Would you look at the adoration on that dog's face.

http://dooce.com/2014/08/20/the-dog-whisperer-strikes-again/

Today my heart comes home to me with all its lanky legs and arms.

http://dooce.com/2014/08/20/my-girls-2/

Guilt is a pretty useless, ineffectual emotion. Guilt is not what I feel when coming to these realizations. In fact, I feel duty.

http://dooce.com/2014/08/19/much-as-water-can-be-taken-for-granted-by-a-fish/

Chuck remembers Southern California, and he could definitely roll.

http://dooce.com/2014/08/19/shirtlesschuck/

Not nearly as big or unwieldy as my Granny's purse, but she'd slow clap for me and tell me I'm moving in the right direction. And then she'd see how hard she could hit one of her kids over the head with this thing.

http://dooce.com/2014/08/18/the-downing-tote/

Greetings from the Inland Empire where oddly I got very in touch with my Southern roots.

http://dooce.com/2014/08/18/photobombed-by-a-palm-tree/

In honor of the man who broke the baseball color line.

http://dooce.com/2014/08/15/because-of-kelly/

Occasionally I like to reassure you that sometimes I pay attention to my dogs. This is one of those instances.

http://dooce.com/2014/08/15/bloop-2/

Peter Frampton was for Marlo. This… this was for Leta.

http://dooce.com/2014/08/14/on-becoming-my-the-coolest-person-my-daughter-knows-for-ten-minutes/

The spunk did not fall far from the tree with this one.

http://dooce.com/2014/08/14/nature/

Tennis balls: when farm animals are forced to live in suburban homes.

http://dooce.com/2014/08/14/when-one-is-lacking-sheep/

A beauty far different from that which I find at home.

http://dooce.com/2014/08/13/essex/

Yet another first for my child who is drawn to books and art and writing elaborate fictional stories in a summer replete with physically breaking free.

http://dooce.com/2014/08/12/now-sprinting-with-both-legs/

Sharing my wardrobe for the health of my pets. It's the least I could do.

http://dooce.com/2014/08/11/snout-warmer/

Don't ever say that I don't read my feedback or suggestions, and can I just say, you guys are always spot on with your suggestions.

http://dooce.com/2014/08/11/motif-number-1/

"Hey, you put your chocolate in my peanut butter!" WHO APPROVED THIS COPY?

http://dooce.com/2014/08/08/delicious-peanut-butter/

When someone describes the culture here as "sometimes a little weird" this should help explain that a bit.

http://dooce.com/2014/08/07/when-in-utah/

The only shape that I know how to draw popped up in the backyard.

http://dooce.com/2014/08/07/watercolor-2/

The youngest of the Chamberlain children or "Chamberbabes" as their mother likes to say.

http://dooce.com/2014/08/06/gusfacekillah/

… and then touch my phone and now whatever was on your hip will end up on my face.

http://dooce.com/2014/08/06/cell-phone-cases/