Month: February 2011

  • The Dog Saves Our Lives: A True Story

    We tried to go to bed last night at 11, but the dog wouldn’t settle. He planted himself at the foot of the German-Shepherd-weight Grand Carpeted Staircase leading to our bed and barked. We both got up, let him outside, gave him treats, rubbed his belly, checked his ears, and hauled the little bastard up…

  • Government Shutdown

    I know I’m being paranoid, but consider this: Missouri has called out the national guard to help with the snow disaster. The police are not patrolling in Saint Louis City due to the weather. Highway 70 is shut down all through the middle of the state. Hundreds of miles. No highway. The weather.com radar map.Blue-…