"I, too, like a good cardboard box."

Watch what he does, not what he says.

Mantra time.

Meanwhile I had good tracking practice with the youngest dog so my day found some smiles in spite of He Who Shall Not Be Named.

Well, buts, the original came from an engagement hacker. Lucky me, I know how to put an image into the thread.

Brrrr. 14* last night and we lost power. Still waiting for my office to warm up past 60. But hey! A backlist keyboard, a candle, and a phone hotspot, and the work (much delayed) went on!

(Also, yay for the battery backup on the wood pellet stove and a living room warm enough for sleeping.)

Because there's no such thing as climate change, my little oasis clump is experiencing juniper attrition. Usually just can't kill those things, but yeah...things are changing.

Between the deadwood, ladder fuel, and drought, it was time to get out the trusty chainsaw.

Holiday dogs! Here's to a new year that's better than we can imagine!

This innocent-looking tank of a Ronin Beagle just took me out from behind with a warp speed blast down the hall.

We will SUPPOSE that he thought there was room to pass between me and the wall.

Right? Right.

Sprouts is going all-out on their plant-based marketing, whoo-ieeee!

That definitely works if you're *at* the post. I'm seeing your response in my notifications. Nothing I click in this image (so far) takes me back to the OP. Obvs in this case there's enough context, but sometimes I want to check my own wording or refresh myself on the thread.

"Benign" is a very, very good word.

Post your first computer.... Does this even count?