I Have a Nazi Dog

Anyone who has seen pictures of my dog Samson (Sam, for short) has seen an adorable golden retriever, an 80-plus pound toddler running around my house playing in the snow, stealing my undies and generally being too adorable to be mad at. But just the other day we noticed this weird patch of black under his nose. It's sort of like Sam grew a little Charlie Chaplin 'stache without us noticing.

I mean, he's a blond already, and now he's growing an Adolf under that adorable wet nose of his. And he has the Sieg Heil move down pat, he's constantly putting his front paw up on our laps when he wants attention. You know, when whining, crying, barking, and stealing our socks doesn't work.

I think I have a Nazi dog.

Hey Ithacappella: Here's An Idea!

Of all the songs I would like them to sing, it would be this one that the Friars wrote. Because it's true. And it's funny because it's true.

Good News, My Caffeine Addicts!

(Sorry, I couldn't resist the picture)

In my daily BBC Skim, I found this little nugget. And since I'm surrounded by coffee drinkers (Dad?) most of the time, I thought I'd share. Apparently, coffee turns your teeth yellow but may reverse Alzheimer's.

"The Florida research, carried out on mice, also suggested caffeine hampered the production of the protein plaques which are the hallmark of the disease.

Previous research has also suggested a protective effect from caffeine.

But British experts said the Journal of Alzheimer's disease study did not
mean that dementia patients should start using caffeine supplements. "

Now the bad news here is that the mice who just drank water did not do as well as their hopped-up counterparts.

Which means if I have Alzheimer's later in life, I'm absolutely screwed.