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Made it back in one piece, Sam and Lily said their goodbyes, and now back at Balloon Juice HQ:

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According to Tammy, Lily was awful the whole time I was gone. Mean to Sam, took over Sam’s bed, and ran off twice, forcing Tammy to run around in the rain. Lily was happy to see me, though.

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  1. 1.

    wonkie

    She missed you.

    I’d be seriously worried about that taking off behavior. I can’t stand to think of her getting lost.

  2. 2.

    Tammy

    She wasn’t that bad. She just
    missed her John Cole. Details to come after I finish my stellar chilli I just made. Well that and when I’m done watching the original grey gardens documentary. If you haven’t seen the hbo movie, you’re missing out. Cheers.

  3. 3.

    donnah

    Dogs are children. She was pissy because you left her. She’ll be fine, Sam will be fine, but I totally understand the frustration on all sides.

    She’ll have to get used to being left with other caregivers. Our dog Wendy always gives me the cold shoulder when we pick her up from the kennel, even though they treat her like a queen. Then when we get home, she’s all Mommy’s girl again.

    They are children!

  4. 4.

    bey

    Sounds like she was very unsettled with Dad gone. Cranky and uncooperative is much better than withdrawn and hiding like she used to be, though. She’s clearly a lot more confident and bolder in expressing her displeasure. I say that’s a big win.

  6. 6.

    Warren Terra

    I see Tunch merits neither no photo, nor even a mention.

    Is anyone here familiar with, and willing to imitate, what the commenter “Chang, Who Is Not Chang” does at John Scalzi’s blog Whatever?

  8. 8.

    JK

    John,

    Is it possible, at some point in the future, to add more advanced features to the Search Function such as:
    1) Searching for keywords contained in the comments and not just in the posts written by you, Tim, Doug, and Anne
    2) Searching for keywords within a date range

  9. 9.

    Anne Laurie

    Lily thinks Tammy is a threat to her relationship with you, John. That’s good, insofar as it means she’s bonded securely enough that she’s willing to “disobey” when she feels neglected, but it’s probably time for you to start doing some training work with her around other people/dogs. If there isn’t a formal training class convenient for you, at least start doing a few minutes of on-lead attention, heeling, and sit/stay exercises while you’re at the dog park.

  11. 11.

    Brachiator

    According to Tammy, Lily was awful the whole time I was gone. Mean to Sam, took over Sam’s bed, and ran off twice, forcing Tammy to run around in the rain.

    I’m not sure that Lily ran off. That is, she may have gone looking for you. Don’t know. But she obviously didn’t view where she was as an acceptable temporary home base without you there.

    An interesting little training issue….

  12. 12.

    General Winfield Stuck

    @John Cole:

    How has the server today?

    Wish I knew. I’ve got gremlins in the stuck space station with DSL acting weird again. Was out all afternoon, and suddenly came back on around 5 pm here. Qwest swears it’s not the signal, but I don’t know what else it could be. third time it’s conked out around noon and come back on about 5 or so. Oh well, it’s working now,

  13. 13.

    MMM

    Dear Casey, I would like to dedicate this song to my owner and former friend John C., “You don’t send me flowers.” Thanks – a Broken and Beat Down Tunch

  16. 16.

    Laura W

    @Tammy:

    If you haven’t seen the hbo movie, you’re missing out

    JenJen and I tried to tell him about A ZILLION TIMES!
    Maybe he will listen to you. Certainly does not listen to us.

  18. 18.

    Keith G

    @gnomedad: I have an edit and a delete comment button showing.

    BTW just recovering from the worst malware attack ever. I want these people dead!

  21. 21.

    Warren Terra

    @ Mike J, #20
    You’re saying we need three buttons, Edit, Delete, and Pie?

    Down that path lies the Daily Kos’s “troll rating” of comments, and madness. Or at least a more univocal commentariat.

  23. 23.

    JK

    @Keith G:

    I appreciate your response, but I was hoping for a Search Function on the home page.

