Agreed and starred.

I feel like Barbie and my Max would make a cute couple. Whaddya say Miley?

I got to hear him lecture on Job my freshman year of college. While it wasn’t the most exiting lecture of the semester (that honor goes to Prof. Samons and his discussion of triremes) it was the most moving one I ever attended.

Yes, but did you tell HR about them on the way out?

I have a Roaring Twenties lawn party to go to in July and was trying to figure out what to put in our picnic basket. This is definately going in there with tomatoes picked from my school’s garden, which is my pay for watering the plants while the teachers are away.

I went to the National Auctioneers Association conference for work in 2011 and discovered that bid-calling is a sport. One that can change your life according to some people this guy talked to:

Mr. Jnorman always puts traps out when the ants come calling in the spring/summer. I don’t mind them, because there aren’t that many and we don’t leave anything out they can get into, so I try and hide the traps when he’s not looking.

My cousin’s birthday is one week before mine. A few years ago I was in town around my birthday, so my aunt decided to throw us a joint party. My then 16-year-old cousin looked at the second cake and said, “why did I get a second cake this year?” No wonder our family has dubbed him the absent-minded professor.

Do the dog models ever wear Puppia harnesses? Because those are the shit.

Probably not, but if you listen to enough podcasts you’ll have a Squarespace website and a Casper mattress.

You’re in luck! We had a great (and affordable) photographer that got our wedding picked up by a few blogs. If you ignore the photos where I look surprised or stoned, I think this one picked the best of the batch:

I guess I’m ahead of the times. I bought a headpiece like the one the far right off of Etsy for one of the flower girls at my wedding in 2014. The other one turned the belt I bought into a headband so she would match her cousin. They both looked adorable:

I didn’t know Carr’s were that fancy. The MB near me sells them for $2 a box. The rosemary ones are delicious.

Yes to this. I’m not an MA native, but Mr. Jnorman is from the North Shore. I’ve learned there’s a specific accent for Marblehead/Swampscott that is totally different from Lynn/Revere. If you want to hear what I’m talking about listen to the “Ronna & Beverly” podcast. It’s my mother-in-law and her nieces to a T.

What about Roadhouse? Jeff Healey, who was blind, played the lead singer in the band.

Not to rant too much, but I really think you’re painting with too broad of a brush when it comes to breeders and the pet owners who buy from them. I’m guessing if you saw my dog still had his testicles you might give me a look to show your disapproval or go so far as to talk to me about neutering my dog before I could…

Agreed, but who trained those dogs? It takes a skilled trainer or animal behaviorist to help dogs overcome trauma or a engrained behavior. I’m neither of those, so I chose to start with a dog that didnt have to overcome those challenges to begin with.

I agree that coming from breeder or being purebred has little bearing on whether a dog can become a therapy dog. I linked to an organization in another comment that trains shelter dogs to become therapy dogs for veterans with PTSD.

The only drawback with the one I mentioned is that it’s breed and location specific. It’s called the Pit Pals Program. But they also offer low-cost spay/neuter certificate that’s accepted by almost 200 participating veterinary hospitals.

Also where are you that someone is paying $25 to adopt a dog? The shelter I volunteer at charges $250.00-$450.00 for dogs and $550.00 for puppies.