We had to go down and get Bodhi some food and we grabbed a new toy while we were at it. This one's an Octopus. He seems to really like it. Or at least he did until we gave him another treat.



These are hooves from some type of animal (cow I think) and they are packed full of some peanut butter/starch/molasses mixture. It looks just like the stuff that's in a Resses peanut butter cup. I tried to get Heather to taste it before we gave them to the dogs but she wouldn't. These things are pretty big.





Dharma destroys all toys in a hurry. She tears this bone into shards and he stands by and waits until pieces become available and then....he eats them. Tomorrow he will poop the ones out that he swallows before I get to him.

First kill

Bodhi and Dharma have tag teamed innocent stuffed animals before but Bodhi took his first independent kill this morning. He successfully ripped all the stuffing out of his favorite stuffed animal that's shaped like a little pig. The poor animal has been legless for weeks now but he wasn't able to get the body open until this morning. Now it's just a pig skin cloth. After he was satisfied with his work I noticed his new big dog goatee.

SPOT

I need to get another one before I start this years CTR. They normally sell for 150 but there's a rebate going on now for 50. I haven't been able to find the rebate coupon anywhere but I got an email from REI telling me about it. It's a really nice piece of equipment. If you want one....now would be a good time to get one. I'll put up a link for the coupon if/when I find one.

Mountain lion

So the word on the street is that there's been a mountain lion spotted numerous times around town here. I've been keeping my eyes on full alert but I know the odds of a visual are not in my favor. I would give up all the hair on my head to see one under the right circumstances but I know people that spend just as much time in the outdoors as I do and have lived in kitty country all their lives and never seen one. Although...I don't trust that logic all too much. I know one of those same people that had never seen a bear until recently and I actually think I see a decent number of those each year.


If I could work for the department of wildlife and be gauranteed a solid job with about as much pay as I get as a teacher, it'd be damned tempting to quit. I'm fascinated with wildlife. We see more bear activity in the city during those times when they are hungrier (spring and fall). The rest of the time, they generally stay away from the city (unless they're eating shrimp and oysters from my neighbors front lawn???!!!). There are cats around here all the time. Yet, we don't generally see them. The deer population (main food source) has not declined. What causes a cat to roam into town...during the day...routinely? What's the change that causes that? This picture is from a trail camera used by hunters that are scouting an area and want to get an idea of what kind of traffic is moving through the area at night. It's pretty cool.

My buddy Adam 12 put me on this website. I haven't been able to stop perusing it and all the fine Vanagons that are on it. If you dig Vans, check it out. If you don't, go make a sandwich.

Looking stupid

Yesterday I bought one of those Bluetooth ear pieces for my phone. I think I look really stupid with it on but my phone is one of the darn touch screens and I end up hanging up on people all the time because my ear touches the screen. I thought I'd try one and it seems to work pretty well. That's all for that.

Vanagons on the horizon

I'm still waiting to hear back from the owner of this beautiful canary yellow specimen that is waiting up in Littleton for me. This is not a Westie but it does posess many of the Westie options on the inside that woul dallow me to take up semi-permanent residence inside. The sign says it all.


Heather actually likes this one the best so far.

This is the one I made kind of a late night call on last night. I spoke with a woman about it. I wasn't afraid to put the charm on her. Not sure if it was a deal breaker. She said she'd let me know. From the sound of it, I gathered that it might not be hers or that she needed to check with someone else. She may be getting an unsuspecting call back later on today when Heather makes a run for the Safeway. This is actually what I want. This is an 89 Carat Weekender. These had the bigger bumpers, slightly lower suspension, and 5 spoke wheels. Inside it has the queen size bed, a fold up table and the chairs directly behind the drivers/passengers chairs are situated such that face the rear. Oh dear lord I hope she calls me.

This is one I've been watching for about a month now. It's actually at the bottom of the mountain as you're heading to Colorado Springs. The owner has apparently decided to not get it repaired so this shop is trying to sell it for him. It has low compression in the #1 cylinder. I suspect that this one is suffering from the all too common Vanagon blown head gasket. This would necessitate close to $1000 and a bit of time to pull the motor and do a rebuild on. I spit on it though...as the owner is not interested in a trade for a Jeep that has perfectly good compression.

I have received half a dozen emails today from as far away as San Francisco telling me a stern no. Blast!!! The glory WILL be mine!!!