Merrill Markoe's Blog, page 15

My dog wins another award

Okay, yes…its the same award. And its not a real award. Its an award I made up. But its another version. Maybe even more stirring than the first. Or not.

My dog Puppyboy Wins an Award!

Okay…yes. I gave it to him. And also I made it up. But still..he obviously wins in this category, hands down.

Stupid Pet Songs: First draft, Numero Uno.

The Jimmy Song.

Coming soon to this space: Stupid Pet Songs #1

First song up: The Jimmy Song. I just decided to reshoot it.

Who is Jimmy? Well,  this is Jimmy, in my office and apparently having a more vivid experience than I am while I am trying to work.

Goodbye disgusting string: I AM HEALED!

The string of which I speak.

It appeared that I was apparently stuck wearing a piece of smelly filthy string around my wrist for the rest of my life.
The way it happened was that I arranged to have myself  blessed-and- healed by Buddhist Monks in 1996.  I did it for a couple of reasons, some of them ironic.  For instance , the fact that the healing was to take place in the upstairs loft of  a trendy  Malibu clothing boutique was a detail that really made me laugh. Especially because at the...

Happy Nudibranch!

So…it was a holiday season full of catastrophes and family emergencies for the residents of my house. It was a scary ride over an unpredictable landscape. But happily  the moon decided to proceed with the previously scheduled tides,  as planned. Therefore  New Years Day was one of the lowest tides of the year. A beach near where I live has a nice assortment of tide pools to look at.  They  generally contain the usual suspects: live sea anemones, starfish. pelicans, and sea gulls along with...

A nudibranch on New Years Day

So…it was a holiday season full of catastrophes and family emergencies for the residents of my house. It was a scary ride over an unpredictable landscape. But happily  the moon decided to proceed with the previously scheduled tides,  as planned. Therefore  New Years Day was one of the lowest tides of the year. A beach near where I live has a nice assortment of tidepools to look at but they  generally contain the usual suspects: live sea anemones, starfish. pelicans, and sea gulls along with t...

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year

Some Amusing Christmas thingies

Well, this has been a weird Holiday Season for me so far. My brother got in to a car wreck so I went to Cincinnati for a few days to help out, etc. Upon arriving home yesterday,  I was perusing my local papers to see what if anything had happened while my back was turned, and came upon this very festive holiday greeting from the local septic tank pumper. My heart was instantly warmed because after all… how cold hearted would you have to be to not find yourself moved, at this time of year, by ...

3 Amusing Christmas thingies

Well, this has been a weird Holiday Season for me so far. My brother got in to a car wreck so I went to Cincinnati for a few days to help out, etc. Upon arriving home yesterday,  I was perusing my local papers to see what if anything had happened while my back was turned, and came upon this very festive holiday greeting from the local septic tank pumper. My heart was instantly warmed because after all… how cold hearted would you have to be to not find yourself moved, at this time of year, by ...