Inner Peace Is For Losers

It's looking like spring has finally arrived in the frozen north. I've seen robins, the snow is mostly gone, and there's more roadkill.

I was walking with Akiah, and she was charged by a very big, hairy dog. Akiah is considered large. This one probably outweighed her by seventy pounds. Hard to tell through all that fur. There was the usual sniffing, and then he lunged at her. I yelled for him to go home, and reigned Akiah in. Finally the owner came out all apologetic. They're getting used to the fence. So I'd like to say here what I would have liked to say to his face.

Keep your animals under control, dickhead. If my dog, or I, get injured by yours, it's going to cost you. And I don't want your cat- or dog-shit in my yard.

End short rant.

Rick is working on something really awesome for the next episode of Variant Frequencies. I've heard it, and it's just a great story and he's producing the hell out of it. More, and a link, once it's up. I don't want to give away too much, but it involves trained animals and the author's initials are Jonathan Gillespie. I'm becoming a big fan of his work. Everything I've seen (or heard) by him is great stuff.