Atticus Uncensored

Hi friends Today I’m turning over the keyboard to mama.  You see our friend Franziska wrote a blog featuring random things about her and it was so fun that other blogger friends decided to join in the game.  I’m going to write my own list, but for today Mama gets the spotlight. Here’s mama…....

I’ve been a busy little pupster lately, friends.  I’ve been pondering how grateful I am for all my buddies — peeps and pups — which has me in hyper-social mode requiring more visits to the dog park than usual.  Plus, you know, I’ve been helping mama fight the health insurance company which is time-consuming....

Dogs support the Occupy movement because: ~ Corporate and special interest monies do not belong in politics ~ We’ve been bought (and by “we” I mean our Representatives) by Corporate and PAC dollars and the People need to regain control for our country’s survival ~ Corporations are Not people (sorry SCOTUS — you were...

Friends and fans, you know I’ve gone through a few trials these past weeks and I’m feeling things are turning around… you know, finally going my way again. I never give up hope about any situation, but even an optimistic and peppy puppy like myself is not completely immune to exasperation.  And that’s been...

I closed part one of this post wondering if a precocious pup like myself had any chance of receiving support from the illustrious Michael Moore with our health insurance battle. You FOA’s know that I’m a persistent pooch and loathe to let injustices just slip by without trying to create some sort of change. ...

Apologies for my absence, friends.  No, I am not injured or sick again (phew!) but the past week has had it’s trials.  You know that saying whatever can go wrong will go wrong?  Well, I think that statement describes the last week. First, our laptop had a very sad and untimely death.  Thankfully we...

It’s funny… I’m a pup who regularly reflects upon what I am grateful for in my life, but I have a hard time accepting generosity from others.  Don’t get me wrong — of course I’m appreciative and grateful, but for some reason I’m uncomfortable with others randomly gifting me. Clearly, I need to shift...

I’ve talked about mindful spending in the past — you remember, my program for basically voting with my dollars.  Because of various practices that don’t jive with my moral code, I have a number of “boycott” businesses, and this weekend we added one more. We haven’t shopped Target for 2 years since we learned...

The idea — the feeling — of hope comes easily to me.  I have enjoyed privilege in my life in the form of a loving family.  I’m part of a unit that has my back (as well as all my other body parts).  I am surrounded by love and I am given the highest...

I’m not a big fan of “Dancing with the Stars” primarily because there is so little actual dancing.  The emcee talks to the audience.  He talks to the judges. Endless  commercials play.  The judges talk to each other.  We see a montage of video clips from rehearsal.  More commercials.  More talking and then… 2...