The Devil Dog

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Berry Thursday

Look at mom's huge raspberries! Mom is certainly enjoying them.

So am I. I am eating all the ones I can reach, much to mom's dismay. She keeps yelling at me to get out of them, but mom, I tell her, they're yummy!

Look at all the boysenberries. They will be ripe in a few more weeks, and mom is excited about how many are blooming. Can you say double yummy?

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Wordless Wednesday (Almost)

(PlusOne returned, and all is right with the world!)

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

PlusOne is spending the night with Grandpa and Nana, so I have to share the bed with Lucky. Which isn't so bad, except that she takes MY spot next to mom or dad. I muscle her out of it and no, I DON'T feel guilty about it either. She understands these things. (She better, after seven and a half years!)

PS Raise your paw if your parental unit does not want to go to work today.

Monday, July 4, 2011

Happy Fourth Of July

Here are some interesting facts about the Fourth Of July.

2.5 million: The number of people living in the newly independent United States in July 1776.

311.7 million: The estimated population of the United States on July 4, 2011.

Patriotic-sounding place names:

31: The number of places that have "liberty" in their names. The most populous one as of April 1, 2010, is Liberty, Mo. (29,149). Iowa, with four, has more of these places than any other state: Libertyville, New Liberty, North Liberty and West Liberty.

35: The number of places that have "eagle" in their names. The most populous is Eagle Pass, Texas (26,248).

11: The number of places that have "independence" in their names. The most populous is Independence, Mo. (116,830).

9: The number of places with "freedom" in their names. The most populous is New Freedom, Pa., (4,464).

5: Number of places with "America" in their names. The most populous is American Fork, Utah (26,263).

1: The only place with "patriot" in its name. Patriot, Ind., (209).

Fourth of July Cookouts

More than 1 in 4: The chance that the hot dogs and pork sausages consumed on the Fourth of July originated in Iowa, followed by North Carolina and Minnesota.

6.8 billion pounds: The total production of cattle and calves in Texas in 2010, making the Lone Star State the largest producer of steaks and burgers in the country, or about one-sixth of the nation's production. Runner-up states are Nebraska (4.6 billion pounds) and Kansas (4.1 billion pounds).

6: The number of states in which the value of broiler chicken production was $1 billion or greater between December 2009 and November 2010. (Georgia, Arkansas, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi and Texas.)

Over 1 in 3: Odds that your side dish of baked beans originated from North Dakota, which produced 36 percent of all the nation's dry, edible beans in 2010.

81 million: The number of Americans who said they have taken part in a barbecue during the previous year.

Have a great Fourth!

Sunday, July 3, 2011

Vet Results And Ribs

When mom put the leash on yesterday morning, I thought we were going someplace FUN! The VET was not FUN! I had blood stolen, got a needle stuck in me and then my ears were checked out. I have an infection in them, so mom has to give me drops twice a day.

I am perfect, however (that should come as no surprise to any of you) in my weight. At 18.4 lbs, I have a lovely waistline and was complimented by no less than FOUR of the staff, including Dr. Loves Me A WHOLE Lot (who wanted to kidnap me from mom when I was very young).

Mom made ribs today, and DIDN'T SHARE! Here they are.

Dad pretty much devoured an entire rack all by himself. It's not really surprising when you figure the meat was falling off the bone tender. Mom and dad made a whole lot of "yummy" sounds, but neither one of them chose to share. I think I shall have to think of a suitable punishment for that.