Dog Days
I guess some parts of the country are experiencing what are called the "dog days". That's the time of summer when it gets hot and humid for a period of time and from what I've been hearing some of you have got it now. We don't really get dog days here in Los Angeles, speaking weather-wise that is. Oh, we get some occasional times of heat and humidity that might be classified as dog days, but not like you folks back east get.
Then I've been hearing how summer is going so fast. Gosh, ain't it truth! Some schools are already back in session. My wife's getting ready to start back to her teaching job. Why, heck, life goes fast enough without our summer having to speed by. Can someone just throw the old hot dog a bone so he can cool off and lazily slow down and chew on these last summer days?
What's Up, Dog?
Things have been cool here in L.A. so I can't complain. I'm still Tossing It Out on Tuesdays. This upcoming Tuesday I'll be doing some recycling California style. On Monday I'll tell you where I am on my email clean-up and address some of the points in Alex J. Cavanaugh's post about Blogging Idiosyncrasies.
On Wednesday I'll talk about some dogs that influenced me (and I do mean the four legged kind). On Thursdays it gets a little hot on this blog with my Debate Day topics, but that's cool. This coming Thursday I'll be presenting another doggone topic for us to bark at. Then coming Friday will be a mystery.
Someone Threw Me a Bone
Friday the 13th was my lucky day as I received a special recognition from Yvonne at Welcome to My World of Poetry. She included me as one of the bloggers who help support her. Well, the support has been mutual. I have praised and given Yvonne credit in the past for always being there with her kind comments. So, Yvonne, here's a right back atcha with this kindness.
And to acknowledge some people who have been very special in their support and loyalty to me, you can play the award game if you like, but there is no obligation to pass it on or recognize it in any way. I just want to let people know about a few of those who have been ongoing strong supporters of mine and whose work I highly respect. Several were the ones Yvonne listed, but here are a few more:
Stephen T. McCarthy's Stuffs and Ferret-Faced Facist Friends -- Sorry, Stephen, I'm not really giving you any award, this is just a way for me to plug your excellent blog. If any readers have never yet checked out these blogs then you should do so ASAP because they are worthwhile. You might be entertained at times, but more importantly you might receive some important education.
LC at Disc-Connected and Back in the USSR --- Larry, I don't know if you like the awards or not either, but I appreciate your input on my blog and the work you do on your own site. Take your choice folks--one site is for music and one is devoted to issues that are important to us all. Check them out.
Sig at Beadedbear's Nonsense and Complete Waste of Time -- Sig is a talented beader and she does posts on that topic part of the time. She also has some other important things to say.
Dezmond at Hollywood Spy has plenty to say about the entertainment industry on his blog, but he also leaves some very thoughtful and encouraging comments. Thanks Dezmond.
There are so many more of you that I could name-- I appreciate all of you who read and comment on my site. I could go on with a much longer list but my dinner bowl's out and I need to go. Arf, arf!
