Today’s Photo Friday topic is, fittingly enough, Furry. This photo, snapped early this morning, shows why it’s impossible to sit on my couch without getting covered with dog hair. Yes, I should brush and vacuum my couch more often…heck, I should brush and vacuum the dog more often. Instead, I let Reggie luxuriate on the couch rather than wrestling with him for the bed. Who says it’s a dog’s life?
As soon as I post this and pack my bags, Reggie and I are off on an 11-hour, 700-mile drive to Ohio to visit my family. I’m taking laptop and books to keep in touch with my online classes while I’m gone, so I’ll probably be blogging from my favorite Internet oasis, the Cup O’ Joe dessert and coffee house across from the Bexley Public Library. (Yeah, the library has machines with Internet access, but I need to be able to connect with my own laptop. And the library doesn’t serve dessert.)
I’ll rely on my folks to “dog sit” while I head out in search of Internet access. After all, Cup O’ Joe welcomes me and my laptop, but they won’t serve Reg. He’s too damn furry.
Hoarded Ordinaries 
Sep 24, 2004 at 2:34 pm
I think the Europeans have it right, too, on the idea of letting people bring their dogs into cafes with them, fur and all!
I hope you get some good coddling at home with your family.
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Sep 24, 2004 at 8:19 pm
Friday Ark
Cats, Dogs, Spiders and ? every Friday. I’ll post links to sites that have Friday photos of their chosen animals as I see them(no photoshops and no humans). Leave a comment or trackback to this post and I’ll add your site to the list. If there is inter…
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Sep 25, 2004 at 12:36 am
I lived in Columbus, OH, before I accepted my teaching position in South Dakota. I’ve been to that Cup O’ Joe in Bexley! (I used to love to go movies at the Drexel Theater there, too.)
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Sep 25, 2004 at 1:39 am
Friday Ark
Cats, Dogs, Spiders and ? every Friday. I’ll post links to sites that have Friday photos of their chosen animals as I see them(no photoshops and no humans). Leave a comment or trackback to this post and I’ll add your site to the list. If there is inter…
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Sep 25, 2004 at 7:48 am
Graeter’s Ice Cream! Graeter’s Ice Cream! Graeter’s Ice Cream! Coconut with Chocolate Drops. Two for you, one for me.
Have a safe journey.
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Sep 25, 2004 at 10:42 am
I see Reggie was resting up for the long trip ahead, huh? (smile) Furry and friendly and too cute for words. Have a great visit, and enjoy the journey.
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Sep 25, 2004 at 12:05 pm
No wonder you didn’t return my phone call…
Have a good trip!
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Sep 28, 2004 at 4:36 am
Damn, I’ve been in Korea too long.
If that Photo Friday whatsit ever throws out the topic of “Dinner,” may I borrow this photo?
Kevin
likes eating things with names
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Sep 28, 2004 at 4:40 pm
Friday Ark
Cats, Dogs, Spiders and ? every Friday. I’ll post links to sites that have Friday photos of their chosen animals as I see them(no photoshops and no humans). Leave a comment or trackback to this post and I’ll add your site to the list. If there is inter…
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Oct 4, 2004 at 5:52 pm
Leslee, I wonder if the French predilection for bringing dogs into cafes arises from the fact that poodles have *hair* instead of *fur*? It’s easier to clean up after a haired dog, I think, than a furred one…and I just can’t picture Reggie lounging on the sidewalk outside a Parisian cafe. But maybe that’s more my own prejudice than anything! 😉
Artichoke Heart, I didn’t know you had a Columbus connection! As the saying goes, “Ohio is a great place to be FROM.” And believe it or not, I’ve actually never been to the Drexel: I acquired a taste for arty films only after moving to New England.
Tom, I have to confess: I didn’t make it to Graeter’s. BUT I did indulge in a wicked piece of Buckeye cheesecake (peanut butter cheesecake with a chocolate/pb buckeye on top) to “pay” for my use of Cup O’ Joe’s free wifi. Now, if Graeter’s had Internet access, my waistline would be in major trouble! 😉
ntexas, the only reason why Reggie was resting so placidly is he had NO IDEA that we were going for a c-a-r r-i-d-e. As soon as he figured that out, he was running around the house super-excited: a furry *blur*. 😉
Kathleen, I got your cell phone message on my way to Ohio…too late to call you back without massive roaming charges. But now that I’m back, we’ll have to do something, sometime. 🙂
Kevin, where do I even *start* responding to a comment like *that*? I guess I’ll just say that I’m glad that you take the time to learn a woman’s name before you eat her… (evil snicker)
Thanks, everyone, for the bon-voyage well-wishes!
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Oct 4, 2004 at 7:17 pm
Well, I discovered in New York last weekend that dogs are allowed in cafes there as well. They did appear to mostly be compact sized “city” dogs, very used to people, sidewalks, noisy cafes – most carefully tucked under the seats or tables of their companions, out of the way of waiters and patrons. I guess when you’re a city dog, you adapt. Reggie has it good!
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Oct 24, 2004 at 12:52 pm
Keene Pumpkin Festival
Well, I see that Lorianne has already captured in fine style our meetup yesterday at the Keene Pumpkin Festival – bitch! Just kidding.
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