Furry Friends

GONE TO THE DOGS: I have neglected to mention in this space that in recent weeks, we have done some dog sitting. 

Our first furry guest was Biscuit. She's some curly mix. Quiet, tiny thing. Kirby and Laika were a little bit nonplussed at first (especially Kirby), but before long the three had negotiated a detente, and decided they'd rather be together than separated upstairs and down. In fact, Laika and Biscuit became BFFs, much to Kirby's chagrin. (Keep in mind, Kirby is frequently chagrined.)

Just two days after Biscuit's visit, we had Manny, the mixed breed dog of a friend of ours. Manny is a good boy. A big guy, some kind of shepherd mix, he is affable and adorable. Kirby and Laika knew they couldn't do anything about him because of his size, to they quickly got with the Manny program. 

It was really fun having different furry friends around. In fact, our dogs honestly behaved much better with a third wheel in the mix. (But no, that doesn't mean we're getting a third dog!)

TALKING POLITICS: Pretty much anyone who has ever been in the same room with CJ for an hour or less knows that he is always looking to talk politics. That's one reason when I saw a post asking, "Where do you fit in the political typology?" it caught my attention.

A poll by the Pew Research Center, it says, "Take our quiz to find out which one of our nine political typology groups is your best match, compared with a nationally representative survey of more than 10,000 U.S. adults."

Before you get started, the survey points out, "You may find some of these questions are difficult to answer. That’s OK. In those cases, pick the answer that comes closest to your view, even if it isn’t exactly right."

 

I thought it was pretty straightforward. It only took about five minutes. I wasn't terribly surprised by my results (which put me in with just 6 percent of the survey respondents, incidentally).

If you're curious where you fit, check this out, you can find the Pew survey here. 

SHADOWY FIGURE: For those of us in North America, a partial lunar eclipse will take place in the early morning on November 19, 2021. Look to the west and you'll find the moon high in North American skies. It's not a total eclipse, but it will be pretty darn close. At its peak, the moon will be 97 percent covered by Earth’s dark umbral shadow. (Bonus night sky spying: Look for the dipper-shaped Pleiades star cluster near the eclipsed moon.)

To get specifics on where and when to be on the lookout, check out this link (which is for the Seattle show, but you can type in your city's name in the search field, instead: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/seattle