We've added a new dog to our family, so Ferris won't have only child syndrome. Our new dog (rescued, of course) is a totally white shepard/lab mix. She's about 10 months old, very sweet, and she and Ferris adore each other. She has pointy ears (naturally, not clipped) that sort of flop around when she's got them perked up. Pointy ears, so I wanted to name her "Spock."

Get it?

I thought it was cool . . . but I was voted down by the rest of the family. Ryan suggested we call her "Arwen," though, so that's what we're trying now. We'll see if that name fits her, or not. I'm partial to New Dog, myself . . . though that'd prolly get shortened to "new-d" and then "nudie," and that's just wrong.

Plastic has an interesting story on celebrity etiquette that boils down to pretty much "don't be a gushing fanboy," advice I could have used on more than one occasion. The discussion is cool, and lots of people are talking about the celebs they've met, and how they were treated.

I gotta go mow the lawn now, and hit Smart-N-Final for poker snacks. I hope everyone is having a good weekend. We're enjoying awesome weather in Los Angeles right now.

Chris from The Force dot Net sent me this e-mail this morning:

This link is getting passed amongst the gamers I know, and i felt the need to send it to you in the hopes you might pass it on to your readership. It deals with getting people involved with the MS fundraisers that might not normally think to do so, but also talks about helping fight this stigma that gamers face when it comes to the media- showing that we're not the prone to violence troubled youth that they think we are. Doing this is a great first step in that.

I don't have a close relative with MS, I can't say that, but i do know the pain of wanting to fight back as a loved one struggles and not knowing where to start. My first step is here: spreading the word to the people that i know can get word out the quickest.
http://www.neenerneener.net/ms/

So take a look, and see if you can help out, okay?

Oh, I'm really taking it in the ass from the Right because of my last post. I guess lots of people take "you're with us or against us" very literally, and whenever I criticize Mr. Bush or his war, they take it personally. I won't apologize for my feelings, but I do feel strangely bad for pissing some people off. I'm not likely to tone it down anytime soon, so you may not want to read this site any more.

Thought For Today:

"The pain of war cannot exceed the woe of Aftermath."