Our friend’s son Noah was over for a while this afternoon, and he made some new friends:
I love how they are all hamming it up for the camera. XBOX is serious business, too:
And no, those pictures were not posed. They just saw the kid and climbed up to be part of the fun. I love how these puppies are just drawn to people and good with kids and adults alike.
Noah was also super fond of Steve and gasped audibly when he met him the first time, but we didn’t get any pictures.
Iowa Old Lady
That is so cute. That kid is a real dog person, and I mean that as a compliment.
gogol's wife
That’s a great shot of Lovey’s little face. So cute.
HinTN
Are Lovey’s ears gonna stand up?
Corner Stone
Our friend. Shawn getting much OTR or long haul work as yet?
Pogonip
Cute! And Ginger’s new do looks good. How is she doing on insulin?
Germy Shoemangler
There’s a foot of snow outside my window, and I’m supposed to “spring ahead” tonight? So it can be dark at 7:00am on Monday when I leave for work?
I hate this clock changing crap with a passion.
George W decided to give us more daylight savings. thanks W!
marindenver
You’re doing a great job of socializing these little guys. They’re going to make great family pets for some lucky families. (I’d be tempted myself if I didn’t already have 2 dogs & 2 cats!)
SiubhanDuinne
Lovey and Thurston. I am so jealous of geg6!
Edit: John, I know you’ve said you are not keeping L and T, and it would be wonderful if they end up going to geg6, but have you said what will happen with Ginger? Do you have a forever home lined up for her too?
Elizabelle
Great to see Miss Ginger too, in camera range and hanging with a kid.
The pups are adorable, as is said kid.
Baud
I thought you got a new camera that auto-focused well.
gogol's wife
@Germy Shoemangler:
Me too. The older I get the harder it is to adjust. It’s so stupid.
Jim, Foolish Literalist
Christ, I thought I was all alone. Every where I look and listen people are cheering as if they just won the lottery. The great leap forward makes me irritable as hell
lamh36
So I’m watching the latest Hallmark channel original programming. I can always count on Hallmark movies/shows to make me question my contented single state…lol
Jeez. Is the single struggle that real that you’d fake an injury just to get the new hot doc to do a house call?
SMH… #GoodWitch
shelley
From the couch we’ve seen, and these two plushy lounge chairs, it looks like there’s plenty of place to take a load off in the Cole household.
John Cole +0
@Baud: Was not my camera.
@SiubhanDuinne: I talked with geg6- she is probably just taking Lovey. We think they need to be split up.
And Ginger is up for adoption!
John Cole +0
And no, Ginger’s ears will not stand up. She has terrier ears.
TaMara (BHF)
Suddenly I’m a little jealous of geg6, those are two adorable (and a reasonable size, lol) puppies.
Ginger is looking good. Since she’s diabetic, will finding her forever home be more difficult (unless Mary is still on board)?
ETA: I hope that cutie Noah has his own puppeh, because he has the knack.
MomSense
Happy photos!
@lamh36:
Are hallmark movies like lifetime movies?
MomSense
@TaMara (BHF):
I think it’s MaryG! Actually I’ve been thinking about finding an almost senior dog who can show the pup some manners.
Not sure I can take on any more challenges right now though.
Poopyman
@Jim, Foolish Literalist: Everybody’s happy about a later sunset without considering a morning commute in the dark.
I always thought this early a switchover to be the height of stupidity, so @Germy Shoemangler: reminding us it’s W’s fault makes sense.
TaMara (BHF)
@MomSense: I just changed it! I realized I was thinking about your big puppy while typing and my fingers went with that thought!
Interesting that geg6 is just getting one. But trust that John has a handle on their personalities.
ed
Have to reprint this: * And my colleague Laura Conaway flagged one of the most unusual This Week in God stories in recent memory: “A New Jersey man cannot collect damages for burns he suffered while bowing his head in prayer over a sizzling steak fajita skillet at Applebee’s, a state appeals panel ruled today.” Yeah, go ahead and read that sentence again.
H/T Maddow Blog
TaMara (BHF)
@MomSense: I’m also thinking the same thing for the B-Man. Once we are settled, maybe this summer, he’s getting a sister. He needs someone his own size to play with.
