Hey there’s Laura and friend of Team Small Dog Mary! Holding up candles in the rain. Did someone die, besides Heath Ledger? Are we late for honoring Martin Luther King? Naw. That whole stupid Lighthouse Field thing that just never dies. Yeah, we’re still walking the dogs out there and on the beach. No one is writing us tickets yet and like what is this, 6 years later? We are still at Santa Cruz City Council meetings, except this time standing outside holding damn candles like someone died. Thanks Kate for taking this flattering chin photo. It is called a candlelight vigil nice quiet protest. Irritation all around.

OK, so speaking of activism and what have you, here’s another little craw catching little snapper. The AKC has a survey about possibly letting dogs who are Not Purebreds joining dogs who are Purebreds in dog sports. But probably in Separate classes, and maybe not at high levels. Separeate, and not equal. Sort of like you can ride the bus but get on the back of the bus and try not to take up too much space but you have to pay the same bus fare as everyone else. So like, civil rights for bigger human issues it ain’t but how irritating is that? I’m not going to any candlelight vigils on that, but If you want to take their survey which gives you an opportunity to write in a little comment such as perhaps one about the bus, then here’s the link: AKC SURVEY . I don’t do AKC and wouldn’t even try to “ILP” (indefinite listing privilege-a Privilege where you can say your dog is Probably a purebred with a cunning photo even though you have no Papers and register them so you can compete in agility or obedience shows) my dogs because the whole thing just smacks of getting to the back of the bus. But there you go. Don’t we have bigger things to worry about around here?

Also at the dog candlelight thing, they wanted us to sing protest songs with words about dogs frolicking in the fresh air to the tune of These are a Few of My Favorite things. Ya dig? Let’s just go stick our heads in a hole right now and scream until it’s time for a cookie.