Merlefest has started ...

... and as soon as I opened up the front door for Mosby to sun herself I heard the plinkety plink of banjos starting promptly at 10 this morning. Carmen and I will probably go on Sunday, when it is cheaper. We want to hear Linda Ronstadt and Canciones de mi padre, her Mexican songs.

The old man should get up here one day for it.

What a ridiculous name for a dog ...

... Bo. I swear. Who in their right mind would name anybody BO?

not a manly name, like Leo.

We have a new role model for the little lummox...

... Sophie Tucker from Down Under! What a dog.

My old hometown, McLean, Virginia, ....

.... is apparently being overrun by rabid raccoons. Two attacks, two bitten, and one set of pants destroyed. Creepy.

didn't a well known rock band have a song about "Rabid Raccoon"? A long time ago.

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