Jacks mom
I’ve tried and I’ve googled and I just don’t seem to be able to send a pic of this most bestest pup ever.
I only have an iPad and an iPhone ( that I have my pics on). Is it possible for me to send a picture of my Pup using my iPad to the commentariet of BJ? If so can someone give me some simple instructions? If not I’ll be getting a new dell lap top soon & then I’ll try again. Regardless I’m in love with this puppy and I’d love to share.
Thanks
Steeplejack (phone)
@lamh36:
Hey, if it was Dr. Idris Elba . . .
lamh36
@MomSense: They are essentially Lifetime movies in reverse. No sex, no real intrigue, but alot of romance.
Steeplejack (phone)
@Jacks mom:
You can’t post it directly. You should e-mail it to Anne Laurie (address at the top).
Jim, Foolish Literalist
Why is that? Socialization? You’re worried that Thurston is gonna be too big?
lamh36
@Steeplejack (phone): Now that is a diff story all together…of course
David Koch
Amazing, incredible NY Times photo of today’s Selma march — bound to win a Pulitzer.
Anne Laurie
@HinTN:
I’d guess probably not, although it won’t be a sure thing for a few more months.
As you may know, floppy ears are a side effect of canine neonatalization… doggy ears stand up if the ‘leather’ is thick enough or the ears themselves are small enough. Which is only important, these days, for conformation show dogs, where achieving the proper ear carriage is as important as well-groomed eyebrows on a human beauty-show contestant. Terrier-style ears like Lovey’s do ‘come up’ or ‘drop’ somewhat unpredictably, but I suspect she may always have a ‘flyaway’ left ear — which will just make her more adorable.
Jacks mom
@Steeplejack (phone): thanks so much it was driving me nuts!!
Anne Laurie
@Jacks mom: If you can email me (click on my name in the right-hand column, or annelaurie at verizon dot net) jpgs of the pics, I can post them on the front page.
ruemara
@lamh36: I keep wondering if Hallmark knows they have black, latino and multiracial fans. Who might like a little romance.
Mike J
@Poopyman:
I don’t care at all about the later sunrise. I like being able to sail until 8:30. In the summer the sun comes up before 5 even on DST, so it’s a fine trade off.
geg6
The ears on my new pup (hopefully crossing fingers) are the cutest things I’ve ever seen in my life.
schrodinger's cat
I made a healthier version of carrot halwa this evening, it was a success.
SiubhanDuinne
Have been catching up on various threads here at BJ, on Facebook, etc. about the Selma 50th march, and can I just say? Debbie Wasserman Schultz is possibly the biggest camera whore that ever was.
lamh36
@efgoldman: exactly right. the newest one are def formulaic. very few of the newer ones have turned my eye much.
The older one before Hallmark became a movie channel are my favs and I actually do own a good bit of them on DVD.
@ruemara: yeah. they are def missing out. Lifetime is trying though and BET attempts to make Hallmark like movies too
WereBear
@Jacks mom: Congrats!
lamh36
After 10 long years, thx Katrina, I’ve finally got a dining room table and I put it together myself.
https://twitter.com/psddluva4evah/status/574388063494926337
SiubhanDuinne
@Poopyman:
As I’m retired, I’m perfectly happy to have it stay late an extra hour in the morning. All the same to me, I’m asleep regardless.
And I do love the additional hour of daylight at the end of the day. I may be one of the very few people around here who is a big fan of DST in the first place, and the extra-early changeover.
Germy Shoemangler
What happened by the White House?
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. Secret Service says authorities have responded to a fire and are searching a vehicle near the White House.
Secret Service spokesman Brian Leary says a vendor cart caught fire around 10 a.m. Saturday at 15th and G streets. He says firefighters responded and contained the blaze.
Around the same time, Leary says a bomb-sniffing dog detected something on a vehicle at 16th Street and Constitution Avenue. That vehicle is being checked out by the Secret Service and other law enforcement officials.
Was this discussed already in earlier threads? If so, my apologies. Can anyone shed any light on this?
Germy Shoemangler
@SiubhanDuinne: Why not just leave it DST all year?
Baud
@lamh36:
Is that you on Twitter, or are you linking to someone else?
MomSense
@Jacks mom:
Anne Laurie will make this happen for us. Nothing makes us jackals happier than puppy or kitty pics!
