In response to requests in my first post, here is a photo of Ben.
Thanks for the warm welcome.
Cheers
dengre
This post is in: Dog Blogging
In response to requests in my first post, here is a photo of Ben.
Thanks for the warm welcome.
Cheers
dengre
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General Winfield Stuck
Hi Ben, meet Charlie
Yutsano
PUPPEH!! Looking like a sad ol’ hound dog.
This will make my wifey squeal with much delightness.
jeffreyw
Hee, looks like he’s sayin “you woke me for this?”
Dennis G.
You should see him in his rabbit ears, but I’ll save that for a slow news day.
Cheers
Chad N Freude
Stray animals are of great interest here, also.
Jean
What beautiful eyes he has!
You Don't Say
Thanks for posting! Ben is a handsome fella.
arguingwithsignposts
No puppeh, but there’s a kitteh who says hello. GWS, too cute, man, there ought to be a law against that amount of cuteness. We’d both be in the slammer.
valdivia
Oh what a sweetie! he really does have the aggrieved ‘that again?’ look down.
Max
Sweet puppy. Gentle Ben comes to mind.
Dogs over cats.
But, I’m an Obot, so what do I know.
Violet
Oh, so cute! He really does have that aggrieved look down. His back leg looks like it’s not attached the same way as the others. Maybe he’s doing doga.
jeffreyw
Buddy sends his regards to Ben.
CMcD
“A camera is not a biscuit, go away.”
valdivia
@Max:
cats *and* dogs. :)
but I am an Obot so what do I know?
KDP
Ahhhh! So sweet. I’m sorry for the loss of your other coonhound.
Meet Shadow. The picture is a bit off-season, but he has that same aggrieved look, so…
Jane2
Ben’s one handsome dog!
General Winfield Stuck
@jeffreyw: Aww buddy is da doggie of charm. yes siree he is!!
and Jack too, the wascal.
SiubhanDuinne
Ben is lovely.
scritch scritch scritch
arguingwithsignposts
@jeffreyw:
Dammit, you dog wanderers are all the same. So much of the cute. don’t make me use this. Other kitteh folks, join in and represent!
Max
@valdivia:
bipartisanship I can get behind.
jeffreyw
@arguingwithsignposts: Oh boy. It’s sooo on!
arguingwithsignposts
@jeffreyw:
Oh, Smudge does not seem to worry. (from her new Flickr account, btw)
Yutsano
KITTEH OWNERS UNTIE!
Scamp being the lord of his kingdom:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44164793@N05/4209954479/
eemom
that is a most handsome and distinguished looking doggie.
Midnight Marauder
You are definitely going to have to step your tag game up, son.
Max
Rest up kiddies and hit the phones hard tomorrow.
http://motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2010/01/getting-yes
(via @populista on Twitter)
ETA – Max the Wheaten photo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/41715920@N07/4286183256/in/photostream/
AkaDad
…in a steel-cage match.
[munches popcorn]
jeffreyw
@arguingwithsignposts: Smudge can sleep safe in her bed tonight, because Bea is on the job.
Yutsano
Skitz chooses not to take part in your petty squabbling:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44164793@N05/4258793026/in/photostream/
CaseyL
That is a handsome stately gentleman hound, Dennis. In his old-dog sprawl, Ben bears an uncanny resemblance to Walter Brennan*. You seem to have a special affinity for coonhounds – any particular reason why?
Again, welcome. I didn’t realize, until reading the comments at your first post, how many refugees from dKos we have here. It’s been very sad watching that place melt down, in view of how important it was to the online progressive community (and online organizing in general). OTOH, it’s *awesome* that so many ex-Kossacks are here, because this really is an amazing, wonderful community where we bitch mightily at each other in between heartfelt hugs.
*For you whippersnappers in the room, Walter Brennan was a character actor in a lot of old TV westerns, and his signature move was a way of walking bandy-legged with his arms bent so the elbows faced out (like Ben, up there).
valdivia
@Max:
knew we would be able to agree, after all we were able to come to a deal on who would have what man in the admin. we will need something new to flame about eh?
Kobie
He’s definitely got that “what the fuck do you want” look going there.
Brick Oven Bill
Chandler really is selling you guys out.
Dennis G says:
“As a young lad growing up in Detroit I worked as cook at a natural foods restaurant in 1980-82 (foodies before our time).”
Chandler says.:
“Just like with farmers markets, white people believe that organic food is grown by farmers who wear overalls, drive tractors, and don’t use pesticide. In spite of the fact that most organic food is made by major agribusiness, and they just use it as an excuse to jack up prices, white people will always lose their mind for organic anything. Never mind the fact that if the world were to switch to 100% organic food tomorow, half the earth would die of starvation.”
