Saturday

Change is good for the soul. We have some YWAM friends at church; one thing led to another, and now we're sitting on their patio and they're leading a trip to Oaxaca. They needed someone to water the flowers and feed the dog. While i suspect they were more concerned about the flowers, K. jumped at the chance to have a dog for a week. So did i.

Not just any dog, either. Genuine Humane-Society issue, a Great Dane crossed with Rhodesian Ridgeback, and quite possibly, i believe, The Largest Dog In The World. At the very least, the Largest Dog I Have Ever Seen. Sitting at the kitchen table puts you just about eye-level with his head. He doesn't beg, exactly, so much as loom. He's also remarkably stubborn - in a benign, foot-dragging sort of way - most likely because he's big enough to get away with it. Fortunately for all concerned, he's not exactly what you'd call an alpha dog. Small yappy dogs steal his toys with total impunity. As far as obedience, he knows what he's supposed to do; he just kind of looks at you sideways until he figures out if you know, and - more importantly - whether or not you're serious about making him. Everything goes well enough after that.

Since none of this is particularly exciting, however, and since we have nothing any more edifying to say in the meantime, we now present (courtesy of Valerie) A Brawl In The Safari. The following was the original blurb: "A small buffalo gets taken away by some lions. A group of crocodiles battle the lions for the buffalo. Then the buffalos parents come back with the entire herd and kick the lions ass...."

Go ahead. It's Saturday!