Baud
@Mike J: Going to work should be a dark experience.
Mike in NC
@David Koch: Hopefully tomorrow on TV Chuck Todd and/or Bob Schieffer will interview somebody like David Duke about the terrible discrimination that white people in this country still face.
raven
Duke and Carolina.
MomSense
@lamh36:
Wish I were close enough that I could come to one of your dinner parties.
sharl
@Germy Shoemangler: That was on local DC news around noon or so. I haven’t checked for updates though. There are typically a slew of those vendor trucks along the curbs outside the White House security restriction zone – at least in good weather (cool but sunny today). It isn’t surprising, based on statistics alone, that sooner-or-later there would be a ginormous backfire or some other unplanned loud event. I’m a bit curious about the explosives-sniffing dog though…
ETA: Apparently a vendor cart caught fire around 10am ET.
lamh36
@Baud: I am on twitter….@psddluva4evah
Pogonip
@Germy Shoemangler: I always thought that if you must have this silly time-switching, it should work in reverse. Have fast time in the winter. That’s when it gets dark at 5 p.m–that’s when you need more daylight. In the summer it’s light till late in the evening anyway.
Unlike us, the Japanese were given the opportunity to vote on DST. The damn fools voted it in. It’ll serve ’em right if everyone who voted Yes misses his train Monday.
Germy Shoemangler
@sharl: The timing made me curious. I was wondering if a deranged person heard enough talk radio/fox news/online commentary and decided to take action.
I hope not.
lamh36
@efgoldman: gawd…I hate the Christmas marathons though…jeez.
Starts too early and continues too long.
Germy Shoemangler
@Pogonip: That’s exactly what I mean. In the dead of winter, it’s dark at 4pm. In the middle of summer, the sun shines at 9pm. Why do we need to change the clocks in the spring for more daylight?
Our cat doesn’t abide by this clock foolishness. Last night she complained to the staff (me) at 4am because she found her dish empty.
Baud
@lamh36:
Is that you in the twitter pic? If it’s someone famous, I don’t recognize it.
Pogonip
@Germy Shoemangler: If they did it my way, many people would get home before midnight on 4 July, because the fireworks woyldn’t have to start so late!
SiubhanDuinne
@Germy Shoemangler:
Why not?
lamh36
@Baud: that is da Boss Miss Diana Ross.
My fav pic of her from back in the day. I think it’s circa Mahogany
Baud
@lamh36:
She does look awesome there. I didn’t recognize her at all.
Germy Shoemangler
@lamh36: Whenever I hear Ms. Ross sing, I’m always reminded of Rita Moreno’s beautiful impersonation of her on the Electric Company. She’d do a sendup of the Supremes, and captured her voice so perfectly.
jeffreyw
@Jacks mom: It’s really pretty easy to post a photo, but you need to sign up with a hosting service to do it. Flickr is a well known choice, another one is Imgur. Imgur carries less baggage and I can recommend it. They are both free, just sign up with your email addy, choose a password, and have at it. Follow the directions to upload a photo and once it is on their servers it will have its own URL that you can publish in a comment here and anyone can click on it.
Ben Cisco (onboard the Defiant)
@raven: GO HEELS!
raven
@Ben Cisco (onboard the Defiant): fuck em both but it’s still great hoop
Pogonip
Re “our” friend: Is Cole finally out of the closet? If so, I think they should throw a “coming-out” party to which they invite the entire Balloon Juice readership. Even Bob. He can explain all about Ukraine to the dogs while the rest of us eat Cole’s food. This party is necessary for socialization of the puppies and should take place ASAP.
The dogs will listen to the Ukraine harangue. I love talking to dogs and babies for precisely this reason. No matter what stupid thing you say, a dog or a baby will listen carefully. Sort of like the host of a talking-head show, but cute rather than annoying.
cckids
@David Koch:
That pic is superb. Love our president.
And I don’t know why I am so regularly amazed at how tall Malia & Sasha are getting to be. It isn’t a surprise, given their parents, but . . . damn, they are just lofty. And gorgeous.
Germy Shoemangler
Obama said there were 100 members of congress there?
So some repubs showed up, besides W. Bush & Laura?
I'mNotSureWhoIWantToBeYet
@David Koch: Quick – pick out the Secret Service guy. I’ll wait.