In any case, welcome Dennis G.
Max
@valdivia: The olympics will soon be upon us. Figure skating, moguls, the luge*… I’m sure the Vancouver games will bring about some flames.
*I didn’t mention hockey because I hate hockey.
eemom
@Max:
roger that. And Lady Jane has her second post of the weekend bashing another member of the Progressive Caucus who says she’ll vote for the Senate bill for being an ObamaRahmaCorporateSelloutPaidPharmaTroll………so that means we’re WINNING!!
Every time Jane Hamsher gets pissed off, an angel gets his wings.
Woodbuster
@Max: FSM forbid that the idiots are actually thinking about doing what half the frickin’ world is telling them they should.
Pass. The. Damn. Bill.
valdivia
@Max:
excellent. ice dancing, now you are talking! and I am with you on the hockey thing btw (the one sport I have not been able to get after many hours of sport sharing with boyfriends).
ETA: @eemom: FTW. I am so stealing that.
Woodbuster
@dengre: Nice doggie!
Max
@eemom:
Comment of the Year nom.
lamh31
Aw how old is the dog again?
Jean
@eemom: Yea!! She probably thinks they’re doing it to spite her. My hopes are up.
coffeegirl
dengre (I just can’t think of you by any other name!), so glad to see you here–I too had to take a time out from DK/GOS–glad you turned up somewhere I could follow your work!
Sadly I have no puppeh or pootie to welcome you with, but hey–welcome!
DonBelacquaDelPurgatorio
Great dog pic, but I like the felines.
What would a cat man do?
Yutsano
@Max: It still is getting to me that they will be only a six hour drive away and I most likely can’t get up there to see them live. Crap. I just wanna see Ohno skate.
arguingwithsignposts
@jeffreyw: A cat on a string? please. we all know that doesn’t exist IRL. A cat only plays with the string. Said as smudge purrs on my lap and rubs herself against my beard. I am an obedient catbot.
Kobie
@Max: Hockey is the only thing in the winter Olympics I do care about.
Jean
I love figures skating and ice dancing. Maybe while we’re distracted by the winter games, Plouffe will have whipped some votes.
Max
@Yutsano: I love him. He’s foxy. And short guys usually don’t do it for me. He’s got a great smile.
jeffreyw
@arguingwithsignposts: You made me do this, it’s all on you. Real cats play with real mice.
MikeJ
We never see pets from DougJ or Anne Laurie or TimF.
Task Force Ripper
@DonBelacquaDelPurgatorio:
Probably climb back down to base camp.
Mary G
Sophie says pass the senate bill NOW!
Task Force Ripper
@valdivia:
Yooouuuu rrrraaaannngggg??
Jean
@Mary G: She so looks like a Sophie!
You Don't Say
@Mary G: Gorgeous face.
darryl
I can only assume that the big white thing he’s sitting on is one quadrant of Tunch’s ass.
arguingwithsignposts
@jeffreyw:
Hey, we can’t all live in places where real mice play. (thank FSM) So we play with what we have. Kitteh, attack!
MikeJ
@valdivia:
How about one of the few animal pics in my flickr feed? He’s even got a pet fish of his own:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12284440@N02/2544035516/sizes/l/
J. Michael Neal
@Max:
Speed skatin’ chicks in head-to-toe spandex! God, I love women’s speed skating.
Yutsano
@MikeJ: Do you happen to reside in the White Salmon area?
jeffreyw
@arguingwithsignposts: Toby sez bring it.
MikeJ
@Yutsano: Nope, Seattlish. That pic is from Tacoma Narrows.
Same bird, better shot of the fish:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12284440@N02/2543218247/sizes/l/in/photostream/
jeffreyw
@MikeJ: Oooh, very nice sir.
WaterGirl
@J. Michael Neal: Just wondering about the job situation. Did you get the second interview?
darryl
@CaseyL: You’re not Casey Luskin, are you? ‘Cause I’d hate to think that the dumbest fucking guy on the internet was commenting on Balloon Juice.
KDP
@arguingwithsignposts: Aww, too cute is the pirate kitteh. I used to have cats now I have a dog, and I am in favor of any animal companion that gratifies the need for unconditional attachment. My cat, Rissa, used to sleep across m7 feet in winter. Best foot warmer I ever had.
