We were just finishing up our final walk of the evening last night when Sharky suddenly reacted to some invisible something, literally jumping a good foot in the air and - presumably - landing awkwardly.  He could not longer put any weight on his left back paw so Akemi carried him home.  Once we were…

According to Pug Nation of L.A., Sharky used to always park himself by the speakers at the rescue and take in the music.  We notice the same thing when we go out for a walk.  He will always stop by a speaker and seemingly get into the music. At his most relaxed when hanging with…

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I'm chronically dehydrated. I'm washing my hair with bar soap. I'm sleeping on a 50 year old mattress from my childhood. I feel like I haven't eaten a proper serving of vegetables in over a week. But tomorrow, I head home! First though, we celebrate my sister's birthday with dinner at Damas, a top-notch Syrian…

Whew.  I am exhausted.  Spent a good part of the day at the hospital visiting my cousin.  We got back at a little after 8:00 p.m. and had a late dinner of pizza - On the left, margherita (for mom) and on the right crispy pepperoni with burrata and honey (for sis and I).  I…

When I'm in Montreal, I feel like I'm in a whole other reality, dealing with a whole alternate set of tasks.  As a result, I will sometimes forget myself.  And this blog.  Which was the case yesterday when, amidst all the action, I completely forgot to update.  So here, early Wednesday morning, is your Tuesday…

Episode 33, "Mr. Bevis" This episode was first broadcast June 3, 1960. This episode was originally conceived as a pilot for a new ongoing series. Serling generated a half dozen episode ideas, one of which ended up serving as the plot for season 2's "The Whole Truth". The role of Bevis (originally Bemis) was offered…

In Montreal for the week.  Missing my dog!  Oh, and wife. Sharky's gummy bites... Sampling freeze-dried broccoli... Sampling a special french dessert - for dogs... Undercover sheep... Placing a secret order online...

Look!  It's mom!  Yep, I flew in to Montreal yesterday afternoon and I'm here for the week, spending quality time with mom over old episodes of Murder She Wrote, and waiting for my sister to return from her trip to the Maritimes so we can celebrate her birthday! Mom is 91 and finally considering retirement.…

Episode 29, "Nightmare as a Child" This episode was first broadcast April 29, 1960. Director Richard L. Bare was originally slated to direct this episode but he was involved in a plane crash. He survived but was, nevertheless, unavailable so Alvin Ganzer directed the episode. The character of Helen Foley was named after Rod Serling's…

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Thanks for the second draft of your script. Unfortunately, the changes you made didn’t really address the issues we had and, in some cases, actually made things worse. We see you’ve decided to lean into the Iran conspiracy angle with the discovery that this 20-year-old kid from a suburb in Pittshburgh had three encrypted overseas…