;-)
Seriously, nice shot. Thanks.
Cheers,
Scott.
Ruckus
@Baud:
For some it always is, DST or not.
PurpleGirl
@David Koch: Great picture. I’ll bet the two women in wheelchairs were at the original march. Looking at it made my stomach jump and my eyes start tearing up. A truly great picture. (P.S. I think that’s Al Sharpton behind and to the left of President Obama.)
Germy Shoemangler
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tens of thousands of Israelis are gathering at a Tel Aviv square under the banner “Israel wants change” and calling for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be replaced in March 17 national elections.
Saturday night’s rally at Rabin Square is the highest profile demonstration yet in the run-up to the election. It is organized by a non-profit organization seeking to change Israel’s priorities and refocus on health, education, housing and the country’s cost of living.
Sandia Blanca
@I’mNotSureWhoIWantToBeYet: You beat me to it–although I think there is at least one more Secret Service agent in that picture, and he’s not white.
SiubhanDuinne
@I’mNotSureWhoIWantToBeYet:
Wow. In that whole picture? I dunno, it is SO HARD.
Not.
divF
@I’mNotSureWhoIWantToBeYet:
He looks like he was photoshopped in.
Jim, Foolish Literalist
@cckids: Is that Mrs Robinson between the girls? their story really is remarkable, a disabled city worker and a secretary sending both their kids to Princeton
@Germy Shoemangler: per Booman, Kevin McCarthy (the Whip?) showed up to honor hisgoodfriend John Lewis, which good friendship he decided to honor at the last minute after media pressure
I’ll post this tweet again because I think it says a lot about this Republican party
David Koch
SiubhanDuinne
@Sandia Blanca:
He’s wearing the requisite suit and tie, but no shades!! And I don’t even see a piece in his ear.
lamh36
@PurpleGirl:I believe POTUS is holding the hand of Amelia Boynton. She was one of the marchers along with John Lewis at Bloody Sunday.
She was played in the movie Selma by Lorraine Tousaint and the scene on the bridge made sure to zoom in on Ms Boynton during that march.
Here is an iconic pic of her on the bridge….Amelia Boynton
I'mNotSureWhoIWantToBeYet
@Sandia Blanca: Good catch.
(They really should think about getting rid of the sunglasses – or at least mixing up the styles.)
Cheers,
Scott.
sharl
@Jim, Foolish Literalist: Hahaha, an excellent tweet (I saw your posting of it earlier). A shirtless Putin might have also brought a few Repubs out, what with their past expressions of admiration for his strong hand and manly manliness.
TaMara (BHF)
@I’mNotSureWhoIWantToBeYet: LOL. Why do I suddenly feel the urge to watch the Matrix?
Poopyman
@I’mNotSureWhoIWantToBeYet: The Al Sharpton impersonator trying to see around the president?
Poopyman
Actually, I’m gonna guess one or more of the ladies walking behind FLOTUS and the girls is Secret Service.
SiubhanDuinne
@divF:
Three words. PHO.TO.BOMB.
scav
@efgoldman: That blue cane can wield death in several different fashions. Special effort in the lab. I’m a little concerned about Waldo’s (or Waldo’s partner’s) wandering attention all the same. Still, good to keep all angles covered I guess.
Poopyman
Speaking again of DST, I just noticed that if you click on a location on the National Weather Service map you’ll get the correct UT, but will already give you the local time in DST.
Omnes Omnibus
@lamh36: Do you know who the other lady in a wheelchair is? I am glad that the group in front row with the First Family were able to be there. A few years ago, France awarded the Legion of Honor to every still living American who served in France during WWI; the Civil Rights workers in the US deserve something similar.
Ruckus
@Omnes Omnibus:
They do but can you imagine the howls if someone in congress even suggested that we should honor them?
Omnes Omnibus
@Ruckus: I can imagine, but I don’t really care. Fuck the assholes.
ETA: Give ’em all a Medal of Freedom – in this case, the name would be apt.
PurpleGirl
@lamh36: TY. I’m glad she was able to be at the March today and hold the President’s hand. She was brave back at the original march and deserved the honor of position today. WRT Lorraine Tousaint. A wonderful actress.
lamh36
@Omnes Omnibus: I was trying to figure that out as well.