@MikeJ: Shhh, Dennis will figure out that he does not have to comply with our every request :)
Max
@J. Michael Neal: I’m sure you saw this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYIxwM7GVik
Yutsano
@MikeJ: Is that the new bridge? It almost looks like the crossing at White Salmon.
arguingwithsignposts
@jeffreyw: Hey, it is a little unfair to play a kitteh against teh awesomeness of a full-grown cat, but smudge is chomping. I’m willing to withdraw to neutral corners if you are.
gwangung
@Max: Ah, ya gotta root for a competitor like that!
jeffreyw
@arguingwithsignposts: Toby and Bea have found their corner, and agree to a cease fire.
You Don't Say
@eemom: So I go to FDL to read Hamsher’s latest and someone in the comments claims the NYT and CBS are reporting they are negotiating out the ban on pre-existing condition refusals. I can’t find it via Google News. Has anyone seen this? Or more likely is this BS?
MikeJ
@Yutsano: They left the old bridge up and built the new one next to it, with each bridge one way. Both are in the pic. I think the old one is the concrete supports, the new green painted steel, but I won’t swear to it.
Redshift
That’s a fine-looking dog. I’ve been owned by both cats and dogs in the past, but I’m a rabbit person these days, so I think I’ll take the role of Switzerland in these cats-vs-dogs games.
CaseyL
@darryl: Fnck, no. I can’t imagine why you’d think I am.
General Winfield Stuck
@You Don’t Say: It’s BS, dreamed up in the Aravosis mind swamp
tisalaska
Folks around here tend to judge a man by his dog…
Your so in dude..
You Don't Say
@General Winfield Stuck: Yes, I tracked down his post in which he appears to misread something in the NYT about children and pre-existing conditions. Twit.
MikeJ
@You Don’t Say: I heard that it’s going to pass, but only if insurance CEOs have first dibs on your spleen. Pass it on!
Something Fabulous
Dennis, that is a Fine Elder Dog. Thanks for sharing! And AWS, if you are still here, I think that Smudge pic with the “I’m resting” caption is the perfect cover shot for when she releases her debut album [CD? Download-thingy? Do those even have cover art?]. Very moody and EmoPants.
MikeJ
And remember, if we don’t spread lies and slander about people on our side we aren’t helping to move the Overton window. Nancy blows goats! Just doing my bit for single payer!
You Don't Say
@MikeJ: I don’t have a spleen.
txvoodoo
Dennis, I am 98% a lurker at DKos, though I’ve been there reading since early 2006. I’ve often read what you wrote, and your comments, and thought you had a good head on your shoulders. I’ve been reading more here,and feeling it’s a good place to be. Glad you’ll be contributing.
Ben looks like a sweetie. Pass on a skritch for me.
General Winfield Stuck
@You Don’t Say:
That exspleens that.
Comrade Luke
So much for financial reform.
MattR
@You Don’t Say:Here is the NYT article that discusses what might be in the compromise package.
This is the relevant one which does not sound good if the NYT is accurate.
The entire compromise package sounds like weak sauce. According to this same article, it would only cover about half the people of the Senate bill.
Comrade Luke
More on the latest watering down.
You Don't Say
@MattR: More promising: http://motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2010/01/getting-yes
Comrade Luke
@You Don’t Say:
I give up trying to follow this until they actually tell us themselves. It’s impossible to tell what’s happening.
You Don't Say
@Comrade Luke: I was just about to post the same thing. Too many conflicting reports. But did anyone go to the WSJ story and read the comments? Scary shit.
MattR
@You Don’t Say: Thanks. That NYT article was depressing. If the NYT article is actually what they decide to go with, I may join the “kill the bill” crowd.
DonBelacquaDelPurgatorio
@DonBelacquaDelPurgatorio:
Cat man do, and not even a smile?
What kind of people are you?
Fern
@MattR: They’ve seen the compromise package? does it even exist yet?
MattR
@Fern: Nah. It is all what they are “hearing from sources” so I know I shouldn’t take it seriously. In fact, the compromise they describe is so bad that now I am wondering if it was leaked to shore up support for passing the Senate bill.
You Don't Say
@MattR: More from Politico similar to Newsweek report, if you haven’t seen this: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0110/31886.html
Calming Influence
Bennnnnnn! That’s a great splay of legs you got there, buddy. Don’t let anyone tell you different. Bite ’em. That’ll shut ’em up.
darryl
@CaseyL: I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to offend you, I was responding to nothing more than your name. Nothing in your comment bodies made me think you were Casey Luskin. Once again, my apologies, I didn’t mean to suggest that you were in fact Casey Luskin, who is dumb as a bucket of turnips. Happy trails.
Uriel
@MattR:
It is. But if HCR, if its reduced to passing a piecemeal grab-bag of bite sized reforms, that’s all we’re going to get. Absent the mandates and other cost recovery methods in the larger bill, or some other larger mechanism to accomplish the same functions, all we’re going to get are changes that are painfully incrementalist and easy to sell on a emotional, populist level- for instance, in this case, “it’s for the children.”
