's Animal Haven. He was a scrawny little pup who had been abused, rescued, and then contracted a mild case of parvo (mild due to being an older puppy) and been bitten by another dog in rescue. Now he's a little snugglebutt who still has issues from his past, but over just the past couple of years is really learning to be a DOG. Finally.Wrigley was adopted 7 years ago at about 5 months old. He was a direct rescue from people who didn't want him. They said they were watching him for someone who went out of town and never returned to pick him up. Wrigley was living life underneath a trailer at the end of a tow chain and had never even been given a name. The people who had him did doxie rescue and had about 9 rescue dogs in their house, but never thought to bring Wrigley indoors because of his breed. To their credit, they did make some effort to rehome him and I was happy to invite him into my pack! Now he is a wiggly goofball. Definitely the most challenging of my dogs due to his guard barking, but he makes up for it by being one of the most genuinely sweet souls I've ever encountered. Maizy was adopted 8 years ago at about 9 months old. She was a scrawny 27 lbs and smelled like mildew, probably due to the workers at Philadelphia Animal Care and Control hosing out her kennel with her still in it. She was shy and sometimes stubborn, but always a wonderful, personable dog. She grew up quickly, gaining tens of pounds in just a few months after her adoption. She is my most faithful companion and is definitely the pack leader. I have been so fortunate to have her to teach the boys the ins and outs of being a dog, as I see they have often studied her behavior and followed her example.So, there it is. Happy Adoptaversaries to all of my babies. My life would simply NOT be the same without you. I love you all so so much. Full Article Maizy pictures Probert rescue Wrigley
social and politics 24 Things, Potentially, But History Suggests Otherwise. Thing 2. By johnfinnemore.blogspot.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 17:00:00 +0000 Full Article
social and politics 24 Things Or Fewer: Thing 3 By johnfinnemore.blogspot.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Dec 2019 19:36:00 +0000 I'm sure he's charming when you get to know him. Full Article
social and politics 24 Things Are Unreliably Promised: Thing 4 By johnfinnemore.blogspot.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Dec 2019 16:03:00 +0000 As a rule, the more intricate and over-worked the doodle, the worse the writing's going... Full Article Drawings
social and politics 24 Things, Allegedly, But The Smart Money's On About Eight. Thing Five. By johnfinnemore.blogspot.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 19:12:00 +0000 Vroom. Full Article Drawings
social and politics 24 things, and if you believe that I have a bridge to sell you. Thing 6. By johnfinnemore.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 18:15:00 +0000 This is from the tour show. It's the image we put up at the start of the sketch about the designer of the snake, to try to get across the idea of an animal design department. Tomorrow, I'll put up the image that replaces it when the head of the department says he has one or two questions about the new design... Full Article Drawings
social and politics 24 Things, No Doubt About That, Oh No. Thing 7. By johnfinnemore.blogspot.com Published On :: Sat, 07 Dec 2019 13:00:00 +0000 '...So, basically a tube?' Full Article
social and politics 24 Things, or at least, definitely 8. Thing 8. By johnfinnemore.blogspot.com Published On :: Sun, 08 Dec 2019 17:28:00 +0000 Full Article
social and politics 24 Things, more or less. Although definitely not more. Thing 9. By johnfinnemore.blogspot.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 12:39:00 +0000 After Ken Anderson Full Article
social and politics 24 Things: the in-itself-surprising 'Double Figures' post. Thing 10. By johnfinnemore.blogspot.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 19:21:00 +0000 All these things can be clicked for bigger-er, by the way. Full Article
social and politics 24 Things, plus standard disclaimer. Thing 11. By johnfinnemore.blogspot.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 17:07:00 +0000 I've had a request for the Angela fish, so... here she is. Caution: not terribly Christmassy. Full Article
social and politics 24 Things - Half way point, or possibly way over half way point: Thing 12. By johnfinnemore.blogspot.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 21:43:00 +0000 Oh no.It's happened again. We've got Muppets. Full Article
social and politics 24 things, or not, but maybe. Thing 13. By johnfinnemore.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 14:53:00 +0000 Apologies if this is baffling to non-Brits. But count yourselves lucky. Full Article
social and politics 24 Things, or so the legend goes. Probably nonsense. Thing 14. By johnfinnemore.blogspot.com Published On :: Sat, 14 Dec 2019 22:37:00 +0000 Also drawn for the tour show. And also animated, though that was done by the excellent Chris Lincé, not by me.And indeed not in Salford. Because in Salford, the computer that we run the show on froze at the start of the Kirates sketch, and Simon and I had to stick our heads round the back cloth and do it live. Whilst in the middle of changing into our red trousers... Full Article
social and politics 24 Things, a likely story. Thing 15 By johnfinnemore.blogspot.com Published On :: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 15:55:00 +0000 Full Article
