Raining Cat(scan)s and Dogs

It is raining - again - here in Red Wing, but at least all the rain has melted the few remaining traces of last week's freakishly early blizzard.  (Look upon the photo, ye Minnesotans, and despair.)


Fortunately, I'm happy to spend the day indoors rather than let the world see the giant purple-pink lump on my head. 

So, the new dog sent me to the hospital yesterday.  He's had less than a week's worth of training, and he's a bit like Frankenstein's monster at this point: mute (except for the mu...