There are times I despair over Trek’s apparent lack of, hmmmm, intelligence.  He does things his way.  Herself was away, so I decided, “Boy, time you learned a few more things”.  It was time to introduce him to jumps.  One of the standard methods is to place the dog in a sit in front of the jump and hold a favourite toy over the jump, encouraging the dog to clear the jump and grab the toy while passing over.

I think he figured out what I had in mind, as he went and hid in the garden.  Guess he figured I could not see him.

I encouraged him out and commenced the exercise.  Of course, he chose to walk around the jump and take the toy.  I repeated the exercise 4 more times (with great patience and encouragement) and had the same outcome.

On the 6 attempt, he looked at me carefully, peered at the toy in my hand carefully and glared at the jump.  He then approached the jump, lifted his leg and peed on the jump, then took the jump in his teeth with a deep growl and dragged it across the lawn.  He then returned and gently took the toy from my hand which was shaking hard as I was almost unable to stand I was laughing so hard.

Perhaps my boy is not so dumb after all.

As an aside, despite the fact he is very rough with her, Roschka has decided that he is her favourite.

Whether  or not you are a country music fan, this is truly the work of a deep thinker, and highly intelligent person.  So simple, yet so profound.  Words of wisdom from that famous philosopher Willie Nelson, on his  75th birthday:

‘I  have outlived my dick.’

The American leader, who has been condemned throughout his
presidency for failing to tackle climate change, ended a private
meeting with the words: “Goodbye from the world’s biggest polluter.”

He
then punched the air while grinning widely, as the rest of those
present including Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy looked on in shock.

According to CBCNews.ca’s iPhone iNdex, which compares basic service plans from the 27 carriers in 21 countries that have announced pricing for the device’s launch on Friday, Canadians who buy the device before Aug. 31 will be faced with a total minimum cost of $2,176 US over the course of the three-year deal they must sign with Rogers. That is second only to the $2,554 US customers of Vodafone will pay in Italy with their two-year service agreement.

Body Of Christ’ Snatched From Church, Held Hostage By UCF Student

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It is sometimes difficult for those of other nationalities to grasp the passion of the American people for their country.  This does a pretty good job of demonstrating:

USS New York

It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center.   It is the fifth in a new class of warship - designed for missions that include special operations against terrorists. It will carry a crew of 360 sailors and 700 combat-ready Marines to be delivered ashore by helicopters and assault craft.

Steel from the  World  Trade  Center was melted down in a foundry in Amite , LA to cast the ship’s bow section. When it was poured into the molds on Sept 9, 2003, ‘those big rough steelworkers treated it with total reverence,’ recalled Navy Capt. Kevin Wensing, who was there. ‘It was a spiritual moment for everybody there.’  Junior Chavers, foundry operations manager, said that when the trade center steel first arrived, he touched it with his hand and the ‘hair on my neck stood up.’ ‘It had  a big meaning to it for all of us,’ he said. ‘They knocked us down. They can’t keep us down. We’re going to be back.’

The ship’s  motto? ‘Never Forget’

Get ‘em hooked and then charge them more.  Gotta love the pushers.

Bell Mobility and Telus Mobility will soon begin charging their customers for incoming text messages under new pricing plans slated for August. 

Bell will begin charging incoming text messages on August 8, while Telus’s plan will come into effect on August 24.

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Good news for men with very attractive partners: You’re probably having more sex—“in-pair copulation,” in scientific terms—than other guys.

But the reason, according to a new study, is that you’re doing it to mark your territory and hold on to a partner who’s more likely to be pursued by other men and put you at risk for being cheated on.

It may seem obvious that more attractive partners inspire more frequent sex, but Farnaz Kaighobadi, a PhD student in the evolutionary psychology lab at Florida Atlantic University, says the reasons are found in our cave-dwelling past and run much deeper than simply thinking your mate is hot.

Men reported they have sex with their partners an average of 3.3 times in a typical week, she says, and they assigned them an average attractiveness rating of 7.9 on a scale of 0 to 9.

Hmmmm, the point 3 is interesting.

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E-mail received from a good friend:

I did get a good smile this morning (true story coming up). Walking toward the post office on mainstreet B I see coming toward me a real beauty. Tall, auburn hair beautifully cut, tailored-to-hug whiter than white Poor Boy style top, ditto the fit of the blue jeans. Strappy sandals. Perfect features, figure to die for. So heres Capt. Geriatric in full riding gear slumping along the sidewalk toward her muttering to self ‘Study license plates, count telephone poles, look across the street, STOP drooling, don’t STARE’ when she catches my eye, turns on a smile that dims the sun and says “Hi ???’ And God (it couldn’t have been anyone else) whispered in my ear ‘Her name is Sherry and you taught her 20 years ago’ Click, the lights went on. So we had a good old yarn, catching up and I swear to He who Saved me that she was also quietly chuckling at my discomforture. She was one of those kids who could easily have gone off the rails but instead has made good. Her only vice seems to be the amusement she gets from causing old men to almost drown in their own drool. End of story. Still smiling. 

Rogers......

Bell Mobility will try to undercut sales of Rogers Wireless Inc.‘s much-anticipated iPhone by selling a similar-looking device for less, complete with a cheaper monthly subscriber fee.

Bell said yesterday it will introduce a mobile device from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. on Aug. 8 that is similar in form and some features to Apple Inc.‘s hugely popular iPhone, due to arrive in Canada next week on the Rogers network.

Rogers has generated both excitement and criticism by securing exclusive distribution rights in Canada to Apple’s hottest new product since the iPod. Many consumers are complaining that Rogers’ pricing plans are more expensive than in other countries because they do not include unlimited data.

“You can surf your head off. You can check all the [Web-based] e-mail you want,” said Bell spokesman Jason Laszlo. “The tool is great, but it’s really the plan that sets it apart.”

Bell is selling the device for as little as $149.95 on a three-year contract. Without any contract, it will be available for $449.95.

The lowest price plan for the Instinct includes 100 minutes of weekday local calls for $20; 1,000 minutes of voice calls from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. and weekends; an $8.95 monthly system access fee; 75¢ for 911 emergency calls, and the $10 unlimited data plan. That brings the monthly total to $39.70 before taxes. There is also a one-time activation fee of $35.