social and politics 24 Things still seem unlikely to me, but who knows. Thing 16. By johnfinnemore.blogspot.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 18:11:00 +0000 Sure, you can't stop progress, and it's not as if the old way ever worked in any case, but... still, he kind of misses it. Full Article
social and politics 24 Things, though surely not. Thing 17. By johnfinnemore.blogspot.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 16:18:00 +0000 Full Article
social and politics 24 Things, they do seem to keep coming, though. Thing 18. By johnfinnemore.blogspot.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 12:20:00 +0000 Brrr. Full Article
social and politics 24 Things are no longer out of the question. Thing 19. By johnfinnemore.blogspot.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 16:23:00 +0000 Full Article
social and politics 24 Things, though it would be quite funny to drop out now. Thing 20. By johnfinnemore.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 16:06:00 +0000 These are the practice sketches for yesterday's, but I think I like some of them better than the way it turned out. Especially the cheerful chap in the bottom right corner. Full Article
social and politics 24 Things, barring hilarious accidents. Thing 21. By johnfinnemore.blogspot.com Published On :: Sat, 21 Dec 2019 15:29:00 +0000 After all those people and animals, here's a vegetable. Full Article
social and politics 24 Things, probably, but taking nothing for granted. Thing 22. By johnfinnemore.blogspot.com Published On :: Sun, 22 Dec 2019 17:23:00 +0000 Full Article
social and politics 24 Things... surely? Or will he fall at the final hurdle? Don't rule it out. Thing 23. By johnfinnemore.blogspot.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Dec 2019 14:36:00 +0000 This was an attempt to use fewer lines. With, I would say, mixed results. Full Article
social and politics 24 Things. Who’d’ve thought it?. Thing 24. By johnfinnemore.blogspot.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 23:40:00 +0000 Merry Christmas! Full Article
social and politics My own trumpet By johnfinnemore.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 21:43:00 +0000 A lovely thing happened to me this month. The Writer's Guild of Great Britain gave me their Outstanding Contribution to Writing Award.I find I can't write much about it without dissolving into a puddle of tiresome self-deprecation - I've already had to delete six or seven variations on 'for reasons known only to themselves' from the sentence above. But I will try to hold that off for long enough to say how sincerely honoured and grateful I am to the Guild, and to my dear friend David Tyler; who presented the award, and from whose lovely speech about me I have still not quite recovered. Here we both are, looking chuffed. (Just after this photo was taken, David took off his jacket and tie, and instantly became a floating head.)Photo by Dave Bennett @davebennett Full Article
social and politics News from Fitton By johnfinnemore.blogspot.com Published On :: Sat, 04 Apr 2020 11:59:00 +0000 It occurs to me I really ought to have mentioned here that an old friend of mine has been borrowing my YouTube account recently to let his friends know how he's coping with self-isolation. (The answer, perhaps unsurprisingly, is 'pretty well').Here's the first, of seven so far. Full Article
social and politics Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Good Government and Dry Socks By robin-d-laws.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 12:52:00 +0000 In the latest episode of their double-double podcast, Ken and Robin talk regional word magic, Eco vs. Superman, the bane of werewolf movies, and the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Full Article Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
social and politics Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Lotta Garlic There Though By robin-d-laws.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 14:23:00 +0000 In the latest episode of their improvisatory, highly customizable podcast, Ken and Robin talk Armitage Files and Dracula Dossier for Fall of Delta Green, Chicago film fest, James Damato, and Cornelius Agrippa. Full Article Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
social and politics Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Dire, Satanic Chili By robin-d-laws.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 13:50:00 +0000 In the latest episode of their hot and tangy podcast, Ken and Robin talk handling player absence, video game money laundering, chili, and the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors. Full Article Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
social and politics Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Werewolf Adjacent By robin-d-laws.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 14:24:00 +0000 In the latest episode of their podcast of many things, Ken and Robin talk magical artifacts, the Shakespeare riots, Dr. Jekyll, and Dick Nixon, FBI. Full Article Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
social and politics Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Nutty Crab Soup By robin-d-laws.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 15:50:00 +0000 An epic arc reaches its pulse-pounding conclusion as Ken and Robin confront the wonder and terror of the Sno-Voyageurs Cookbook! (And also talk the system matters debate, Profumo Affair and 1911 Ark of the Covenant expedition) Full Article Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
