I don’t know how to embed this Jimmy Dunn video, but you have to check it out — it’s hilarious!

Jimmy Dunn :: Brady-Moss ‘08

The works just became a barkier place.

It happens all the time when there’s a certain breed of dog in a movie or TV show… or in the news.

Don’t click the link if you’ve tivoed the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show but haven’t watched it yet.

And here’s where I have to be perfectly honest. I do record dog shows and I was disappointed to learn the result before watching it for myself.

Can you blame me? The excitement of watching group after group — the working dogs, the toy dogs, especially the herding dogs — and each winner advancing to compete for Best In Show — an excellent film, by the way, as are all of Christopher Guest’s works.

But I digress. What happens all the time is that people fall in love with breeds they see in the media, and those are the breeds the kids want when they’ve finally worn their parents down to where they can get a dog.

And do you mind if I jump up on my soapbox for a minute and say that if the parents need to be worn down, that house should not, under any circumstances, have a dog.

Anyway, the best in show at Westminster… not to give anything away, not to reveal any spoilers… let’s just say it’s one of the barkier breeds.

Kids, do the world a favor. Wouldn’t you like a nice quiet goldfish? :)

Can anybody suggest something to watch while I’m on the treadmill in the morning?

I’ve been recording/watching The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, but… Problem #1 — it’s only on four days a week. Problem #2 — Wifey wants to watch it in the evening.

So I’m looking for something else to fill in with. I’m looking for something that’s an hour long and entertaining. I guess it doesn’t have to be on every day, since I could mix and match.

Please help me with this most serious problem! What should I watch?

When I first completed today’s NY Times crossword puzzle — the play against the clock edition — my ranking was in the 74% range. That is, 74% of the people who submitted their answers finished faster than my excellent sub-eleven-minute time. I think some of them have to be cheating, but that’s beside the point.

The point is that later in the day I looked at where I stood in the rankings. Some 170+ people had finished the puzzle in the mean time, around 120 of those faster than me. And so I moved up to 73%.

I checked a few minutes ago and about sixty more people have finished, but only about forty faster than me. So now I’m at 72%!

So you can see… I’m having a really exciting and productive Tuesday!! :)

Welcome to freezing-your-ass-off-ville! Zip code is 01085 BRRRR.

Ah how nice to go camping and bring with you the modern conveniences of home! Like electricity… I’ve always had to rely on laptop batteries when I’ve been camping before. That’s kind of a joke, I know you’re not supposed to bring your laptop with you when you camp. But hey, that’s just who I am.

So we watched this week’s episode of Mad Men I had on my hard drive. I’ve got the handy dongle and cable to hook up to the TV. Yes, TV we have, too! And on DVD we watched The Family Stone. That was one of the strangest movies I’ve ever seen. I’d have to say I liked it, though, in the end. Go and add it to your Netflix.

But here’s what we don’t have: a match. We’re not planning to use the stove, so no big deal. Our propane grill has its own starter button. But the hot water and heat have pilot lights that need to be started if I don’t want to become an ice cube. It’s too dark to read the thermometer right now, but I’m pretty sure it’s reading ffff-freezing! I’ll bet you that I was going to use the other f-word. Yes, it’s f-ing cold.

Today we’ve got a doggy event, which is why we happen to be here instead of somewhere scenic or fun. I guess it’s fun, what we’re doing. A couple minutes of excitement both preceeded and followed by hours of waiting and trying to figure out when it’s going to be your turn.

So hopefully I’ll get over to Wal*Mart, so I can buy meself a sweatshirt, maybe. I did bring a jacket, but I can tell I’m going to need a little more than that. And on yeah, a butane stick, so the cold won’t have to matter quite so much.

P.S. I read up on the heating system and it turns out it’s pilotless, so I did have that going for a while. And later I went out and bought some necessities — like FIRE — and now I’ve lit the water heater and so now I’ve got hot water. And now life is grand! :)

No, not that new me… the other new me! :)

How have I not heard about Second Life yet? Looks like it could be fun! Has anybody tried it?

Wow, look at this, a Uisce post. I know, terribly exciting. Hey, for me, it’s going to be the most exciting part of my day, I’m sure.

So how the heck did I get “Home for the Holidays” stuck in my head? If I hum it or sing it, I’m violating one of my Sacred Rules, which is that no Holiday Song may be heard outside of the approved Holiday Season. It’s there in my Book of Sacred Rules, if you want to look it up.

Maybe it’s because we watched For Your Consideration last night. By the same guys that did Best In Show and all of those movies I absolutely love. This latest one wasn’t as LOL funny as some of the others, but it’s like family and you just enjoy getting together, ya know?

Well I’m headed outside now — fully dressed, don’t worry!

This is one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen.

Swear Jar — link will open window and start video.

Did anyone see the Derby yesterday? Let me translate: NASCAR with hooves. OK, maybe not. I’d rather watch the horses any day. And NO, it doesn’t even matter who’s riding! :)

I actually tivoed it because I didn’t know if I’d be able to plunk myself down in front of a TV at whatever time they were running the race. Glad I did, too. It was a really great one.

Funny part: I kept pressing the skip-ahead-ten-minutes button and then we saw this happy guy in blue and yellow being interviewed. Oh d-word, so now we know who wins. This is before we saw the race, mind you. Oh well. And then I backed it up to the start of the race and this yellow and blue guy was nowhere to be seen! Well maybe they were interviewing somebody besides the winner The race was nearly over. Still no blue and yellow guy. Then bam, did you see that? Right up the rail, around this other horse, this guy — and his horse, I should mention — comes flying past everybody and…

Well I don’t want to spoil it for you!! Check out the replay, it’s got to be somewhere on the ‘net. It’s worth it, definitely.

P.S. No, I don’t own a Tivo brand thingamajigger. :)