Need a little distraction from reality? Here is an unpolished collection of the weird, the silly, and the sometimes serious at Wild Dingo. It's a blog about nothing, yet about everything. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll even learn something. But this is not a writing sample. It's just a place to kick back and crack open a cool Core's 16-ouncer and lose yourself in the kooky.
1. There are a lot of bridges in London. And none are falling down. My travel partner, TravelMarx, dragged me around this city 13 hours a day. So we walked most of them, including Tower Bridge (above), Westminster Bridge and the footbridge to Tate Modern. By far, Tower Bridge is the prettiest.
"Everything's fine here. Hope you're having fun without us. Booo-wah-ha-ha-ha!" Can someone call my neighbor and make sure the house is in one piece?
Whether she's pirating his favorite bed just to screw with his head, forcing him into bitey-face action or swishing her tail flirtatiously in his face, never a day goes by where Juno doesn't push his buttons. She'll have plenty of time to push those buttons while I'm in London the rest of the week. I almost feel sorry […]
In May Mr. Wild Dingo, a friend and I all visited Chateau Gruyères (entry to the chateau above photo) in the canton Fribourg. I expected a very long drive so I took my iphone for entertainment. About 30 minutes into the drive, I looked up and saw the beautiful rolling green hills and blue skies. "Damn! I feel […]
It was a lovely Friday afternoon at Lake Leman. I let the dogs off leash in an area where they wouldn't bother anyone. Juno went down shore a bit to sniff out the beach while I watched Loki focus on a duck close to shore. Loki doesn't like water so I knew the duck was safe from him. […]
Who knew a quote from Dolly Parton could symbolize my life with Loki so succinctly? Loki is what they call an "edgy" dog, suspicious of many things. And if his anxiety isn't channeled, you end up with crackery. Living here, in such a diverse environment and exposing him to so much has helped him, and our partnership, more […]
The fluff makes a nice pillow. And you never have to vacuum your house again. Because why bother?