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Cool Hand Cuddles

We were gone for one day. I set out the bin o' food for Belle, filling it half-way with Iams kibble. Mary's son, Paul, home from college for a few days, agreed to swing by and feed Cuddles, the misnamed dog. When we got back this morning, the bin o' food was empty.

I studied Belle. She didn't look half-a-bin heavier, and it didn't seem likely that she'd pass the time reenacting the egg-eating scene from Cool Hand Luke. When we returned from our week-long honeymoon this summer, the bin o' food was still a bin o' food, nearly half full.

The mystery's solution: Cuddles spent the week in a kennel during our honeymoon. Cuddles, who will eat anything that can fit down her gullet without fighting its way back out, stayed home with Belle this time around.

I offer this story to prove that you haven't missed much during my several week sabbatical from the blog. Life has mumbled along as it usually does, with a few grumbles as I satisfy deadlines.

Bugs Amok

Bob McKimson's Bugs Bunny shorts were never my favorites, but after reading this at Something Old, Something New, I'm primed to take another look. He focuses on one short in particular that demonstrates the uneasy relationship between reality and cartoons. (via cartoon brew)

Rain Gauge

Rhode Island had a bit of rain last week, topping off at 14" or so for October. Coupled with my usual laziness, it's allowed leaves to pile up in the back yard. Because of the deluge, we used the wheelbarrow for a rain gauge.

And speaking of wheelbarrows, I'm remembering that I used to call them wheelbarrels. I wonder if that's a New Hampshire thing, a kid thing, or another illustration of my fine use of language.

Face of Death

In the end, Halloween is a smile in the face of death. Here's the gaggle of pumpkins scooped out of the living room, waiting to be boxed and buried deep in the basement. I piled them on this chair, hoping that Belle would take a nap on top of it...as she does every day of the year...except today, sadly. Would have made a nice picture.