there's a reason they run that stuff through a sugar cube before drinking it...

retsina tastes better.. and that is definately an acquired taste...

Real Absinthe includes wormwood. I've made some of the real stuff in the past and am planning on making another batch in the near future. The taste leaves something to be desired but the overall effect is nice; very nice!

Maybe I'll have a tasting party where we can talk about dogs on/off leashes and when West Seattle is finally getting a Trader Joe's! ahahaha!

rykite...

perhaps a dog park isn't such a good idea for a dog with dog aggression issues;)

but on the whole, you are right...

i think i reacted so strongly to this incident because it really brought home to me how badly the whole thing could have turned out...

i relaxed my vigilance for a moment.. and it was the wrong moment with the wrong person.

i too would have gone for the ipod explanation if i hadn't had such a close view of her as she passed, if she hadn't been so snarky and if her partner hadn't worn such a look of amazement as he prudently managed his dog.

sometimes people just do really stupid things and you have to wonder if they are thinking about the possible consequences at all...

i will still take the risk of letting my dogs play in the center of a clearing on extended leash when the park is mostly vacant.. because running with them on a short leash is not one of my options... and i get great joy watching them.

but i will be far more protective in my reaction to anyone breaching that isolation next time...

I have hopes that in time these two will be rehabilitated enough that i can be less vigilant but i don't count on it.

As you pointed out.. i took them in and they are my responsibility.

I just logged in and read all 7 pages of this thread. Some interesting twists and turns - gotta love the free-flow exchange of ideas here, and how stream-of-consciousness it all becomes.

Dogs: Keep your dog on a short leash. If you want your dog to run, go to a dog park. It isn't really complicated, is it? There were no rights and wrongs on the original post - it seems like a series of mistakes. The OP should avoid retractable leashes; the person coming by should have paid better attention. (I personally am going with the "listening to an iPod and kind of zoned out" theory.)

And dogs vs. children - well, as the owner of one sweet rescue dog and the mother of one precious snowflake, I've seen both kinds of threads here.

As the owner of one very gentle lab-mix, I'm appalled by the ridiculousness of some dog owners. (My favorite recent incident was recently in the Junciton. I had my dog on a short :-) leash, and a woman with a dog approached. I gave her my standard warning "He's very friendly and likes dogs, but he's young and bouncy and some dogs don't like him." She said that was great as she let her dog get an inch away from my dog, and then said, "As long as your dog is sitting, my dog won't mind." My dog continued sitting even as warning lights flashed in my head - why does my dog have to sit? - and her dog attacked my dog. Why on earth would she approach me with a dog, answer my question incorrectly, and then let her dog attack mine? My dog has been trained to be incredibly docile, and he couldn't wait to get out of there. Me too.)

If your dog has aggression issues, with dogs or people, it's your job as an owner to avoid people or dogs. Period. A public park is a public park, and if someone wants to run through a park that is their perogative (though if I'd been the woman in question I would have heeded the warning). An unpredictable dog, or one prone to aggression, shouldn't be on a 15 foot leash in public, ever, precisely because you can't control other people.

Actually, I think that the dogs vs children comment is right on in one regard: parents need to take responsibility for their kids, and so do dog owners. If my daughter had a fit in a resturant when she was a toddler, I removed her (kindly, I hope). I don't expect a two year old lab mix to obey every second of my orders, so when we're out I keep him on a short leash. That's my JOB because I elected to have a child and to adopt a dog. It's just not that complicated! And yes, of course I make mistakes, and I hope that others forgive me those mistakes...and I also hope that I learn from them.

And absinthe seems to be all the rage - what does it taste like? Am I the last person to have it? I've never tasted it.

Maximillien's in The Market also serves absinthe.

Talk about atmospheric pairing of a liqueur with one of the most romantic spots in the city to have drinks and dinner.

Oo la la!

Absinthe is good stuff. I recently went to this little French Restaurant in madison Park. They serviced Absinthe there. It was amazing how little of that you need to feel so good...

Absinthe is actually quite better...but alas it's illegal here in the 52.3 States. In it's purest form that is...

The only time I ever drank that vile stuff I woke up the next day with more than just a hangover (no, not what you're thinking!) There was this hat, this very nice promotional baseball hat...solid black, silver Jaeger logo (6-point stag with cross), adjustable leather band. Never been worn (well maybe once) as I get queasy and head-achey just looking at it. Free to any Jaeger-mister/ms. who wants it. PM me.

Jaeger and Lucky Charms...a breakfast not to be forgotten.

thanks for reminding me why it may not be such a bad thing that i can't drink any more :)

JT, BDG, I won't let you fall in the hole. But no Jaeger, to many bad bad nights.

lrukandji, your post made me flashback to my high school days.

Cait that is the downfall of the drink. I have been there myself....

I spent my night with Jaeger and red bull yesterday. Regretting it this afternoon.

lrukandji !

Oh -- GACK!

