DJ the wonder dog

In my line of work, if you don't call attention to some weird, made-up holiday, you're doing it wrong. Who am I to buck the system? June 1st is National Nail Polish Day.  For some reason, I've got approximately 418 bottles of nail polish, even though I almost always just wear clear polish, and I only paint my toes about 3 months a year (summer months, obvi). ...

Obviously there's no point in making or eating anything unless you can take a picture of it, right?  (I disagree with that too...) But making a video of it, alone in your kitchen on a sunny weekday afternoon?  Sure thing! As I told you yesterday (and you've no doubt seen in your social media feeds), the "Cloud Egg" is all the Insta-rage, so I had to test it out myself to see what the big

EVERY day is "National Puppy Day" to me, resident "crazy dog lady" at Mix 96.  But since today is the ACTUAL holiday, I had to do what we all do with our kids -- share tons and tons of pics. DJ The Wonder Dog entered my life on a warm, summer night in 2011.  She arr...

Tuesday night, the Western New York winds were WHIPPIN'!  (I'm watching someone's dog, and I learned the hard way that this particular dog barks...at the wind.  And what happens when one dog barks?  All the dogs bark. DJ The Wonder Dog joined in. Tuesday was a...

As we mentioned earlier this morning, I'm taking a little "mini vaca" for the next few days. I'm visiting my brother in Naples, Fl (hey, free place to stay! Even if I DO have to sleep on an air mattress in the middle of his living room!) which is all well and good...

Didn't win Mega Millions tickets during the Mega Wheel Spin this morning? Have trouble picking numbers? Don't want to let the computer determine your financial fate? Let a dog and a 6 year old do it! I numbered ping-pong balls from 1 to 75, and let DJ The Wonder Dog (my 5 year old yellow lab) pick the numbers...

Despite eating well, working out, and trying to stay away from those who seem to be infected, I've succumbed to the dreaded "office cold". I'm miserable. I'm tired, achy, cranky, and my asthmatic chest feels like there's an entire HERD of elephants sitting on it...

Here's the perfect excuse not to spend the weekend raking the leaves...apparently, it's killing the environment. The National Wildlife Federation posted an article called "Why You Should Leave The Leaves" in September, but now that the rest of us who are searching for a reason NOT to do the daunting task, it's gone viral...

I don't know that there's ever been a dog who didn't LOVE chasing a stream of water from a garden hose. DJ is no exception. I may have gone overboard with another summer-weather experiment... Having a little fun with the "slo-mo" feature on my Android phone (yes, Apple users, we have slo-mo too...

I moved here almost 4 weeks ago from Albany.  Admittedly, I was worried I'd miss was the Saratoga Casino and Raceway, since every once in a while, I'd like to go up and try my luck at the slots.  I was so happy to know there's a wonderful casino here too! Whene...