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February 25, 2020 - And the winner is

Friends - And the winner is: Siba the Standard Poodle was named Best in Show at the 2020 144th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, putting the Standard Poodle into elite company as one of only four breeds with five or more wins in the annual competition.
Siba is the 12th dog from the non-sporting group to win Best in Show and the first since 2018, when Flynn the Bichon Frise took home the honor. This is fifth win overall for the Standard Poodle and the first since 1991.
Bourbon the Whippet was the runner-up.

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February 18, 2020 - 25 Dog Superpowers

Friends, as we all know, our best friends are amazing, but did you know dogs have super-powers? Yep, for the next few months we’ll look at 25 of them. Here’s number

25. And dogs can sense supernatural activity. (Maybe.)
Whether or not you believe in the supernatural is beside the point: Some folks suggest that dogs are preternaturally attuned to it.
“There have been countless stories of dogs reacting strangely in certain settings, only for their owners to later learn of supernatural activity there,” says Bukovza. “If you ever take your dog to a supposedly haunted house, you may notice [them] cowering, barking aggressively at something you can’t see, or refusing to enter certain rooms. It’s believed that because of their superior senses, dogs have a stronger connection and ability to see or feel the presence of the supernatural than humans.”

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February 13, 2020 - Endangered Historic Places.

Friends - For the next few weeks we’ll look at the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s 2019 32nd annual list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.

Industrial Trust Company Building, Providence, Rhode Island. Nicknamed the "Superman Building" because it looks like the Daily Planet building from Superman comics, this iconic Art Deco tower is vacant and has no plans for redevelopment.

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February 11, 2020 - 25 Dog Superpowers

Friends, as we all know, our best friends are amazing, but did you know dogs have super-powers? Yep, for the next few months we’ll look at 25 of them. Here’s number

24. Bloodhounds can trace scents that are as old as America.
Researchers have long concluded that a bloodhound’s nose consists of approximately 230 million olfactory cells, or “scent receptors,” which is about 40 times that of a human. According to PBS, because of this, bloodhounds can often trace scents that date back as far as 300 years ago.

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February 4, 2020 - 25 Dog Superpowers

Friends, as we all know, our best friends are amazing, but did you know dogs have super-powers? Yep, for the next few months we’ll look at 25 of them. Here’s number

23. Greyhounds can run faster than most urban speed limits.
With top sprinting speed of 65 to 75 miles per hour, the cheetah is the fastest land animal on the planet, without question. But the greyhound—which, according to a BBC Earth video investigation, runs in the same exact style as a cheetah—is no slouch, either: It can hit speeds of nearly 45 miles per hour. And if you want to meet the creature that blows even the cheetah away, This Is The Fastest Animal on Earth.

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January 30, 2020 - Announcing my next novel

Friends - We’re interrupting Endangered Historic Places to announce the completion of the 5th and next to last (?) novel in the Fellowship of the Essentials series, “Final Warning.”

Final Warning takes place at the same time as Hell Rises and in it we discover the final fate of the copper scrolls etched with the results of The Diaries of Pontius Pilate. We are also reunited with characters from The Diaries of Pontius Pilate, Separation of Church and State, Baghdad Burning and Hell Rises.

The manuscript is now in the editing process, which will take a month or so, then my Agent, Jim Hart, and I will decide whether to publish it through 4 Pine Publishing or another, larger publisher. A lot goes into that decision, including editorial control, but on that front I defer pretty heavily to Jim.

Bottom line, it might be up for presale before Easter, so please stay tuned and as always, thanks for the support.

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January 28, 2020 - “Final Warning” completed

Friends - We’re interrupting Blogs on Dogs to announce the completion of the 5th and next to last (?) novel in the Fellowship of the Essentials series, “Final Warning.”

Final Warning takes place at the same time as Hell Rises and in it we discover the final fate of the copper scrolls etched with the results of The Diaries of Pontius Pilate. We are also reunited with characters from The Diaries of Pontius Pilate, Separation of Church and State, Baghdad Burning and Hell Rises.

The manuscript is now in the editing process, which will take a month or so, then my Agent, Jim Hart, and I will decide whether to publish it through 4 Pine Publishing or another, larger publisher. A lot goes into that decision, including editorial control, but on that front I defer pretty heavily to Jim.

Bottom line, it might be up for presale before Easter, so please stay tuned and as always, thanks for the support.

If you’d like to read the conspiracy thriller “Black Site” for FREE, the “Shop Now” button above will take you to my website - www.josephmaxlewis.com/ - then page down to the bottom and click on the link. Its in PDF.

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January 23, 2020 - Endangered Historic Places.

Friends - For the next few weeks we’ll look at the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s 2019 32nd annual list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.

Bismarck-Mandan Rail Bridge, Bismarck, North Dakota. Built in 1883, this rail bridge was the first to span the Upper Missouri River. Advocates want it to be refurbished as a pedestrian bridge.

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January 21, 2020 - 25 Dog Superpowers

Friends, as we all know, our best friends are amazing, but did you know dogs have super-powers? Yep, for the next few months we’ll look at 25 of them. Here’s number

22. They sleep in a ball to protect themselves from danger.
Yes, dogs curl up in a ball to keep warm, but they also assume this sleeping position as a form of self-protection. “When dogs sleep in the wild, especially where it’s cold, they’ll dig a nest and curl up into it,” Dr. Margaret Gruen, DVM, a clinician at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine Animal Behavior Service, told VetStreet. “It also protects their most vulnerable organs in the abdomen from would-be predators.” In other words, if you see your pooch sleeping in a sprawled-out position, that just means that they feel safe and secure in their environment.

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January 16, 2020 - Endangered Historic Places.

Friends - For the next few weeks we’ll look at the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s 2019 32nd annual list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.

The Excelsior Club, Charlotte, North Carolina. A private social club for African Americans after it opened in 1944, the club once hosted luminaries like Nat King Cole and Louis Armstrong. It needs significant repairs and perhaps new ownership.

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