tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post4256490657650783786..comments2024-01-12T11:26:35.176-05:00Comments on Working Stiffs: The Gift that Keeps on GivingWorking Stiffshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270595837074553752noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-38823249093151515122008-12-02T22:03:00.000-05:002008-12-02T22:03:00.000-05:00Mmmm...Delicious AND nutritious! Chock full of fib...Mmmm...Delicious AND nutritious! Chock full of fiber... but I daresay could use a bit more sugar. (not that I actually tried it, or anything)<BR/><BR/><BR/>**burpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-37525884608575291882008-12-02T15:40:00.000-05:002008-12-02T15:40:00.000-05:00Hey K,That is such a GREAT excuse about not readin...Hey K,<BR/><BR/>That is such a GREAT excuse about not reading more! I can say, "I try to read but this dog SADIE always comes over and eats my books!" BRILLIANT! <BR/>God Bless her....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-50985185977356539642008-12-02T13:18:00.000-05:002008-12-02T13:18:00.000-05:00Last book I devoured? Paper, Scissors, Death by Jo...Last book I devoured? Paper, Scissors, Death by Joanna Slan. Delightful read, even though I'm not into scrapbooking at all.NL Gasserthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11601313602009358600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-62046557902290467232008-12-02T10:32:00.000-05:002008-12-02T10:32:00.000-05:00I'll second the crate training. Dogs are denning ...I'll second the crate training. Dogs are denning animals and, like Jennie said, it makes them feel safe. You have to make it part of their routine and not a punishment to be in there.<BR/><BR/>True story. When my wife and I got our first dog, a Lhasa Apso named Tigger, he was a chewer. One day I was working on a project and had an extension cord stretched across the living room floor. <BR/><BR/>Tigger was maybe 4 - 6 months old with those needle sharp teeth. I noticed from across the room that he looked funny - dazed. He was kind of laying there jerking. Then I realized he had the extension cord in his mouth. I ran over and yanked the cord from the wall. He NEVER chewed anything again. I mean he wouldn't tough a rawhide treat or anything except his food.<BR/><BR/>BTW, he was fine. No ill effects and lived a long life.Wilfred Bereswillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03019217952304685255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-72615091550333331612008-12-02T10:07:00.000-05:002008-12-02T10:07:00.000-05:00I LOVE Chris Grabenstein.I LOVE Chris Grabenstein.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-58958399891379806482008-12-02T09:46:00.000-05:002008-12-02T09:46:00.000-05:00Heh. I keep hoping she'll grow out of it, but she'...Heh. I keep hoping she'll grow out of it, but she's fifteen months old now and that doesn't give me much hope.<BR/><BR/>I devoured Chris Grabenstein's Crossroads over the weekend. It's middle grade, but very well done, as all of Chris's stuff is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-26593389500136754122008-12-02T09:22:00.000-05:002008-12-02T09:22:00.000-05:00They grow out of it. I think. And they like their ...They grow out of it. I think. And they like their kennel boxes. Makes them feel safe. It's not punishment. Really. My dog sleeps in hers (with the door open) and lies in it whenever she feels like curling up. Mostly when I'm not around, admittedly; when I'm here, she's on my feet. <BR/><BR/>The last book I devoured... I've read a few lately, but I don't know if 'devoured' is the right word. If we're talking devouring, I think we'll have to go back a few months to 'The Laughter of Dead Kings,' Elizabeth Peters's latest. I read that one in one sitting. That's pretty much the definition of devouring, isn't it?Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01442754671445893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-70300028127991463472008-12-02T08:17:00.000-05:002008-12-02T08:17:00.000-05:00I'm reminded why we've chosen NOT to bring a new d...I'm reminded why we've chosen NOT to bring a new dog into our family after the passing of our Wheaton Terrier last summer.<BR/><BR/>The look on it's face with your book reminds me of a German Shepard I had when I was young. We returned from driving around looking at Christmas lights only to find that she had devoured a stuffed Santa and the beard was stuck in her teeth.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I haven't devoured a book in quite some time.Wilfred Bereswillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03019217952304685255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-21730595899927410382008-12-02T07:13:00.000-05:002008-12-02T07:13:00.000-05:00Well, Kathy, if I was going to devour a book, that...Well, Kathy, if I was going to devour a book, that's the one I'd pick. I LOVED your book!<BR/><BR/>I haven't read anything lately--I've been too busy writing.Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-6501833925341118562008-12-02T06:56:00.000-05:002008-12-02T06:56:00.000-05:00Very funny, Kathy!I had a cat like that, once. He...Very funny, Kathy!<BR/><BR/>I had a cat like that, once. Her owner moved to Boston to get married and left her with me, and she proceeded to pee on everything she could find in the house. UGGH!<BR/><BR/>She was a bright cat, though. She figured if she made my life miserable enough, I'd get her back to her original owner, which is in fact what happened.<BR/><BR/>Can't say her owner is a friend of mine any more . . .<BR/><BR/>The moral? Never get between a cat and her long-lost love!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-28846869120186433362008-12-02T06:51:00.000-05:002008-12-02T06:51:00.000-05:00Hey, Kathy, at least she has good taste.The last b...Hey, Kathy, at least she has good taste.<BR/><BR/>The last book I read was Laura Lippman's BY A SPIDER'S THREAD and I'm currently engrossed in her NO GOOD DEEDS. I guess I'm doing a Laura Lippman marathon. Read-a-thon?Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.com