Brindle the Lurcher

We have achieved puppy.

A "rescue" dog - yes we had to crash through a burning building swim a raging river and just in the nick of time we "rescued" Brindle.

More like we went to he pound and laid down some cash and eventually walked away with this puppy. Why does the everyday have to be so dramatic? Rescue indeed still we love our puppy and that is the point.

A rather interesting mutt the pound people said it was a mix of greyhound and lab. My Welsh friend Gareth informs me that such mutts are more than popular in the UK and are known as Lurchers.

A quick google turns up a plethora of hits including this charming description which I can only imagine originated from one of those stout busy bodies who make it their lifes work to support whatever powers that be at the moment and to make our lives as miserable as possible.


The Lurcher Dog
( Originally Published 1894 )

"The rough, large-boned, ill-looking Lurcher," says Mrs. Bowdich, "is said to have descended from the rough greyhound and the shepherd's dog. It is now rare; but there are some of its sinister-looking managerial progeny still to be seen. They always bear the reputation of being poachers' dogs, and are deeply attached to their owners. They have a fine scent; and a man confessed to Mr. Bewick, that he could, with a pair of lurchers, procure as many rabbits as he pleased. They never give tongue, but set about their work silently and cautiously, and hunt hares and partridges, driving the latter into the nets of the unlawful sportsmen." He is a dog to whom a bad name has been given, and who has found a bad name but one step from hanging.

Of course we knew nothing off all this when we found her - just an affectionate and quite dog amidst the cacophony of pound puppies far more interested in each other than in mere people.

Perfect dog for libertarians I'd guess.

cpyrght John Sebastian 2004

Some of my comments on the last "debate"

These are some of my comments on the mailing list I moderate regarding the "debates" -

Following: a reply to Steve Trinward's comment asking how I watched it and that he preserved his sanity by watching baseball the most boring game in the world (my opinion not his) and no I've never seen cricket.

Yes I watched it and my sanity has been on the brink all day - I've been grabbing the dems and pubs at work putting my face right in thiers and crying "how can you? how can you?".

I've been crying to God that we have all been forsaken and the nation has gone mad and I don't even believe in God.

Even baseball would be interesting compared to those two - does anyone have any spare anti-depressants?Alcoholism seems like a reasonable lifestyle choice after watching the last debate.

Dispute Resolution

As a libertarian I am often accused of wanting the legal system to handle almost everything – my general answer to this is - yes - and as soon as we can establish a legal system we should use it for all dispute resolution that does not resolve itself.

In short, I think this society desperately needs a legal system and establishing one should be a priority.

An Election Poll that makes sense about time

Badnarik arrested trying to crash debate

Minimal Novel

Another bit found in an old note book.

Like every other American I dream of writing the great novel - in pursuit of said objective I created this the minimal action adventure novel.

It is titled:

Book

He is after them
you know about what they say?
they won't let you.

He is tired of them
He is going to find them
They can't stop him
but when he finds them
he is going to stop them

On the way he meets those
who are not them

He falls in love with her
He wars with the minions of them

they didn't think he mattered
they didn't think he existed
then it was to late
they could not stop him

Bet you can't wait for the sequel?

The reviews are begining to come in:

R.P.
I read your novel and I was moved to tears. I'm still not quite sure why, but tears none the less.