Jim, Foolish Literalist
She pretty much stole the second season of OITNB, and that’s saying something. IMHO.
sharl
@Omnes Omnibus: The woman in the wheelchair (photo) next to the President is Amelia Boynton Robinson – born in 1911 (i.e., she’ll turn 104 in August)! What a life she’s had! {The affiliation with a LaRouche front group later in her life is a bit…curious, but given all she’s been through, and all the good she’s done, more power to her!}
Omnes Omnibus
@sharl: Right. We’ve identified her already. My question was who the other lady in a wheelchair was. She is in the front row so she was “someone” back then; I’d like to know her story too. But thanks for the response – it is appreciated.
sharl
At a HuffPo photo gallery there’s an adorable photo of Sasha and Malia (which y’all have probably already seen I’m guessing).
Man, how asshole racists can mock those sweet beautiful kids is something I’ll never figure out; and I grew up surrounded by racist assholes!
Omnes Omnibus
Completely OT: Audrey Hepburn is absolutely lovely in Roman Holiday.
Omnes Omnibus
@sharl: I think Sasha may be taller than me.
sharl
@Omnes Omnibus: They’re ALL tall! I already know that, but it is still striking to actually see it.
Omnes Omnibus
@sharl: I know that Barack and Michelle are taller than me, but the teenagers?
SiubhanDuinne
Your moment of anagram zen.
EDMUND PETTUS
Dented Sputum
Pudendum Test
Untested Dump
Omnes Omnibus
@SiubhanDuinne: Ew.
ruemara
@Omnes Omnibus: Yes.
Omnes Omnibus
@lamh36: From what I can find, it appears that her name is Adelaide Sanford.
@ruemara: When I am right, I am right.
sharl
Going through the Getty Images gallery, and I’m afraid it’s quite predictable what the wingnuts will do with this photo (not sure that link will work; long, funky URL).
Omnes Omnibus
@sharl: Teleprompter Nazi.
lamh36
@Omnes Omnibus: ahhh…
sharl
@Omnes Omnibus: Yeah, it’ll be something like that.
Omnes Omnibus
@lamh36: You know about Ms. Sanford? Tell, please.
lamh36
@Omnes Omnibus: not as much as about Mrs Boynton.
I do know that Dr. Sanford is a educator and has been an educational advocate for decades.
jharp
Kids look so smart to me these days.
It seems I notice it more now that my kids are grown.
Mobile RoonieRoo
This is one of my favorite posts ever. What wonderful and happy pictures. I really love the one with Ginger sitting in his lap with an air of ownership.
NotMax
Wondering how long the line was to piss on Theophilus “Bull” Connor’s grave? (He was born in Selma, BTW.)
Ruckus
@Omnes Omnibus:
Oh I agree 100%, let the fuckers howl, people risked real danger and many suffered for it and it was under the color of the law as well.
Mike J
@Ruckus:
The medal of honor is awarded by congress. The medal of freedom is awarded by the president. He can just tell them to fuck off.
lamh36
FYI: On AF1, President signed legislation awarding Congressional Gold Medals to people who participated in Selma marches
http://www.fox10tv.com/story/28288194/selma-marchers-awarded-congressional-gold-medal
Tree With Water
Tell your friend if he doesn’t take a puppy off your hands for Noah that you’ll give the kid a Saint Bernard puppy a drum set next Christmas.
Suzanne
@Anne Laurie: My Luna has one floppy ear. It is completely charming, and makes her look even more adorable.
Mr. Suzanne is hosting a bachelor party for a friend at our house tonight, so I took my mom and Spawn the Younger (Mousie) out for dinner tonight. The weather is PERFECT, so my only requirement for a restaurant was one with a good patio. Mouse is now crapped out and snoring on my bed. It is really stinkin’ cute.
rikyrah
@Omnes Omnibus:
Googled her. An educator, who fought for Black labor participation in public work projects. Though from New York, her family had nightmare experiences in the Jim Crow South.
Violet
@Suzanne: Remember you saying in the Oscars thread that Jordan Catalano was no longer hot. He’s cut his hair and dyed it blonde. Improvement?
Suzanne
@Violet: No. He managed to make himself look even douchier.
