MAX’S STORIES
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Last Post
Read more: Last PostWhen Max died, the Alpha Japanese Female and I had a discussion about how to handle his remains. We decided there were basically two options: burial in our backyard or cremation. We just weren’t up to researching and deliberating over all the other alternatives like aquamation, tree pods, sea burial or the place that creates…
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By the Numbers
Read more: By the NumbersMax and I were lounging and text-sassing our friend Leslie of dog portrait fame. The topic was art, specifically which famous artist would have best captured how we each looked. Since we have never met it was an exercise in imagination. She thought I might look like Van Gogh in his 1889 self-portrait about which…
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Groundhog Day…
Read more: Groundhog Day…Originally posted on Walking Chester: When I was two years and 19 days old my sister was born. From that day on it was my job to torment her. When we were teens, we fought over clothing, the phone, and everything else. I realized recently that the problem wasn’t that I didn’t like my sister,…
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Gift Idea
Read more: Gift IdeaJust checking in…all is OK. Well, except for whatever algorithm drives the personalized recommendations that I get from Amazon. See, the twin 10 year old grand-spawnlettes are having a birthday later this month. So I asked Amazon to suggest some gift ideas. It was a simple search request: “gift 11 years girl.” Here is what…
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The Rest of the Story
Read more: The Rest of the StoryFolks of a certain mature age, like you people, will likely remember Paul Harvey (1918 – 2009). Paul Harvey Aurandt was an American radio broadcaster for ABC News Radio from about 1951 to 2008. At one time his program was carried on 1,200 radio stations and reached as many as 24 million people per week.…
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Le Holiday Feast, Again
Read more: Le Holiday Feast, AgainIt never gets too old or too tired. The annual Freshpet Holiday Feast with 13 dogs and 1 cat at dinner.
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The Karintō Gambit
Read more: The Karintō GambitSome of you, the sad few who quit binge drinking the Carlos Rossi jug wine, may remember that last year a hedgehog stuffie was mysteriously infiltrated into our neighbor’s Nativity Scene. Despite best efforts by CSI and the FBI, the culprit(s) responsible were never brought to justice. That neighbor and I have never been particularly…
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Oh Shoots…
Read more: Oh Shoots…Thanks to Max’s efforts we have been introduced to a variety of interesting and attractive gift options to consider for this year’s holiday gift giving. Today, let’s take a look at a different kind of holiday present. One that is no longer popular but that was once an even bigger deal, if you can believe,…
WITHIN THE K STREETS 