social and politics Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: All Books are Tax Deductible By robin-d-laws.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 14:27:00 +0000 In the latest episode of their visionary, extravagantly muscled podcast, Ken and Robin talk Blake at the Tate, Colby Elliott, and Ken's latest London book raid—complete with record-scratching twist! Full Article Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
social and politics Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Live from Dragonmeet 2019 By robin-d-laws.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 14:58:00 +0000 Live at Dragonmeet, Ken and Robin talk Hindu mythology's secret role in the Norman Invasion, crisis on infinite podcasts, drinks to write by, and the real reason Ken had to make Trump president. Full Article Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
social and politics Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Landlord Reform By robin-d-laws.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Jan 2020 14:54:00 +0000 In the latest installment of their well-rounded and informative podcast, Ken and Robin talk resource refreshing, the espionage career of the inventor of the pie chart, Earthdawn, and Gustavus Aldophus. Full Article Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
social and politics Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Everyone Believes in Horse Theft By robin-d-laws.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 14:32:00 +0000 In the latest episode of their scrappy but determined podcast, Ken and Robin talk underdog opponents, the Sandby Borg massacre, All Rolled Up's Fil Baldowski, and lunar metal. Full Article Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
social and politics Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Killer Pupples By robin-d-laws.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 14:08:00 +0000 In the latest episode of their chainsaw-handed podcast, Ken and Robin talk comedic horror games, OSS graphic design, Guy Maddin, and sky amoeba UFOs. Full Article Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
social and politics Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Stealth Out and Touch the Egg Wrong By robin-d-laws.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 14:20:00 +0000 In the latest episode of their mephitic podcast, Ken and Robin talk playing the secret assassin, sand pirate GPS spoofing, Clark Ashton Smith, and the terrible name megalosaurus almost had. Full Article Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
social and politics Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: He Said, Foreshadowingly By robin-d-laws.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 14:23:00 +0000 In the latest episode of their always activated podcast, Ken and Robin talk sandbox encounters, our top 2019 movies, and the tomb of Christian Rosenkreutz. Full Article Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
social and politics Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Anthropodermic Wallet By robin-d-laws.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 14:32:00 +0000 In a very special episode dedicated to The Yellow King Roleplaying Game, Ken and Robin talk time as a game mechanic, the Skin Affair, strange machinery in the Belle Epoque, and the Martinist magician Papus. Full Article Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
social and politics Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Health and Safety By robin-d-laws.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 11:40:00 +0000 In the latest episode of their delicious yet impeccably organized podcast, Ken and Robin talk GUMSHOE with more die rolling, Auguste Escoffier, Hellenism at the British Museum, and Belle Epoque bookhound Edmond Bailly. Full Article
social and politics Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Not Quite Doctor Cowboy By robin-d-laws.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 13:56:00 +0000 In the latest episode of their pageant-like podcast, Ken and Robin talk where to start with Earth, your conspiracy bookshelf, Moina and Samuel Mathers, and The Rise of Skywalker. Full Article Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
social and politics Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Number One Nightmare By robin-d-laws.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 16:03:00 +0000 In the latest episode of their starry starry podcast, Ken and Robin talk alternate reality tech levels, Sarah Saltiel, emergent continuity and Belle Epoque astrologer Ely Star. Full Article
social and politics Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Shill for the Macedonians By robin-d-laws.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 14:21:00 +0000 In the latest episode of their multi-layered podcast, Ken and Robin talk narrative voices in RPG play, Whitey Bulger & MK-ULTRA, curse tablets, and Oswald Wirth & Stanislas de Guaita. Full Article Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
social and politics Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: The Apache Helicopter of Toaster Ovens By robin-d-laws.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 13:56:00 +0000 In the latest episode of their crispy-in-a-good-way podcast, Ken and Robin talk agency in the sandbox, air frying, Alphonse Bertillon, and numbers stations. Full Article Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
