the internet was only functioning sporadically over the last two weeks or so (which, along with laziness, explains my lack of entries). yesterday, i left work early so the cable guy could come and look at the modem, since we theorized that the problem was that i needed a new modem. he hooked up the wire to this doohickey and the doohickey said that the signal was way too strong. which i didn't think would be a problem, but apparently if the signal is too powerful the modem can't take it and just spazzes.
I have come to the conclusion that the weather is getting stranger by the day. This morning it was mostly cloudy. this afternoon it rained. on the way home, it was sunny, but raining. early this morning i was awakened at around 3 am by the sound of rain. my bed is right next to the window. i heard the sound of the rain and thought, "Oh, it's raining."
After a moment, i thought, "The window is open."
After another moment, I thought, "I should close the window. at least most of the way, since it's wide open."
After another moment, i sat up, shut the window so it was only open about an inch, squinted at the alarm clock, and then fell back to sleep.
Since while sleeping, i have little concept of time, these "moments" could have been several minutes long.
This is Josh. At the time of this picture being taken (which was about two weeks ago), he weighed an estimated eight pounds or so. He's two months old (he was born April 15, so he's Tax Day Puppy). In case you weren't aware, he is a Pembrook Welsh Corgi, which means he doesn't have a tail. Full grown, he'll probably be between 20 and 30 pounds.
Corgis grow to be, i suppose, about two feet tall. They were originally bred to herd cattle. The dog nips at the feet of the cow, and if the cow kicks out, it misses the dog because the dog is too short, and too nimble to get hit. Josh comes from a family of sheep-herders, and he was born at the house of a woman who teaches other dogs (and their owners) to herd sheep. It's actually a pretty interesting thing to watch a dog herd sheep, and learn how to herd. The day we went to meet Josh and his siblings, we got to watch a few of my uncle's dogs herd sheep and it was pretty cool to watch. There was also a rookie dog who had never seen sheep before, and seeing how he knew how to do some things just by instinct was also pretty cool.
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