It’s like looking up Emeril’s recipe for beef wellington, deciding the various ingredients are optional, and saying, “First off, I’m sure as hell not shelling out the money for fois gras, tenderloin and virgin olive oil, so I’m going to substitute Oscar-Meyers’ liverwurst, stew meat, and canola. Also, it seems unreasonable expect anyone to use red wine, given the fact that it would offend the makers of blush-in-a box, with no real recompense. Plus, “exotic mushrooms” seems a bit too all encompassing- let’s go with something more specific and easier to sell. How about button mushrooms. Everyone likes those. They’re cute- like in Fantasia. The rubes will be able to get behind that.”
Now, was the original dish going to be the best thing you ever ate? No, because beef wellington is always gong to be pretty-good-not-great. Plus, Emmeril’s stuff is always over-done and he has no sense of presentation whatsoever.
But what you’re eating tonight is better than a big mac only by a matter of degrees.
Ruckus
Ben say hi to Bud
darryl
There are people gnashing teeth, complaining that Dems don’t have the unity and cohesion that the republicans do. To them, I say, you’re right. Dems aren’t that unified. But those unified GOPers are 41 senators and 177 representatives.
In other words, yeah, they’re pure, and united, but they’re way in the minority. Wanna switch places? Hope not.
Uriel
Damn it- guess I just opened the discussion to the obligatory- and ever so fresh and persuasive- “shit sandwich” metaphors.
Oh well- let the persuasion of 13-year-olds by other 13-year-olds begin.
Uriel
@darryl:
And yet, it seems that some do. And are consumed by the bright green flames of enraged jealousy that they can’t have nice things, like those republicans, who’s sole claim to political relevance comes from awkward photo ops composed of angry old men, with Senator Boehner’s spray tan only serving to accentuate the sea of white.
freelancer (itouch)
Wow, Ben looks just like a Cylon Centurion
http://www.starstore.com/acatalog/BSG_Cylon-new.jpg
in any case you have a sleek and cool dog.
FYI the last poster of the night should tag his or her thread with open thread. Don’t mean to tell you what to do, you’re the frontpager. Just saying.
freelancer +7
(read the lexicon, it’ll help you out heaps)
Doctor Science
Dennis, most of what I know about hounds I learned from Jim Kjelgaard. But for Kjelgaard’s hounds, winter is huntin’ season, while Ben there seems to feel it’s floppin’ season.
Or maybe every season is floppin’ season.
indubitably
Whew. Glad to know I’ll be able to keep reading you, Dennis.
Nice houndie!
mandarama
Ben is a handsome fella who makes me think of Willie Morris!
Murphy the Golden Laydowner (he doesn’t retrieve much) and Lucy & Finn (his kitteh overlords) say welcome.
Murphy & Lucy
All three exhibiting detente.
(Hope the links work; it’s my first try.)
Annie M
Dear old Ben. Looks like he’s won the dog lottery.
geg6
Sweet ol’ Ben! He’s adorable. He has that same old doggie look that my John’s Henry gives us when he’s chillin’ and we harsh his buzz. It’s like “WTF, humans. Can’t you see I am not interested in your flashing lights and silly machines? I have important napping to do here. GTFO.”
So cute.
Ann
Kippies unite! Theo and Dora say welcome to Dennis and Ben.
RoonieRoo
Welcome Dennis. What a sweet old man Ben is.
slag
Another dog person? That’s it. Tunch is now going to have to outweigh three dogs. The laws of physics demand it.
Other than that, Ben is very, very sweet-looking. For a dog.
CaseyL
@darryl: OK, no worries, just… y’know, think next time. How’d you like it if I asked if you were the same “Darryl” who used to troll this blog so grotesquely, based only on the similarity of names?
Betsy
Welcome, Dennis!
But you’d better behave. Chompers is keeping an eye on you.
Also, Ben looks like a sweetheart.
WaterGirl
@CaseyL: I had no idea who Casey Luskin was, but from the negative context of the question to you, I almost jumped in last night to say you couldn’t possibly be that person. Just want to say that I always appreciate what you bring to BJ.
Throwin Stones
Welcome Dennis. Look forward to your posts.
That Ben is a good looking dog.
asiangrrlMN
@WaterGirl: Ditto all of this sentiment, CaseyL.
Aw, Ben is a cutie. My fake-hubby was right in that he is very squee-worthy!
I almost OD’d from the cuteness quotient on this thread. We have some fine-looking animals, fellow BJers. My boys, Raven and Shadow mew their hellos.