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Radley Balko — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:47:36 +0000

Your latest Hollywood-colluding-with-government copyright outrage.
Amazing photos from an abandoned New York leper colony.
British court rules that composing a photo the way someone else has could be a violation of copyright.
Here is a dog jumping on a trampoline.
Red State founder and CNN commenter tells radio audience that watching someone he disagrees with politically writhe in pain until the guy requires hospitalization is “made of awesome.”
Despite promises from politicians, NYC continues with its ridiculous pot arrests.
“Why more than a dozen teenage girls are exhibiting Tourette’s-like symptoms.”
Headline of the day.
Dahlia Lithwich on how Illinois awful recording cops law might affect this year’s G8 summit in Chicago.
Good post on leash law Tasering: “‘Protect and Serve’ does not mean “you have to win every argument ever.’”

Morning Links

Radley Balko — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:28:28 +0000

Here are 300+ photos of dogs looking out of windows.
Headline of the day.
Heroes of the Concordia.
One in 419 Americans must now register as a sex offender.
Federal judge says you can be forced do de-encrypt your laptop.
I may have had a minor heart attack while watching this video. It ends well, though.
Jonathan Coulton on Megaupload.
“Those who sat through the film in its entirety were given a . . . a black beanie hat and . . . a blood-splattered tampon in a tube.
The 2012 horse race.

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Radley Balko — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:36:14 +0000

Sunday Evening Dog Blogging

Radley Balko — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 01:26:41 +0000

This is my parents’ old and graying pooch Max, after two days of Daisy wearing him out.

He’s tired.

Sunday Evening Dog Blogging

Radley Balko — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:06:05 +0000

Sunday Evening Dog Blogging

Radley Balko — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:35:30 +0000

Daisy’s boyfriend Leo came over this evening. Cuteness ensued.

Deserves Its Own Post

Radley Balko — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:31:31 +0000

Man photographs his dog with its head out the window at increasing speeds.

Awesomeness ensues.

Also: Photos of Basset Hounds running.

Sunday Evening Dog Blogging: Naptime Edition

Radley Balko — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 22:34:23 +0000

Sunday Evening Dog Blogging

Radley Balko — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 23:25:19 +0000

It’s been awhile . . .

Disobey

Radley Balko — Mon, 16 May 2011 05:14:36 +0000

I wasn’t at the best angle to fully capture the uplifted leg. But you get the idea.

Good dog.

Saturday Evening Dog Blogging (Guest Blogger Edition)

Dave Krueger — Sun, 15 May 2011 00:08:21 +0000

Lexy is often employed for various photographic experiments, testing film, lenses, etc. This was a bounce flash test. When I was done he made me play with him for 45 minutes. Huskies seem to be an infinite bundle of energy.

I printed and framed 16x20s of these and have them hanging on the walls.

Thankfully, he’s starting to add a bit more flesh over his bones.

[Posted by Dave Krueger]

Saturday Evening Dog Blogging (Guest Blogger Edition)

Dave Krueger — Sun, 08 May 2011 02:41:15 +0000

Like Radley, I have dogs except mine are Siberian Huskies. The gray one is named Natasha (Tasha) and the white one is named Aleksei (Lexy). Tasha is 12 years old and Lexy is 2.

Lexy and Tasha then (2009)

Lexy and Tasha now (2011)

My hobby is black and white film photography so the majority of photos I take are black and white and are printed in a traditional darkroom.

[Posted by Dave Krueger]

Your Saturday Video of a Dog Singing and Playing the Piano

Radley Balko — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:41:47 +0000

Sunday Evening Dog Blogging: New Camera Edition

Radley Balko — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:21:35 +0000

I picked up the new Canon EOS Rebel T3i last week. Wow, is it a beautiful camera. So far I’ve noticed the biggest difference while shooting at concerts, where the expanded ISO (it goes up to 6400, expandable to 12,800) gives you more room to zoom without losing shutter speed. I’ll post a few shots from recent shows later this week. For now, here are some photos from the dog park.

Sunday Evening Dog Blogging

Radley Balko — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:32:26 +0000

It hit 60 degrees today. That, of course, is dog park weather.

Sunday Evening Dog Blogging

Radley Balko — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 01:38:39 +0000

Sunday Evening Dog Blogging

Radley Balko — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:02:01 +0000

Bought a new couch this week. I wasn’t happy with the one I had, and I saw one I liked on sale. So I now have two, at least until I can sell the old one. Daisy has been a bit overwhelmed by the doubling of her napping space. So she’s been alternating between couches.

Other dog news this week: She caught a squirrel during one of our walks. For her, this was a glorious, long-sought triumph. For me, it was a mess. She maimed the thing, but didn’t really know what to do with it once she had it. Which means I had to euthanize it. This was traumatic, because it was really difficult to find a tiny squirrel vein in which to put the syringe. I’m kidding. I used a log. And it was gross. Try not to think of her savage beastliness while you look at the cute pictures.

Sunday Evening Dog Blogging

Radley Balko — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 22:59:17 +0000

Daisy blew my mind this week. I guess she ate something bad on our walk Tuesday morning, because she was throwing up all morning. I promptly cleaned it up the first two times, but the third time, I was finishing up a blog post, so I didn’t get to it for a few minutes. She tried to get my attention, wearing that look of doggie shame. I blew her off to finish typing. Next came the amazing part: She walked to the back of my apartment, picked up a rag in her mouth, took it to her mess, covered the mess with the rag, then started patting it with her paw.

Now, she actually made the mess worse by patting it into the carpet. But still. I mean, wow.

Here’s a little trick I’ve taught my last three dogs.

Sunday Evening Dog Blogging: Puppy Love Edition

Radley Balko — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 20:03:05 +0000

So as I mentioned in a previous SEDB post, Daisy is in love. His name is Leo, and he’s a very handsome Staffie mix, also about a year-and-a-half old. Daisy is still a bit skittish around other dogs. But when she sees Leo, it’s kissing, pawing, impossibly cute doggie love. His owner walks him on a pretty regular schedule, which Daisy has now learned. So at about the same time each morning and evening, Daisy goes to the window and waits to get a glimpse of Leo. As soon as she spots him, she goes nuts, circling and pawing at me and panting until I finally take her out to see him.

Sigh. They grow up so fast.

I caught yesterday’s interlude with my camera.

It's about that time.

Same time every evening.

She just caught his scent.

Leo! That's him, to the right of the nose smudges she's made on the window.

Must get closer.

I have sturdy screens. Or she'd probably jump.

Take me to him.

Sunday Evening Dog Blogging

Radley Balko — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 20:03:07 +0000