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Category Archives: Dangerous Babies
Off to the Vet: Go, Dogs, Go!
Truth be told, Hank loves going to the vet. Loves it. Why, Hank, why? Why do you love the vet when so many do not? Biscuits, of course. Biscuits. Biscuits. Biscuits! All those delightful biscuits! Here’s Hank’s old vet-visit schtick: … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Wonderful World of Cats", a trip to the vet, animal photography, bad 1970s posters, Cat-Friend vs Dog-Friend, dog photography, Hank, Henri the Cat, Labradors, Le Chat Henri, quirky, Seattle photography, Tom Hardy's Teeth, urban photography, yellow Labradors, yellow Labradors go to the vet
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Cheesy Poof Night
Hank & Cap have been very busy fellows lately, attending lovely events in sparkly, sparkly places, eating delicious food and catching up with friends and family. Such delight! It’s Hank’s favorite season to sneak into posh ladies lounges, collect fancy … Continue reading
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Tagged animal photography, Betty Smith quote, Cheesy Poofs, Chuck's Hop Shop, dog Christmas card, dog photography, dog photos with Santa Claus, Labradors, locally-grown, Mr. & Mrs. Claus, photos with Santa, quirky, Santa Claus, Seattle holiday happenings, Seattle photography, These are MY Cheesy Poofs!, urban photography, watch your step
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Boo! Hank Goes NaNoWriMo
Well, it’s here! It’s officially November and the start of NaNoWriMo, which means the start of Hank’s mission to pen, once again, a 50,000-odd word novel in thirty days. Emphasis on odd, for sure. Hank intends to dig in to his … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Critters, Dangerous Babies, Tom Hardy's Teeth, Worth a Sniff
Tagged 2012 NaNoWriMo, animal photography, Baby Beluga, ghoulish politicians, Halloween, Halloween costumes for dogs, NANOWRIMO, National Novel Writing Month, noveling, Paul Williams, quirky, tater tot casseroles, The Streak, writing
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Your word for today is: PLUVIOUS (exclamation)
LOCAL LABRADOR WALKS ON WATER ______________________________________ *pluvious, adj. Of, relating to, or characterized by rain; full of or bearing rain or moisture; rainy. Blech. The fall rains have returned. Which bites, to be honest. Autumn seems determined to arrive with a … Continue reading
Posted in A La Plage, Critters, Dangerous Babies, Sciencey Stuff, Tom Hardy's Teeth, Worth a Sniff
Tagged "The George McGovern I Remember" by Jim Wallis, 1972 Clean Water Act, animal photography, beach photography, conservation, dog photography, George McGovern quote, Honorary Labradors, inspirations, Labradors, Mansome, non-point source pollution, photography, South Park, Tox-ick.org, Trey Parker & Matt Stone trip at the Oscars, urban photography
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Shark Week!
Hank began Shark Week celebrations early this year, when he ventured out to the birthday party of a favorite 8-year-old and came back scarred. Bouncy castle, check. Cotton candy machine, check. Face painting, check. One small, deadly Chihuahua. Check? Ruh roh. But. And. Oh, … Continue reading
Posted in A La Plage, Critters, Dangerous Babies, Sciencey Stuff, Tom Hardy's Teeth, Worth a Sniff
Tagged bluntnose sixgill sharks, Discovery Channel, dog photography, Great White Shark, Herman Melville quote, IUCN, JAWS, ka mano o Hawai`i, Oceana, pet photography, Pew Charitable Trusts, quirky dog photos, shark conservation, Shark Week, TerraMar Project, urban photography, Virgin Oceanic
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Sunset on Juneteenth, 2012
Such a day, then and now. For you all outside of the United States (hello, Denmark) you may not know that Juneteenth is June 19th, 1865—Emancipation Day, Freedom Day—commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Well now hang … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Worth a Sniff, Dangerous Babies
Tagged inspirations, humanity, bravery, accountability, United States, Hank's Nightstand, Texas, Juneteenth, Emancipation Proclamation, Abraham Lincoln, Gordon Granger, Eric Foner, Reconstruction, "Reconstruction" book, Freedom Day, Emancipation Day, June 19th 1865, Frederick Douglass quote, West India Emancipation speech, Civil War, Drew Gilpin Faust, "This Republic of Suffering" book
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Or the Dog is Ours
________________________ The search is what anyone would undertake if he were not sunk in the everydayness of his own life. To become aware of the possibility of the search is to be on to something. Not to be on to … Continue reading
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Tagged on the street, seen, urban photography, Walker Percy quote
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Rocket Man
Hank’s old pal Rocket is here for a stay. Which is to say: Watch out. You see, Ol’ Rocket’s something of an unholy combination Rocket Scientist/Lone Wolf/Test Pilot. Which makes him a very, very interesting individual. He’s a star athlete and … Continue reading
Boo!
Merry Samhain, goblins! It’s been a while since you’ve heard much from Hank, but he wants to assure you that he is quite well and still making his very corporeal rounds, “On the Lookout for Squirrels & Other Worthy Pursuits”™. … Continue reading
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Tagged 7 Billion Humans, banksters, biohazard, breaching northwest dams, bumblebee outfits, Cossacks, creepy, Danes, documentaries, dressing your dog inappropriately, earth, gardens, Global Population Speak Out, GPSO, Greenwood Avenue, Greenwood Grim Reaper, Greenwood Gumshoe 5K, Halloween, Hank, having children so you can dress them up as small woodland creatures, hungry ghosts, KISS, Mother: Caring for 7 Billion, mullets, Occupy Main Street, overpopulation, Phinney Ridge, Phinneywood, poltergeists, postaweek2011, Samhain, Shop Local, South Park, Southeast Alaska, spooky things, The Great Pumpkin, Things that go BUMP in the Night, Trick or Treat, Viadoom, Viaduct, Wall Street, why dogs are justified in biting
Seriously?
Never a big fan of bumper stickers or vanity plates, Hank had to scratch his head today with the latest news: the Mississippi division of the Sons of the Confederacy’s plan to issue a state-issued license plate honoring an early … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, bad idea jeans, dangerous babies, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Are you IN or OUT?
Aloha Friday, dogs. As you know, Hank tries to keep it light, and spread light, but lately there have been some serious things on his noggin’. Starting locally, you probably know about the 100 or so Huskies killed by our … Continue reading
Posted in Critters, Dangerous Babies
Tagged accountability, aloha, bravery, critters, hope, humanity, inspirations, journalism, letter-writing, light, Middle East, peace & justice
