Author: Richard Nestoff (Page 1 of 127)

Nice blizzard

That was a good blizzard.  Not one for the record books, but a solid 16 to 18 inches.

Young Master Sparkles is staying in bed until the fire is roaring and the house is up to 75o. That’s smart because the snow is over his shoulders and I haven’t budged on the pooping-in-the-house issue. 

If Sparky is in the mood to romp and frolic, he likes fresh snow.  Crusty snow and ice bother his paws.

Sparky is good for my health.

Pet ownership is associated with greater cognitive and brain health in a cross-sectional sample across the adult lifespan

Interesting research about how pet ownership improves brain health.  Okay, the research is actually really boring and the graphs are terrible, but the results are interesting.

Having a dog can make your brain perform like it’s 15 years younger.  Cats do as well, but fish and birds don’t help at all.

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Hunkering down for the blizzard.

The snow-pocalypse is getting started, so like the southerners stocking up on bread and milk, I should do something to be more prepared.

In the shed, the firewood on top is low-grade salvage wood that is fine for mild weather in the fall and spring.  For a blizzard, I need big chunks of maple or oak.  The yard panzer is great for grabbing a bin of premium firewood.

Okay, I also wanted to see how it drove in the snow. 

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