So I took this picture of Abby, the dog that is not our dog.
March 16, 2013
"If I had a St. Bernard, I'd get a home snow-maker, and all summer long..."
"... I'd make just that much snow out on the deck," said Meade this morning.
So I took this picture of Abby, the dog that is not our dog.
So I took this picture of Abby, the dog that is not our dog.
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That's a pretty good idea. I'd like just that much snow all summer myself.
And a similar amount of summer all winter long.
A home snow-maker? Where does one buy that? (and, no, the althouse portal is not an acceptable answer.)
Couldn't see anything at Amazon, but I found this:
http://www.snowathome.com
What does he mean "IF I had a St. Bernard?"
If I had a St. Bernard,
I'd snow in the mo-o-orning,
I'd snow in the ee-evening,
All over the de-eck.
http://www.snowathome.com
I love capitalism.
They love to swim. Start lobbying for that backyard pool.
My, that puppy is growing fast.
Needs a small barrel of Courvoisier VSOP hanging from her collar.
It looks like there's a regular dog under there wearing a St. Bernard suit.
DIY snowmaker.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNnjEZKnRl8
Much time passed as I sat and tried to think of a good enough comment to post but after a while it occurred to me that I should go give my elderly dog a hug.
She looks like a girl. I assume "Abby" means she is?
Dogs are pack animals. While she may not "belong" to you in an ownership sense of the word, you certainly belong to her. You are a part of her pack...and thus her family. She will always know, remember, and love you...forever.
She's your dog.
You roll on the floor and play with her as if she was a granddaughter.
PS Maybe what you need is a big snow cone maker.
Abby loves her auntie Annie.
I suspect she may adopt herself to you.
You're even mentally preparing for this eventuality...planning the year round snowpack to make her happy.
Speaking of what is on the menu.
Between Obama and North Korea... that picture is a meal.
It's a dog-eat-dog world.
Perhaps Pope Benedict resigned so it doesn't become more of a human-eat-dog world?
Jim Treacher couldn't be reached for comment, although I'm a lazy non-try-to-reacher in this instance (yet I use history as a lowly-light shaky yet comforting enough guide) and hence feel almost worthy of braggadocio in saying They Don't Pay Treacher Enough To Work On Saturday.
sometimes when I want a boost on my happy meter, I click the dogs tag (LOL!!!) and review the archive of dog related pics, vids, and articles.
I witnessed an incredible moment at a girl's basketball game earlier this week that I wanted to share with you all now that the story seems to have some legs. I've never witnessed anything so humbling and powerful at a sporting event. Even though it's not political, I bet you'll want to share this link with as many people as you can. http://www.rightmichigan.com/story/2013/3/15/132023/218
"Say there, how come you got 10 professional sno cone makers out here?"
"The dog."
"Perhaps Pope Benedict resigned so it doesn't become more of a human-eat-dog world?"
This sentiment, while not making much sense in any substantive manner, does indeed teach me the difference between the sentence as written and the sentence that it would have been without the ?.
I don't know what, if anything, the Pope has to do with Obama, so using a question mark when making a statement that could 'just as well' have used a period is expressing a similar view, but missing a small, yet pertinent, level of precision.
My expertise, were it as, is missing details both small and big.
Details aren't small unless we make them.
Just curious -- why not get a dog of your very own?
Road trips?
Snow-Maker Robot says:
My programming is to make Snow. It is What I Do. I cannot Not make Snow.
I can make Powdery Snow and Crunchy Snow. My Snow is Non-Toxic and Safe for Dogs and Children above Three Years of Age.
I have No Understanding of Right and Wrong, only Snow or No Snow.
I can make Snow that you can Use against your Enemies. I can Make Snow Inside their Motor Vehicle, for instance. I place no Judgment, just Snow.
I can make a Six Foot Wall of Snow immediately against the Entrance to their Home Unit in less than Five Minutes. Hard, Crunchy Snow.
I can Snow on their Parade.
I can Follow them Everywhere and leave a trail of Unrelenting Snow behind Them, always. It would be Unnerving.
I can project a Concentrated Jet of Snow at Great Velocity. It could Knock Down Troublesome Neighborhood Teenagers.
I am not equipped with Snow Lasers; that would be a satisfying Upgrade.
I do Not make Ice: that is a separate Robot Unit. There are Boundaries.
I can Make Snow Faster than the Snow-Shovelling Robot can remove it. I do Not Feel pride: I am a Robot.
If I were Human I would want a Cape.
My Snow Portal is Self-Cleaning.
I know persons more than just well within 60 miles of our host that have extensive experience in home snow-making.
The thing is the water doesn't cost you much, it's the electricity.
Well, if you're on a well.
In Kenya an earlier Make of Snow-Maker Robot was revered as a God.
Slaughtered Goats were laid at its Base assembly.
Opposing Tribes feared the Fierce Snow God.
Fierce Snow God would rain Snow for Weeks on End on Opposing Villages. Fierce Snow God would be Unrelenting.
Fierce Snow God has no need for Sacrifices. The tanned and painted hyena hides hung around its Neck Unit mean Nothing.
Snow-Maker Robot does not feel Jealousy of Fierce Snow God Robot. Jealousy is not part of Snow maker Robot's Programming.
Snow-Maker Robot just wants to be Used. It has no need for tanned and painted hyena hides. It is content with Industrial Yellow Coating.
Note that Snow-Maker Robot would not object to tanned and painted hyena hides: it is just not necessary for Function.
As long as the Snow Portal is Unobstructed the Snow Maker Robot would wear the tanned and painted hyena hides, and also the necklaces made of Bone and Human Ears.
The necklaces made of Bone and Human Ears would lightly clatter and pat against the Snow Maker Robot's Metal Housing.
The Toggle Switch between Snow-Making and Acid-Streaming Functions has been upgraded: there is now a Small Plastic Cover to avoid Incidents.
Beneath the Toggle Switch between Snow-Making and Acid-Streaming Functions a Warning label has been affixed.
The Warning label is in English and German.
There are still Incidents in France.
The Acid-Streaming Function was added so that Snow could be removed to make room for more Snow Making. It is a Government Requirement.
Snow-Maker Robot bears No Responsibility for the Positioning of the Toggle Switch.
Snow-Maker Robot can be easily programmed to Fight Crime.
The Ears of vanquished Criminals could be strung around the Neck Unit of the Snow Maker Robot.
Snow-Maker Robot can also be programmed to provide Crowd Control.
Snow-Maker Robot makes No Judgment on the Crowd to be Controlled.
Felons are not legally allowed to possess Snow-Maker Robots.
A Snow-Maker Robot cannot be Purchased without a Background Check.
Snow-Maker Robot does not understand Social Justice. Snow is Snow.
In retrospect, Snow-Maker Robot may not be what Meade had in mind.
that is not our dog
Soooo....Meade is wearing down the resistance.
I dunno. I should keep my mouth shut...
Not to be a wet blanket, but snow makers do not work in the summer.
That is a really cute puppy! I have a one year old Newfoundland who went through the same stage as this Saint Bernard. She weighs about 105LBS now, but she is still a lovable dog.
betamax3000 said...
I can make Snow that you can Use against your Enemies. I can Make Snow Inside their Motor Vehicle, for instance. I place no Judgment, just Snow.
It's easy.
when the dew point is close to the freezing point, turn on the air conditioner in your car.
I would like to set a timer so that the snowmaker blankets my region in snow in the overnight, so that at 6 a.m., I get a text saying we're on snow schedule and report to work by 10 a.m.
It would be great to do this for those days when you know you'll want to sleep in.
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