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Guess Who Is The Clown On A Hike
When we say that someone was a clown on our hike yesterday, we bet everyone has a guess who. We also suspect that most of you will guess incorrectly. Go ahead. Right now. Think of a name. Don’t cheat. First of all, we should explain that we don’t normally do long hikes during the week.…
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Cold Start, Warm Finish
Fall is doing its best to take over our weather here with some cool days and cold mornings. Our highs were in the mid 50’s Sunday and just crossed into the 60’s on Monday, but the mornings were the real story with a little frost scattered in some areas. The cold start to the day…
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Better Than A Tired Sibe
Siberian Husky owners learn a saying, “A Tired Sibe is a Good Sibe.” Because of their working breed history, Siberians need to have a constructive way to burn off that energy, or they will find a destructive way. And, yes, this translates to most active, working breeds who have energy that needs to be burned. Sometimes,…
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Duplicate Photos
Hu-Dad has taken tens of thousands of photographs of us over the years (a couple of them even somewhat good), but he says he has lots of duplicate photos, too. Of course, sometimes, they aren’t really duplicates, but just look that way. Yesterday, for example, was a beautiful fall day. The air was crisp and…
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Resting Up For The Weekend
Our weather is supposed to take a decidedly fall-like turn this weekend with even the possibility of frost in our forecast. Since that is perfect for lots of hiking and Siberian games, we are resting up for the weekend. The leaves are slowly starting to change (the maples and ash leading the way), so our…
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September 11 – Never Forget
The date. September 11. Every year, when I see the date looming on my calendar, I am taken back to that horrible day 14 years ago. Like virtually every one of you, I will never forget exactly where I was and what I was doing – a conference room on the 20th floor of a…
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Cheesewhiz the Movie Critic
We don’t watch a lot of TV around Chez Herd, but Hu-Dad is quite the movie fan. We often spread out on the couches and watch a film after dinner. And that leads us to Cheesewhiz the Movie Critic. Cheoah always choose a prime spot on the couches to watch whatever movie is playing. Her…
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Blowing Coat – The Movie
The other day, we posted about our Air Force Commander 2-Speed Dryer and how we speed up blowing coat. We received a ton of feedback about that post, so decided to revisit the subject again today. To boil the questions down, people wanted to know if the machine really worked and if The Herd likes…
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Best Office Chair
No, no, we are not going to compare different makes and models of office chairs. We are only concerned about the best office chair in the Hu-Dad’s study . . . and that is an easy choice. Hu-Dad’s reading chair in his study is the prize position. Oh, sure, as Frankie demonstrates, the chair is…
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Surprise Visitors
With the title of today’s post, you would think that we had some surprise visitors at Chez Herd. But, no, the Hu-Dad went across the valley to our cousins house last night to visit with Tartok and Ruby (ok, and the Hu-Grandmom). While he does visit there some, rarely does that happen on Sunday. But…
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Blowing Coat – The Fast Method
Siberian Huskies don’t shed. They molt. In large clumps of fur that horrify most mortals. Siberian Husky owners refer to it as blowing coat. The good news is that we only blow coat twice a year. It lasts somewhere between 2 and 4 weeks. The bad news is that we each pick a different month.…
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A Smiling Q Is Infectious
The most happy-go-lucky member of The Herd is Qannik. He is always grinning and, trust us, a smiling Q is infectious. You just can not help laughing at his good nature. Yes, yes, Q-Tip, we are focused solely on you today. We should explain to the readers that you had just been out enjoying a…
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