    If I’m interested in finding a keyword within the comments section, it would be advantageous to be able to type those words in a search box on the home page and get back 30 or 40 results where I could see the posts and dates where the comments containing the keywords appeared.

    The option you’re suggesting, going to individual posts one at a time and hitting Ctrl-F, is much more labor intensive.

  24. 24.

    John Cole

    @JK: I’ll be glad to throw whatever plugin you want in, find it and tell me. If you see it on another blog, point me to it.

    We do have a search bar on the left, though. That is what I use.

  25. 25.

    jwb

    @gnomedad: No, I don’t have an edit button in Firefox either. It does show up when I comment using my iTouch, however.

    Edit to add: And when I use Safari.

  26. 26.

    Warren Terra

    @JK, #10
    Scary link. A Bachmann-Paul alliance surely puts us one step closer to the Wingularity. Should we be keeping track, with a Doomsday Clock?

    For the Lexicon: Bachmann Palin Overdrive ?

  30. 30.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    Mean to Sam, took over Sam’s bed, and ran off twice, forcing Tammy to run around in the rain.

    There’s a reason she was in doggie jail.

  34. 34.

    gnomedad

    Does anyone see the edit button with Windows & Firefox? I tried a clean FF profile with no add-ons and — nothing.

  35. 35.

    General Winfield Stuck

    @gnomedad:

    nope, it’s not there. Google chrome has it though, but if your like meh anything other than FF is like rain on your wedding day, or a death row pardon 10 minutes too late. Well maybe not that bad.

  39. 39.

    Stephen1947

    Mildly OT, but has anyone noticed that the FAQ consists only of Qs and no As? I know that rebuilding it coincides with the new dictionary, and new Qs are being gathered – but I haven’t seen a new Q in a couple of days…

  40. 40.

    JK

    @Incertus:

    It’s a sad commentary on the current state of our politics that these two babbling loons have such large, devoted armies of knuckle dragging followers.

  44. 44.

    Wile E. Quixote

    Replace “Nityananda of Ganeshpuri” (say that three times fast) with “Glenn Beck” in the comment below from the New York Post and you have something that could have been written by Brick Oven Bill. You can hide your light under a bushel, but the crazy just keeps shining out.

    TAMERLANE Phillips doesn’t sound proud to be the son of Mamas and Papas founder John Phillips and the brother of Bijou Phillips. Upon learning that his half-sister Mackenzie Phillips will appear this week on Oprah Winfrey’s show to promote “High on Arrival” — her book about her troubled childhood and her drug habit — Tamerlane, 38, told Page Six: “My family is and always will be a decrepit bowl of dog urine compared to Nityananda of Ganeshpuri. That is how great Nityananda is.” The Indian yogi died in 1961. “Worship Nityananda, not the Phillips family. Nityananda can protect you,” said Tamerlane.

  45. 45.

    MikeJ

    Does anyone see the edit button with Windows & Firefox? I tried a clean FF profile with no add-ons and—nothing.

    Yup. Others who had reported trouble were using firefox on mac. Firefox works fine for me on win and ubuntu.

  46. 46.

    RedKitten

    I loves me some Lily, but damn…I think Sam is ridiculously adorable. I love shaggy little dogs with silky ears. Give her a scratch behind those ears for me, okay, Tammy?

  47. 47.

    General Winfield Stuck

    @MikeJ:

    Firefox works fine for me on win and ubuntu.

    So you have an edit function using Firefox on windows. If so, XP or Vista?

  48. 48.

    JK

    @Wile E. Quixote:

    It goes without saying that John Phillips was a major league scumbag and lowlife.

    In addition, I’ve always disliked the music of the Mamas and the Papas. Their commercial success mystifies me.

  49. 49.

    The next-to-last samurai

    I would like to see a picture of Tunch when he was a kitten. And I am pooped, also, too. Busy season where I work. That is all.

  51. 51.

    Anne Laurie

    @John Cole:

    How has the server today?

