publish, perish - or phish

Surprised they didn't ask for your social and bank account number too!

find of the day

Funny-looking (and inaccurate) illustration for a talking (not reading) dog story in the Nov/Dec 1831 issue of Juvenile Miscellany, a children's lit magazine edited by the trail-blazing feminist abolitionist writer Lydia Maria Child.

poodle ESP

An irresistible photo: from the archives of Duke Parapsychology Laboratory, now Rhine Research Center, subject of an interesting-sounding recent book.

random dog kitsch

$12.50 bobbleheads on display at the Mark Jacobson Toyota dealership in Durham (proceeds to go to the local Animal Protection Society).

in the spirit of the inauguration

Courtesy of the hubster, a bit of fun with Paste Magazine's obamacon generator.

the zodiac according to sarah palin

December 25 - February 28
MOOSE: This holiday season: dress to kill!

February 29
PIG: Don't forget the lipstick!

March 1 - April 1
WOLF: Put your best foot forward.

April 2 - October 30
POLAR BEAR: Your dazzling personality will melt their hearts.

October 31 - November 26
PIT BULL: See PIG - and WOLF, too

November 27 - December 25
TURKEY: All is forgiven!

first dog material?

President-elect Obama, I submit for your consideration, two mutts from the newly blue state of North Carolina:

cuteness relief

Custom wool "portraitures" from AmeliaMakesArt. More where this came from on the blog Cute Overload! [Original exclamation!]