Pet Monologues

by Lucia Blinn

A body on the beach as long as my arms are wide.
Large glassy eyes crossed and staring in disbelief.
A family of round white barnacles
fastened to his hard brown hide.
Yellow marks like graffiti.
Paws outstretched. Tail too.
Poised to crawl but not crawling.
The tough old tortoise was never
meant to be seen like this.
Nor was he meant to be scooped
by the sand patrol who hauled him away
on an otherwise beautiful day.

About the author: Lucia Blinn

TGIF.
Check out the Friday Ark roster for this weekend. And Carnival of the Cats which goes up every Sunday and this weekend hosted by Justin’s Random Thoughts.

Submissions:
Sue Steiner submits Tales of Farm Life
Movie-cat submits We can’t stop here. This is bat country.
Movie-cat submits Cult movie Tuesday: Blade Runner Cat 2
Herbert Murrie “Il Fantino”
Pet Monologues finds The Poor Mouth Mimi
Pet Monologues finds Who was Harvey Krane?

We can’t stop here. This is bat country.
—Fear and loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

“Il Fantino” which is a jockey and his horse

Mimi

Still steeping…

…in the meantime. Questions? Comments? Editor’s note: please look at Comment 1 below for more C2a! details…

and while you are curating your submissions don’t forget Friday Ark roster for this weekend. And Carnival of the Cats which goes up every Sunday.

I am not in today so I can’t read emails or do much on PM. Caw to art! #1 still a work-in-progress. BH is going to pick me up about 8pm so we can eat dinner. She has two bottles of wine in the trunk of her car. I hope we only drink one as it is late and a school night = weekday.

We bought a new book titled—BYOB—and she is relieved we have many places to choose from. You see, I like to go to the same proven places and not even order, the food is just served up. We are sort of on a roll to look for fine eateries that do not charge a corkage fee and we wind up throwing the savings in the tip. We are highly principled diners…

This blog has tainted by thinking. I am thinking about writing up something about BYOP = restaurants that are pet-friendly and getting feedback on what folks think of oysters, wine, and toy poodles, all in the same place.

Just a little research points to a very controversial topic. I’ll close with a surprising tidbit, to me, Chicago ranks #1 in dog-friendly cities. to be continued…

Hartz Vitamin Care recall.
Hartz announced a recall on November 2 for Hartz Vitamin Care for cats. Read the rest of this entry »

Punish the deed quilt on ebay.

Bidding ends for this quilt on 10/10/07.

The image on the quilt looks a bit like Duke the pitbull currently on death row.

Yes, it does what you think it does. It’s perfect for those of you who use baggies but hate holding onto the baggie until you find a place to put it. The Poopod might be the solution for that.

The Poopod has a pull-and-tear bagroll holder, a scented compartment for used bags (pod freshener included) and a detachable thread handle. When Bowzer goes, you pick it up, put in the compartment, and dispose of it later. Click the logo above for a detained walk-through of how to use it.

I wonder how well this will work if Bingo goes twice. Do you think Apple will let them keep the poop, er, pod?

Dogs shoot man on hunting trip.

CHICAGO—A pack of hunting dogs shot an Iowa man as he went to retrieve a fallen pheasant, authorities said. Read the rest of this entry »

HSUS celebrates National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week.

Shelters nationwide recognized November 4-10, 2007 Read the rest of this entry »

American Bar Association hosts “Prosecuting reckless owners and muzzling dangerous dogs.”
December 1, 2007, New York University, New York City Read the rest of this entry »