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Dog Days of Summer
Posted on August 8, 2014 | 8 CommentsThe “dog days” are the stretch of time in midsummer when the combined heat and humidity make the afternoons unbearable and send humans and dogs alike seeking shelter in cool […] -
“Wag More, Bark Less” is an Ancient Proverb
Posted on November 29, 2013 | 19 Comments“Wag more, bark less” is a pretty good example of trite bumper-sticker philosophy, the sort of thing popular with leftists who’ve traded their protest placards for small strips of vinyl […] -
Razvodit and Vodka
Posted on March 18, 2013 | 3 CommentsOnce there lived and existed a great learned man with a beard almost as long as God’s. And one day the people came to this man and said ‘Go to […] -
The Future Language of Dog
Posted on December 25, 2008 | No CommentsThe Ancient, Modern, and Future Language of “Dog.” Part 1. The Ancient. Wherein the Author describes the Border War between Linguists on the history of the proto-word for “Dog.” Part […] -
The Modern Language of Dog
Posted on December 24, 2008 | No CommentsThe Ancient, Modern, and Future Language of “Dog.” Part 1. The Ancient. Wherein the Author describes the Border War between Linguists on the history of the proto-word for “Dog.”Part 2. […]