    Has locked me out of editing (even my own comments) for a couple of hours this afternoon/evening, but I’m back in its good graces for now. (Also, I saved the lexicon additions before trying to post, so psssh! to its attempt to discourage me. ) I commented in the last thread that I hoped this was Good News for WPError…

  52. 52.

    Demo Woman

    The first night of doggy sleep overs are the hardest. Sam and Lily just didn’t have enough time together to define their own space. When Moxie’s friend Gracie stays over, they play tag during the middle of the night. My sons sleep overs were easier.
    Little Bitsy has over 1800 votes so far. Isn’t that a new high for her?

  53. 53.

    Anne Laurie

    @Stephen1947:

    has anyone noticed that the FAQ consists only of Qs and no As?

    When I click on the Q, I get an A — does that not work for you?

    (Okay, not always the A you’re looking for, but face it: Nude pictures do not fit the profile of this almost-an-A-list blog, dudes.)

  55. 55.

    Anne Laurie

    @JK:

    In addition, I’ve always disliked the music of the Mamas and the Papas. Their commercial success mystifies me.

    They produced some wonderful music for those of us who like vocal harmonies, q.v. ‘All the Leaves Are Brown’. Doesn’t mean Phillips wasn’t a scumbag, or at least a seriously fvcked-up human being who warped the lives of those closest to him.

  56. 56.

    JK

    @Anne Laurie:

    I love vocal harmonies too such as Crosby, Still, and Nash, Simon and Garfunkel, and the Beach Boys.

    I’ve just always considered the Mamas and Papas to be vastly overrated.

  57. 57.

    SIA aka ScreaminginAtlanta

    @bey: Oh God yes. When our dog Maggie was sick the 2 cats started acting out and peeing on all the dog beds. LIttle bastards.

  58. 58.

    General Winfield Stuck

    The Mama’s and the Papa’s were a point in history band. they captured the atmospherics of the times into poppish but soothing emotional harmonies. There was a lot of angst going on and they provided a respite from the social upheaval taking place. At least that’s what they meant to me as a mixed up teenager growing up in a mixed up land.

  63. 63.

    jl

    @MMM: Tunch’s feelings were not hurt. That is absurd. He is above that. However, his High Dignified Tunchness does value respect and protocol, especially from these impertenent ‘owners’. Tunch has noted it, no doubt. Digger deeper Mr. Cole, dig deeper. And when Tunch has had just about enough, we, your loyal minions, will be able to do nothing to help.

    As far as I know, Tunch kept the server up just fine. Seems like things go very well when Tunch is home alone and is allowed to run things without troublesome meddling.

    The cute doggy love story we are watching unfold, is sincerely touching, though. I admit that.

    Glad everything went well while Cole was gone.

  64. 64.

    farmette

    Tunch is introspective and satisfied with change that leaves him open space and the comfort to contemplate. However, he welcomes the return of Lily and John with open hunger for fresh Fancy Feast or other kitty kibbles. Such are cats in love with life. Tunch photo, please.

  66. 66.

    General Winfield Stuck

    @gnomedad:

    XP and Firefox here. No buttons.

    I have firefox and basic formatting buttons, but just no edit function. Strangely inconsistent. Maybe the webmistress will fix it, I hope.

  68. 68.

    Fulcanelli

    XP Media center SP3.

    FF latest & greatest (using at the moment) lots of plugins, though.

    Basic formatting buttons, but no edit or preview in FF, IE8, Safari or Opera.

  74. 74.

    bey

    @tams: How strange – I have 5 cats and a dog too. Between feeding them and stoking the bird feeders, I spend more at Wild Birds and Petsmart than I do at the grocery store.

    Aspiring to be Snow White is getting rather expensive.

  75. 75.

    Annie

    Clearly Lily still has abandonment issues. For the first time in her life, she feels secure with John. And, then John leaves, Tunch doesn’t call, and she is confused. It will take time and experience recognizing that when John leaves, he does come back. Maybe that is what John should practice more. Having her spend time with other families, only to return.

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