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Sunday, July 20th 2008
	On the Internet, no one knows you're a dog. That used to be the case when I was a pup, but we're steppin' out now! Blogs for Dogs are going to change the Internet. Sandra K. Hughes; My Children Don't Eat Dogfood. Powerful. "A remarkable book of healing and life extending recipes and herbs for dogs and cats. A down to earth, to the point, easy to follow dialog for the average dog and cat lover." Even the "nice" dog lovers scare me this way. I just spent fifteen minutes reading this book. I am in total agreement with many of the recipes. In fact, I invented most of those recipes many years ago. I'm glad to see that the dog food "revolution" is now becoming real! Microsoft Re-Postpones Bob I'm really unhappy with Microsoft. Bob as a user interface has been de-emphasized. What is the matter with these people? This was a brilliant initiative by the best thinkers at Microsoft. Save the Bob!

Wednesday, July 16th 2008
	Blogging With the Big Dogs Big break for the blogging for dogs movement. Our very hip commercial affiliate, BetterDogFood (.Com!) has received a special invitation to appear on .COM with Mark Hamill! This is one of the premiere e-commerce shows and it airs on CNBC as paid programming. Here's the deal dloggers! The producers of the show pick the top 40-50 new e-commerce plays and, after very careful research, invite the companies to participate in .COM. Blogs for Dogs interviewed the associate producer and asked some pointed questions. Can we bring a dog on the show? "Absolutely! We're dog lovers here. There are dogs here all the time!" Cool. "So, what do you folks do exactly?" We *give* you the dog and then *sell* you the dogfood! "Oh my god! That's great! I had a Saint Bernard!" Is there a fee for participation? "Yes, there's a small pre-production fee of $35,500, but that only covers part of our costs." So dloggers, help BetterDogFood (.Com!) make the big time! The force is with us, but we need your help. Send us your donations to help us raise the money! Just to prove that your donations aren't all for the promotion of BetterDogFood, here's our token community service plug. May the force be with us all!

Wednesday, July 16th 2008
	Listen to the animal. I have decided that it is time that the blog movement becomes non-petophoboic. If we are to become a true community, we must not fragment the Internet to human and corporate interests. The average user is a real person, even if that user happens to be a dog! As a web designer and a dog, it is distressing to see how often my talents aren't appreciated by the average user. What will it take to reach out to these people and bring them to this site? But, I want to keep this thing positive. No nattering nablogs of negativism here. Keep the blogs positive! Speaking of positive, I had lunch with the Pets.Com Sock Puppet. He's actually a very nice person, despite his status as a true web celebrity. Given the Sockman's intense schedule, I was touched that he turned out to be such a real dude. I was particularly gratified that he took the time to tell me how much he admired my contributions in the Dogs for Blogs area. A Touching Sentiment From A Real Web Genius.

Tuesday, July 15th 2008
	Thought For The Day The words of the immortal B. Howard ring in my brain: Blog me to the moon Let me play among the stars Let me see what spring is like On Jupiter and Mars. Do you ever wonder if bloggers are an alien race? Howard was one of the true greats. We don't know much about this unsung hero. If he were around today, I wonder what he'd think of all this blogging? Something to think about. The algae near Bethesda Fountain in Central Park are particularly tasty. I drank too much, though. Time for some hair of the dog, so to speak. I'll be gone for a day. Big dog convention in Central Park, but I'll bring a tape recorder and a digital camera to keep everybody up to date so we can all partake. It will be just like being there, but somehow different.

Monday, July 14th 2008
	The design community must pull together if we are to reach average users. We must promote ourselves. As a designer of dog-related sites, I often wonder how to reach out and make the average user come to me. The solution is to make this site as slick as possible, using the latest production technologies. After that, maybe some content. Oh God, won't you buy me a DHTML. All my friends drive flashes. I must make amends. My tail hurts.

Sunday, July 13th 2008
	I just bought some boots. Clothing makes the beast. I'm not a vain animal, but I like to look good for my audience. Had drinks with Dogbert today. That dog is certainly the ultimate web celebrity. He, more than any other, made the Internet what it is today. Dogbert was very gracious in telling me how much he admired how Blogs for Dogs are changing the Internet. Made me blush! The boxer is certainly a noble animal. Boxers have made some of the biggest contributions to the Internet and we often forget in today's gold rush to thank the boxers of the world for their contributions. Don't you hate it when garbage gets stuck in your teeth?

Friday, July 11th 2008
	Private Musings Pet labels seem to be the new in thing. I thought privacy was important long before Justice Douglas and all the nouveau constitutional crowd declared a privacy revolution. I'm glad to see them all coming up to speed. But, despite this privacy revolution, we're still taking 4 steps backward for every 2 steps forward. Pet labels are an evil thing and we must not let them proliferate. With the power of the Internet and our community, we can tame this monster.

Wednesday, July 9th 2008
	Stop bitching! Dogs rule! Speaking of bitching, have you ever noticed that most of the blogs are made by men? This is not a good thing. Little known fact: Tylenol and chocolate are both poison for cats. Use this information wisely. I've been trying to decide what kind of food bowl to go with my splashy new lime-green iMac. As a designer, I like my accessories to match. The thing that burns my tail is that my choice of dog bowls is limited by our archaic patent system that has given monopolies on all the good food bowl designs to a bunch of corporate monoliths! My freedom of design should not be taken away by the military-industrial dog bowl industry!! Just in the last few years, there have been patents granted for non-skid, ant-free, foldable, leash-attached, toilet-like, spill-free, combined-food-and-drink, travel, treadle-actuated, and tangle-free dog bowls. I thought of all this stuff years ago, but when I was making dog bowls, we didn't think about patents!

Tuesday, July 8th 2008
	Jazz is a form of music. People just aren't playing good music anymore. Good jazz is the answer ... it's perennially cool. I have great respect for the medium! When I'm working like a dog, there's nothing better than jazz. I'm definitely pro-music and increasingly pro-jazz and I encourage you all to adopt the same position. Shooter Dog! One of the great potentials of the web as a new medium is that allows people (and dogs) to build these kinds of sites, a celebration of our personal selves, a way to reach out to other people and get them to think about us. Beautifully crafted, impeccable design. A celebration of the web. But you know, Web awards just aren't what they used to be, even the once highly coveted Dogmark Cool Site Of The Day. The bottom line is popularity instead of quality, and the awards consistently go to the glitzy dot com's. Sigh. It's a dog's life for me (and others like me) who care about personal expression on the Web! All this flaming and complaining on and about the net is out of control. Why can't we all just sniff butts and be friends?

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