dachshunds

Hey gang!  So a few weeks ago I started a new job.  I’m still doing artificial intelligence training a little bit but that needed some serious supplementing.  Lo and behold I wound up in a position that really plays to my strengths as a journalist and as someone who appreciates precision.  I’m really loving it!

When the first paycheck arrived I celebrated by doing something that I’ve wanted ever since it came out a few months ago: I bought a copy of WillieBoy Eats the World.  It’s written by Steve Schirripa.  Yup, that Steve Schirripa: the brilliant and much-beloved actor from The Sopranos and Blue Bloods.  He’s well know for those roles but in the past number of years Schirripa has become famous again for his dachshund WillieBoy, with whom he often shares photos and videos on social media.

Well, y’all know me: I’m a sucker for anything ...

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Today was a very good day.  God answered prayer and provided for my needs in a mighty and powerful way.  I am going to bed tonight thankful for His provision and for the people He used to accomplish it with.

And since it’s been awhile since I’ve posted a pic of her, here is my miniature dachshund Tammy making a German spectacle of herself.  How shameless!

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Actually, it’s a rapid-cycling episode that’s been going on for the past two days.  I woke up yesterday morning, remembered that Dad was gone, went into sadness that suddenly plummeted into clinical depression (something that lacks any emotion whatsoever) and then got catapulted into a bout of mania where the sadness returned, got escalated beyond my ready grasp of things, and threw me into a somewhat paranoid state of mind.

This has been going on and off for the past 36 hours now.

So I’m looking forward to working backstage during tonight’s performance of Theatre Guild of Rockingham County’s production of It’s A Wonderful Life: The Musical.  Three more performances this weekend: tonight, tomorrow night also at 7:30 and then Sunday afternoon at 2:30.  Being involved in something like community theatre helps immensely, whether I’m on-stage or behind the scenes.  That’s a really special group of people ...

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Zoinks!!  This week’s Tammy Tuesday feature went down to the wire!  It’s 11:56 p.m. when I’m finally able to getting to post it.

Well, don’t let it be said that I’m not the Hardest Working Man in the Blogosphere(tm)!  Here’s a low-angle shot of Tammy, leering at the camera over the top of her doggie bed…

Tammy, dachshunds, dogs

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Several months ago I came across a long piece of scrap fabric from my Children of Eden costume.  It seemed like something Tammy would enjoy playing with.  Ever since, there hasn’t been a day that goes by when we haven’t had a tug-of-war with it (and you would not believe how such a little dog can yank something soooo hard).

Here’s Tammy in one of her quieter moments with it, as she chews happily on a piece of deer antler…

Tammy, miniature dachshund, dog

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So Tammy decided she wanted to try some beer…

She ultimately decided that she didn’t like it.  After one whiff of the bottle, she ran away from it as hard as she could!  Wish I could have gotten that on camera.

A friend made an observation: what kind of a German dog wouldn’t enjoy beer?  I think the photo speaks for itself: it’s light beer that Tammy recoiled from, not a dark hearty pint of true ale.

Incidentally, with all of the interest in home-brewing lately, I’m considering making some beer myself.  The thing is, I’ve never been able to develop a taste for the stuff.  So I figured that’ll be one hobby which if I’m bad at, I’ll never have to know…...

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I tried, really tried, to snap a photo of Tammy wearing my new sunglasses.  But she adamantly refused to cooperate.

So here she is running around the house, sneaking under the dining room table, no doubt looking for trouble…

I know: pretty disappointing as a photo.  Maybe she’ll give us a better show next week....

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