Caturday Supplement: Floofy Winky Kitty And Me

Posted on May 16, 2026 by Adam Lang

I ran across this kitty while I was wandering around SF, and tried to get a few pictures. Unfortunately this is as close as I get to playing with kitties, most weeks. Pity!

Cat In Window
It’s quite a dirty window, but at least the cat is pretty clear!
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Site News: Apologies for the Outage

Posted on May 15, 2026 by Adam Lang

So funny story: I was hosting my site from home while I moved my colocated server from one place to another. Got it there, had some problems, they fixed them, hooray. And then my HOME internet started playing up, so that it was going to take six hours to transfer the site from home to the new colocated server. So I complained to my home provider, and they … broke things waaaaay worse.

So I had to find a workaround to copy my 70 gig virtual machine up to the colocated server. And it still took six hours. And now it’s 3 AM and the site’s working and I am royally hacked off and I wonder when I’m going to be able to manage to get to sleep. BAH. Also HUMBUG.

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Dog of the Day: Marble the French Bulldog Staffordshire Terrier Mix

Posted on May 13, 2026 by Adam Lang

Marble (4) looks a lot like a big Frenchie, but it turns out he’s a mix. And he’s very friendly when there isn’t food involved. I can relate!

Ran into him at a cute little mostly-outdoor cafe down near the ball park. I really ought to go there more often, the food’s yummy — as Marble can attest — and there are always plenty of dogs.

French Bulldog American Staffordshire Terrier Mix In A Sweater Eating Hash Browns
I get it. Life is too short to always keep your pups away from the human food.
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Puppy of the Day: Cece the Toy Poodle

Posted on May 12, 2026 by Adam Lang

Cece is only 8 months old, but she’s already got her own clothing line, or at least an instagram called ‘cece.couture‘! There are only seven posts so far: let’s encourage her!

Toy Poodle In A Handbag
Handbaggy-dog!
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Double Dog Day: Henry and Didi the Pomeranian Husky Mixes… Really?

Posted on May 11, 2026 by Adam Lang

According to dad, these two are pomskis. Not sure I believe that, they look pretty Pom to me!

Two Pomeranians In A Baby Carriage
That’s Henry (4) on the left, and Didi (1, also a boy) on the right.
Pomeranian In A Baby Carriage
Henry has two dogs’ worth of floof.
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Sunday Switchup: Anna’s Hummingbird

Posted on May 10, 2026 by Adam Lang

I always stop to smell the jasmine when I run across some. I feel like this fellow is a real kindred spirit.

Thinking of getting a new phone this year, with a less impressive camera than my current one, so I’ve been looking at getting a pocket camera with a really good zoom range, like I had back a decade ago. It’s pretty amazing: there are very few decent pocket cameras currently being made. I have to look at used ones, ten years old!

Anna's Hummingbird At Jasmine Flowers
It really is pretty amazing how good cell phone cameras are, considering their size.
Anna's Hummingbird At Jasmine Flowers
Still though, they’re not nearly as good for distance or small shots as a camera with a zoom.
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Caturday Supplement: Floofy and Mildly Irritated

Posted on May 9, 2026 by Adam Lang

I was walking a pup up in the Sacramento area a few weeks ago and we ran across a cute and fluffy denizen. The dog was quite interested, but a lot less, ah, enthusiastic than she would have been a few years back… maybe she’s mellowing a little bit.

The cat wasn’t thrilled, but you can see: her back is a little arched and her eyes are narrowed, but her ears aren’t back. She just patiently waited until I dragged the pup away before going about her business.

Grey, Tan, And White Fluffy Cat Looking Disgruntled
There are a LOT outdoor cats in that neighborhood. The poor birdies.

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Double Damp Dog Day: Tyoga and Lassen the Australian Shepherds

Posted on May 8, 2026 by Adam Lang

I ran into these two pups up in a nice little park a bit north of Sacramento called ‎⁨Hidden Falls Regional Park⁩. It has a whole bunch of little waterfalls and pools and stuff. Apparently there are even otters, although I didn’t see any of them, alas. I did see these two adorable specimens though!

Red Merle Australian Shepherd Standing In A Stream
This is Lassen. He’s 2 years old.
Blue Merle Australian Shepherd In A Stream
And that makes him Tyoga, who is, believe it or not, eleven!
Blue Merle And Red Merle Australian Shepherds
They were having an absolute blast in the stream. And I got a great deal of the stream all over me when I petted them. WORTH IT.
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Dog of the Day: Hana the Siberian Husky

Posted on May 7, 2026 by Adam Lang

I took Hana’s picture on Star Wars Day: May the Fourth be with you! She’s ten, but you’d never know it from anything except her dignified and ladylike demeanor.

Siberian Husky Grinning
She also made some silly husky noises while I was there, but again, they were dignified husky noises!
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Puppy of the Day: Indigo the Australian Shepherd

Posted on May 6, 2026 by Adam Lang

Indigo (8 months, a boy) and I hit it off right off the bat. And then he hit it off with everyone else in the area, too. Luckily, I’m not the jealous type!

Australian Shepherd Puppy
I have just met him and I love him.
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