Suzanne
@Violet: And his band sucks.
Get off my lawn.
Mike J
@Suzanne: So your saying that he doesn’t lean against things as well any more.
Ruckus
@lamh36:
That’s just grand. They deserve them. At the very least.
g
so sweet
Mike J
Could a Selma-like protest happen today? Probably not.
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0308-krotoszynski-selma-march-protest-doctrine-20150308-story.html
sharl
@Suzanne: He now looks like the chief assassin and top deputy to the master supervillain in a Bond movie.
Suzanne
@Mike J: No, he doesn’t lean as well against the lockers, or stare penetratingly into anyone’s eyes like he used to.
lamh36
@Violet: gawd I hated that long hair, but brace yourselves the Platinum blind is the middle ground before he died his hair the green that it has to be foe him to play The Joker in the upcoming movie Suicide Squad
Mike J
@Suzanne: I think it was the first ep she talked about how she liked the way he leaned against stuff.
I can’t say I really like the xmas episode, but I was thrilled to see Juliana Hatfield on TV.
sharl
@lamh36: Ah, that would make sense! I don’t keep up with the latest trends in superheroes and villains, but I just could not imagine a blond Joker. Shortened & dyed hair with the proper makeup would enable the look though.
sharl
Apparently the wingnut side of social media (e.g. Breitbart), passing on reports from questionable Egyptian and Israeli sources, is claiming that Iran’s top dude Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has died. Nothing like that is showing up at reputable sources like BBC or Haaretz though. Whatev…
Mike J
@sharl: There were reports earlier this week he was sick, so it wouldn’t be out of the blue.
Tommy
There are a few people I totally respect. Those people walked across that bridge. As I have heard John Lewis say he didn’t know if he’d live to get to the other side. When they came at him with batons and bull whips he thought he was dead. He stood tall.
As I said in another comment I never would have done what he did. 99% sure I’d wimp out. I would have been scared. Ran away. But people like John Lewis are better than myself and they stood up. Willing to be beat down to stand up.
They fucking stood up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
John Revolta
Aw jeez. We’re DEFINITELY all gonna die NOW.
sharl
@Mike J: Ah, hadn’t heard that.
And contrary to the impression I left, the outlets passing this along (Breitbart included) are reporting it as a rumor rather than confirmed fact.
Mike J
@John Revolta: When I heard about the pro KKK billboard that was put up next to the bridge today, my first thought was, “what if it was a billboard for a different terrorist group, like Daesh.”
wasabi gasp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFEoMO0pc7k
Steeplejack (tablet)
WTF?! Is Balloon Juice under some blog drought posting restrictions now?
Jay C
@sharl:
Well, it’s 4:30 ET now and so far the only mention I can find about Khamenei’s “death” from any news source online (I checked AlJazeera, too) is a single item from Breitbart “News” citing “social media”, the odds are that the old bastard is most likely still alive; but we’ll have to wait and see…
Interesting question, though: assuming Allah has picked NOW to call old Ali up for his personal (exit?) interview, how is having to pick a new Supreme Leader* going to affect the ongoing nuclear negotiations/sanctions regime? Positively or negatively?
*About which process I have not the faintest idea
NotMax
@Jay C
Not much at all, as baldly declaring the previous Supreme Leader errant Just Isn’t Done.
Jay C
@Jay C:
OK: 06:15 ET, and I just checked BBC Persian Service – I don’t read Farsi, unfortunately, but there wasn’t so much as a pic of Khamenei on that site – so I’m guessing that Breitbart is wrong, again, as usual:and that their “scoop” of Khamenei’s demise is the sort of scoop I get out of my cats’ litter box. Again, as usual….
Jay C
@Jay C:
Never mind: He’s alive. Thanks, Breitbarts! Assholes….
Omnes Omnibus
@lamh36: Excellent.
Mnemosyne (tablet)
@I’mNotSureWhoIWantToBeYet:
G says that one of the Secret Service’s strategies is to put a Really Obvious Guy (or Gal) as close to the president and/or First Family as possible so any bad actors know they’re there and are watching. That’s also the reason for the scary dark sunglasses — so you can’t see where they’re looking.
theronware
Noah is simply the new Xbox playing pack member.
Paul in KY
Lucky boy! Has made 3 new friends.