Things I know

[djm]

I know what I know.
I have seen what I have said.
We come and we go.
It's a thing that I do with the
Back of my head.

- Paul Simon

djm

[CHasR]

I know that I've never liked anything Paul Simon ever sang.

AND....

#1. Border collie crosses are the best dogs.

my Collie/shepherd/chow mix can jump, from a standing position, 5'10". (Ive measured the moist nose marks on the wall)

[jim stone]

#1. Border collie crosses are the best dogs.

Really? More than pure bred border collies?

Second this question. Sincere. I had a pure
border collie who was a great, great dog.
Are crosses better? With what?

It's kind of interesting when you realize your dog,
except for not having a syntactic language, is as smart
as you.

[Walden]

It's kind of interesting when you realize your dog,
except for not having a syntactic language, is as smart
as you.

I am trying hard not to say... not to say anything derogatory... trying so hard...

[CountryKitty]

Coyote mixes make the best cats.

[jim stone]

It's kind of interesting when you realize your dog,
except for not having a syntactic language, is as smart
as you.

I am trying hard not to say... not to say anything derogatory... trying so hard...

Freaking dog wrote my doctoral dissertation.

OK, I had a pen in the back yard, about forty feet
from the house. When I would go out the back
door with Max (the dog), he would figure we
were going to the pen and run away. Long
chases, etc.

One day I picked up a doggy treat on my way
out the door, figuring I would lure Max down
the path, throw it into the pen, and close the
gate.

Max looked up, saw the treat in my hand,
ran down the path into the pen and turned,
waiting for the treat.

Consider the strategy. Max believes I want him
to go in the pen. He realizes I will give him the
treat if he runs into the pen. So he does.

You can't have strategies like that if you
don't know you exist. You have to
be self-aware, to be able to think about
yourself. You have to be able to think
about what somebody wants you to do.
You have to be able to think about
what they will do IF you do
something.

Max was a person. We are approaching
human intellgence.

[Walden]

Freaking dog wrote my doctoral dissertation.

There ith no way a dog could have dithertated... I mean... it ith about ath likely ath a cat crosthed Wile E. Coyote,

[jim stone]

OK, OK, my master's thesis.

[fyffer]

Coyote mixes make the best cats.

Cat mixes make the best Coyote food.

[MagicSailor]

Hi

Cat mixes make the best Coyote food.

Have you ever wondered why they don't make cat flavoured dog food, or mouse flavoured cat food?

As for dogs, I find that mixes are generally more intelligent and have fewer health problems. My Scuba (Doberman/Labrador mix) lived to the ripe old age of 15 1/2 and was never ill a day of her life apart from one problem caused by bad quality dog food (no, it wasn't cat flavoured). It is very rare for Labradors or Dobermans to live that long. My Mom had two of Scuba's daughters. Their father was a Kleine Münstländer, a German hunting dog. They also lived to around 15 with no health problems.

BTW, never keep two puppies from the same litter unless you have an adult dog to help you keep them in line!

Regards,

Owen Morgan

Yacht Magic
Anchored in the lagoon, St Maarten

My new blog.
Click here for my latest reported position. (Use the satellite view.)

[WyoBadger]

I know that problems and triumphs both pass away.

I know that floating around on the pond in a boat with my wife makes me happy.

Likewise fireworks, airplanes, sneaking around the hills with my bow, honest talks with God, and playing music with people I love.

Those things pass away, too, but they leave something behind that doesn't.


Tom

[Congratulations]

I know that I've never liked anything Paul Simon ever sang.

I know that anyone who doesn't like Paul Simon is... well, they're just silly.

Paul Simon is my Personal Lord and Saviour.

[anniemcu]

Coyote mixes make the best cats.

Cat mixes make the best Coyote food.

No longer funny in my world... lost too many cats to the coyotes!

[djm]

I know that I've never liked anything Paul Simon ever sang.

Really? That's unfortunate, then, cuz you're gonna hear a lot of it from me. And, oh, look what just arrived in the mail:

If you're down and confused
And you don't remember
Who you're talking to
Concentration slips away
Cuz your baby
Is so far away

Well, there's a rose
In the fisted glove
And the eagle flies
With the dove
And if you can't be
With the one you love
Love the one you're with

- Stephen Stills

djm

[jsluder]

I know that I don't know everything (or even much at all, really), and I'm okay with that.