RE: post #160 - make sure it's the Robitussin DM. That dextromathoraphan (sp?) has all the magic (having high school flashback accompanied by dry heaves).

BarbG, BDG, PDeiter, please put me down for that drink too.

the socks are in your hat.... you were making it easier to keep both ends warm:)

the permission slip is up to Mrs C...

oh. and she might have put both the socks and the hat in the wash:(

hubby gave me my permission slip.. i have a four hour pass... but only if i stick to sniffing bottle caps...

booze bottles:(

Hey who said I drunk?I mean drank or is it dwink? Anyway I'd have to ask for a permit to go out again and then I gotta find those damn socks:)

a good spicy bloody mary (with bacon?)....or tomato juice and beer...yummmmmmm. Y'all be careful around those holes...hard hats are de rigeur :)

ewwww...jaeger and red bull sounds icky. Of course, I can't stand the taste of Red Bull, so that might have something to do with it, huh....

BarbG i'll get a drink with you but only if you make sure i dont fall in the hole that you dug.

TouchDowns! (Jager & Red Bull!) Too much fun!!

i could go for a bloody mary just now:)

OK...going for 7 pages...we need to get this out of our systems....or, if it's beer, back into our systems :)

what the...

are you sure that means jaeger burp in ha'ole???

sounds more like a melodious jaeger fueled brain fart to me ;~>

i once had a dog named mele haole... roughly translated.. song of joy...

but she didn't drink.

are we going for 7 pages?

Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa...that means "Jaeger Burp" in ha'ole or "Howley" for us non-HI landlubbers.

GHO: I think I'd rather drink Robitussin + Vodka. Just as nasty, but with more loopy side effects.

Kidding. Mostly.

Aim - just throw a little vodka in the Red Bull and cuts the sweetness :)

Hey soc, are you posting on the same thread as me from the next room over? Hooray for families who geek together... :)

mmm JeagerBombs! (yuck)

But I do like Jaeger as a general rule. Just not in RedBull cough syrup. Ick.

Jaegerbombs and beer...oooh, that could be quite the interesting combo...

Or 2...and an ice cold shot of Jaeger perhaps?

i bet we'd all be less cranky after a beer:)

Manners and good incense is what it's all about.

I will too, PDieter, even tho we've not met. :)

And JoB, I am just cranky....

PDieter, I'll drink with you

soclwkrinmotn...

you don't have to chastise me... i'm off prednisone now...

i'm just my usual bitchy self ;~>

shucks, drinking alone...again.

Wow. I just read this whole thread, and Zenguy is the sanest of all posters in this thread. There are some of you I would love to drink with (cruiser, JenV and flowerpetal) and others I think I would would love to have words with about manners and good sense.

Who needs Triumph the insult comic dog when we have all of you? Woof!

"Pinky Hilton"? Separated at birth by Dr. Baron Von Hilton perhaps?

This clearly meets the criteria of this post...

"Smart Dogs, Stupid Owners"

Scott B - that explains it all.

What The,

I am a Paris Hilton fan.

In the interest of self-preservation, I should probably not write more.

Scott B. - She kinda looks like Paris Hilton don't ya think? At least from that angle...maybe it's just me?

ScottB..

she is beautiful..

grrr...

thanks, they've been in my lap all evening... lots of ear scritching:)

charlabob wrote:
"ScottB: What kind of dog is that?"

charlabob,

She is an albino Doberman
http://whitedobes.doberinfo.com/
with cropped ears.
She is very lucky. Since albino Dobermans are bred for a recessive gene, they have health/temperament problems. My girl can see well in indirect light, and although she is missing teeth and is pigeon-breasted, she is smart and has a good temperament.

As an aside:
I hate WWW "forums."
I especially hate the wordpress.com "forum" that WSB uses.
A lamer that I previously ignored can block me from accessing a thread simply by posting another lame response after my (I hope not so lame) response until someone else (who I have not ignored) responds.

oh...and ""If we put people down as rapidly for behavioral problems caused by bad parenting and abuse as we do dogs, there would be a deafening silence on this blog""

absolutely.

wow..5 pages :) And I actually read them all.
JoB..sorry my intial post was so harsh. I should have been equally as critical of the goof with the off leash dog NOT listening to your warnings.

Having owned everything from Pointers to PitBulls over the years, and being involved in rescue as well, I do understand.

(and..yes..I'm guilty of letting my dog off leash where it's not really legal to as well)..And, for the most part, they come when I call them :)

give your kids an ear scritch for me.

waterworld...

i was walking my dogs and noticed that it was a hazard.. so i kicked it out of the way...

Traci - it's your "petting your kitties egos" that really made this a favorite:)

Ferrets - actually wonderful pets; smart and pretty affectionate if you get them young.

JenV & BDG - "Don't fear the reaper - baby take my hand":) Maybe they should change it to "Don't fear the ferret - baby keep your hand".

SO small. that reminds me, did you ever hear from my friend the recruiter?