Xander (short for Alexander Hamilton) and Xena (warrior princess!) are 7 and 3, respectively. I don’t have any notes about which is which, but if I had to guess, I’d say the brown is Xander.

Xander (short for Alexander Hamilton) and Xena (warrior princess!) are 7 and 3, respectively. I don’t have any notes about which is which, but if I had to guess, I’d say the brown is Xander.

Dexter (5) is a very, very athletic pug! Also every time I type ‘pug’ I misspell it ‘pub’. So maybe he’s an occasional drinker, too?



I went shopping for a new camera lens last Friday. My old Sigma 150-500mm, a lens I picked up for photographing sea otters and seals and birds and such, was an amazing workhorse that I bought used in… gosh, I think it had to be at least ten years ago, and no more than fifteen. It still worked great, but it was a Canon lens and the converter for my new Sony body was a huge pain in the tuchus, requiring recharging and not lasting long and just generally being annoying. And I’m planning a trip early next year, and I decided to replace it first. And I found a spot down in San Jose that was having a sale and would take a trade in and blah blah blah nobody’s listening to me, are you? You just want to see the dog.
Well, say hello to Star, who is the star of the show down at San Jose Camera and Video. They’re good folks down there, and the fact that they have such a cute shop dog is proof! Not sure what breed mix she is… maybe lab mix? Pit mix?

Gotta admit, this silly little poster really tickled my fancy.

Someone did a trap-neuter-release program near the SF Airport, and now someone else keeps these cuties well fed.

I was at work today and went out to pick up my lunch. It wasn’t ready yet, so I did a quick walk around Union Square and stuck my head into the Williams-Sonoma, where I ran into Boo and her boyfriend Simba, and discovered that today was Boo’s birthday! She’s two, so everyone say happy birthday!

Someone was getting a (gasp) bath at our local dog wash!
