The Bean through binoculars

birdy

so this is what he's up to...

quittin' time

don cheadle on a bed of rice

inspiration

new career, not quite

tree of life with poodle serpent

winged victory, poodle, in famous french museum

when you see this at the louvre, there is no head, but the newly-excavated head of the standard poodle will soon be reattached in a remarkable feat of conservation and restoration.

the standard poodle continues to appear throughout the ages

and so it goes. the standard poodle is represented in 3000 b.c. Crete.

the standard poodle as representative of the history of art from then to now

this appears in the famous cave at Altamira. the standard poodle, it turns out, has been around longer than tapas.

new year. woo hoo. 2010. not the beginning of a new decade!

It is NOT the beginning of a new decade, it is the last year of the first decade of the 2000s. Well, that's out of the way. I have no great ideas or insights but I do have this to say—I am getting a meaningful type of time occupation and it will be soon. Just you watch.

xmas tree and the angel on top

my first ever xmas tree! I couldn't put a star or an angel on top, too far in the christian direction, but why not Mr. C? I am grateful for the cooperation of my reluctant spouse for indulging this lifelong wish (the tree, not the dog on top).

huddled masses, part 1

huddled masses, part 2

huddled masses, part 3

what kind of dog is that?

we get this question a lot. now we won't