I feel like I am hungover this morning but have not had a drink in weeks. And it is overcast and nasty when it was supposed to be sunny.
And Rosie is supplementing her diet that I have her on with kitty treats from the litter box, and dragged cat litter from the basement all over the living room.
I think going back to bed is the appropriate response.
taylormattd
Incorrect John!
The appropriate response is to fix yourself a bloody mary, and take that with you back into bed.
Also, barricade your door.
Thoughtful Black Co-Citizen
I’ll check back later to see what Cole broke when he slipped on a well gnawed cat turd.
jeffreyw
Take time to have a nice heart healthy breakfast, John.
Libby
Really. What happened to the long warm spell the stupid weatherguy promised me? That guy is such a liar.
Butler
Saw this posted on Facebook by a distant relative: Atlas Shrugged Date Night FREE Movie!
Ironic that Rand’s movie would be given away for free? A desperate attempt by Randians to drive up viewership for this garbage? The worst Date Night imaginable?
I vote yes.
sukabi
I’m surprised your dogs haven’t availed themselves of the kitty roca before now… obviously Rosie’s missing sooooomething in either her diet or her emotional health…
or she’s one of those dogs that just like to eat shit…
did you ever get your backyard fenced so you can let your girls out to play? Might be time to do that…
WereBear
Calling all Animal Loving Balloon Juicers:
This quote is from an email I received as an Action Member of the ASPCA. Here’s what we can do:
Fucen Pneumatic Fuck Wrench Tarmal
@Butler:
date night in utah. bring as many people as you desire.
MikeJ
@Butler: Date night for Atlas Shrugged? Women: if I guy suggests this, be aware that he’ll probably try to rape you, and he’ll be upset if you are capable of responding sexually to anything other than rape.
ruemara
@WereBear:
those sick bastards. but it’s par for the course, isn’t it? I’ll sign and share.
gene108
I too fell hung over, though I think it was my decision to head out last night and with the rain the drive was terrible.
I am just beginning to crawl out of bed and become functional.
Strange part is I feel terribly thirsty this morning, just like I’d feel, if I’d actually been drinking. I drank a lot of water yesterday.
Elizabelle
John: any appealing new books in the house? Might be a day for back to bed with a very good book and a pot of tea and the piglets, sans catbox bonbons.
Would be a day for a roaring fire if you had a fireplace …
A good novel or well-written murder mystery that draws you in …
Comrade Mary
It’s finally gotten warm in Toronto. I may actually take the snow tires off my bike today!
bemused
As disgusting and maddening it is when dogs eat kitty turds, the whole situation gets even worse when they manage to give you big slurpy kisses right after. I still shudder at the memory.
Fucen Pneumatic Fuck Wrench Tarmal
@MikeJ:
weirder than that is if a woman asks you to go? i mean what are you supposed to interpret from that? i think louis c.k. covered this topic.
Adolph Jones
Trade Rosie for another dog. There has to be a no kill pet shelter for her.
geg6
Well, I actually AM hung over, so no sympathy from me, Cole. But I had delicious crab cakes and cool jazz to go with the beers at the great restaurant that’s an old lockhouse on the Ohio, so no regrets. The doggies seemed to know we’d drunk too much and didn’t agitate to go outside until about 9am, so they will have a treat filled day for being good doggies.
WereBear
@ruemara: Thank you so much! If enough people get angry enough…
Also, I am sharing a moment with the banner ad I have at the top of the page for the Litter Robot.
I have been enjoying this amazing appliance for going on six years now, and heartily recommend it. It’s how I have four cats in a small apartment without extra stress on me.
NeenerNeener
One of my favorite Dog Haikus:
The cat is not all
Bad – he fills the litter box
With Tootsie Rolls.
Ana Gama
@Libby: Someone should ask him if what he said was supposed to be considered a factual statement.
Silver
Does Rosie carry them around in her mouth like little cigars? Because when our chihuahua picks up cat turds, there’s always a little bit of litter left on the end that isn’t in her mouth.
It’s funny, and then I remember it’s cat shit, and I brush the dog’s teeth.
Comrade Mary
Oh, pleasepleaseplease, John, brush Rosie’s teeth. Just set up a camera first.
Linda Featheringill
My roommate, Tulip the Belgian malinois, also likes treats from the litter box. And if she is feeling generous, she offers to share.
I guess that’t part of the price I have to pay for someone to keep my feet warm while I am working. :-)
Dave Trowbridge
You need a Litter Robot, an automatic litter box that actually works. Turn its opening towards the wall so the cat can get in and the dog can’t, and your problem is solved.
We’ve had one for several years now and our GSD Oka hasn’t had kitty non-pareils for a long time.
gnomedad
I’ve considered marketing a line of dog treats: I Can’t Believe It’s Not Cat Shit!
WereBear
@gnomedad: That made me LOL!
Dogs are not scavengers, but they put the OMNI in omnivore. Cats should eat a protein & fat rich diet which makes their “leavings” also protein & fat redolent.
And to a dog, that smells like dinner.
debit
This is why we have a baby gate at the door of every room with a litter box in it.
AlanDean
I’ve known dogs to eat cat turds and then sit in front of people reeking of doggie breath and cat shit. Maybe it is time to find another owner for Rosie, but then I am not a dog person. debit’s suggestion of baby gates sounds good.
I was too late to comment on tea but Peet’s has an excellent Assam and Assam is the main base for most English Breakfast teas. Unless they have found a cheeper alternative, say from Africa or Ceylon (still the tea name for Sri Lanka).
Tim, Interrupted
John, I suspect if you remember what a REAL hangover REALLY feels like, you’ll realize you don’t feel that badly at all.
Kudos on the drinking cut-off. Takes balls.
jayjaybear
@Adolph Jones: God, if everybody got rid of their dog because the dog eats cat poop, no one would have a dog. This isn’t a Rosie thing, it’s a dog thing. Dogs are disgusting. Cute as hell, but disgusting. And I speak as an absolutely besotted dog owner.
mere mortal
Well, when I wake up sluggish and irritable, sometimes a good bowel movement sets everything right.
Perhaps you should consider taking a great big… Oh, wait:
https://balloon-juice.com/2011/04/09/id-add-a-couple-things/
That was such an amazingly satisfying dump even I feel better. But will it flush?
lawnorder
lol John
My mutt German Sheppard loves those delicacies too, we have had to put a baby gate on the room with the litter.
As for teas, try lemon verbena for nighttime. Is awesome
http://www.teabenefits.com/herbal-tea-benefits/lemon-verbena-tea-benefits.html
lawnorder
PS: Lemon Verbena grows like a weed in Chicago, and self reseeds every year. I think it would grow well on your backyard (or on a pot if you fear it’s invasive habit).