Future Moon Bases

Here is an interesting article about building bases on the Moon. I wish there were bases already, and that I could go there. It would be fantastic to be the very first dogon the Moon. Whenever there will be permanent settlements on other celestial bodies, dogs need tobe there,

Ice Cream

Paula came home from work this morning. Then we had some ice cream. Ice cream is tasty, this was a good snack before we all went to bed to sleep for a while. Paula is such a great human to havein our family.

Chicken

Hello, Orange here!

Paula put some chicken on the floor, where I was. It was very tasty. She then got mad at me for eating it, at Daniel for not stopping me, and probably at herself for putting it on the floor for me, without intending for me to have it. I can understand the anger. If I would have left chicken without thinking about that somebody else could reach it, and this somebody ate fromit, I would also be angry. Nevertheless, I enjoyed it while I ate it.

New Brexit/Bremain Referendum?

The biggest British opposition party, Labour, says it is prepared to support a new referendum on whether the UK should leave the EU or not. The Brits already had a referendum in 2016, when the Brexit side won versus the Bremain side. At the time, however, nobody knew how Britain would leave the EU. The government has negotiated an exit treaty, but Parliament has turned it down.

Will there be a new referendum? With the chaos that seems to be in British politics, perhaps there will be. Will the result still be Brexit? Who knows? It was close last time.

I just hope the possibilities for dogs to travel to and from the UK will not be impaired.

Paula Came Home

Paula has been away for a couple of days. She came home this afternoon. We were all very happy to see her.

As much as we can cope at home, when we just have the company of Daniel, it is always better when Paula is at home as well. We always want the whole family at home. It makes us calmer.

If I Believed I Could Make a Difference

Sometimes, coincidences seem like there is a thought behind them. After my blog post yesterday, when I wrote about the return of snow and winter temperatures, we suddenly have had thaw today. The snow of the day before yesterday is almost gone again.

If I believed I could make a supernatural change with the things I write in my blog, I would probably think my blog post of yesterday had something to do with the thaw of today. Now I am not supersticious in this way. I just think it was a coincidence. The coincidence is funny enough to write about.

We will see if winter will come back again. It very well might.

It is February

We got snow again yesterday. Not much, just a couple of centimetres, but the world got brighter. The thaw is over and the snow remains tonight. The strange thing is the long thaw that we had last week and at the start of this week. It is February, it is supposed to be winter, cold weather and snow. I actually like it. I just believe it is too little snow for a decent playing time.

First Privately Funded Moon Probe

The very first privately funded probe launched for the Moon had a lift off today from Cape Canaveral in Florida. It is owned and operated by an Israeli company. The probe is named Beresheet, which is Hebrew for ”In the beginning”.

It is quite a feat for a private company to launch a Lunar probe like this. Precious soft landings on the Moon have been made by governemnt agencies, from the USA, Russia (and the former USSR), and China. I like the prospect. Private companies do things for profit, which means there must be a business case here. This means there may be more economy to Lunar expeditions now and in the future, whoch means there may be more of them. If you have the economy, you can make the expedition.

I look forward to news about a successful soft landing.

Sitting by the Computer

Daniel spent most of the evening by his computer. Paula was not at home. This made the evening boring.

I do use the computer, or similar device, once a day to write my blog. This does not take hours, like the time Daniel spent today. He said there were things for the kennel he had to do, and things for his political party. I still believe he could have spent a little time with us in the sofa.

On the other paw, there are many evenings when both Paula and Daniel spend most of the time with us, not to mention the holidays, when a lot of full days are spent with us too. There is really no reason to complain.

Ivory Smuggler Sentenced to Prison in Tanzania

A Chinese business woman, who has lived in Tanzania since the 1970’s, has been sentenced to fifteen years in prison for smuggling hundreds of elephant tusks. She smuggled the tusks to East Asia, where they are in high demand despite elephants being an endangered species.

The sentenced is hailed with joy by many people, mostly because the woman has been at the centre of smuggling operations. She is not just another small time dealer.

I like this sentence as much as most people. Poaching and smuggling ivory is an evil business. There are so many other materials to make things from, you do not have to use a material from an endangered species. I hope for a decline in poaching.

Full Moon and Birthday

Hello, Karstuhl here!

The Moon is full. This feels good today, since it is my birthday, and my name is Full Moon Eclipse.

There was an eclipse of the full Moon last month. One would think the higher powers could have postponed it to this full Moon. This would have been an even better mark of my birthday. Eclipses are not postponed, however. I have had a great birthday, nevertheless.

Engagement Day

A lot of years ago today, Paula and Daniel got engaged. They married the next year.

I guess this is worth celebrating. I never got engaged to my big love, Kenny. We had a great life together anyway, and pups. Human traditions are different than dog traditions. I guess that which fits humans does not always fits dogs, and vice versa.

Congratulations, Paula and Daniel!

Minced Meat

Hello, Gerstuhl here!

We got miced meat in pur food today. This was great. I wonder if there is anything that beats meat, when it comes to food. Minced meat is like the essence of meat. It is great. I wish we could have it more often.

Seizing Smuggled Rhino Horns

Customs in Hong Kong has seized a huge load rhino horns, which two men tried to smuggle from Africa, through Hong Kong to Vietnam.

The rhino is an endangered species. This is mostly due to supersticion in Asia, where they believe the horns from rhinos have powers which no scientist would recognise. I hate superstition that makes humans do stupid things, like making animals endangered. It is a great thing, then, that these rhino horns were seized.

Vegetables

Paula had a sallad for dinner. A lot of lettuce and other vegetables.

There were some cheese too, and a little meat. This is why I asked to get a taste of it. Do not think I want vegetables, if I am not really hungry. Cheese and meat is tasty, however.

Gun Shots

Daniel’s brother Elias lives in a suburb of Stockholm with his dog Sheldon. It is normally a quiet and peaceful place. Today, however, a bank close by was robbed, police were chasing the robbers, and gun shots were fired in the street where Elias and Sheldon lives. Sheldon was alone at home when this happened. He managed to safeguard the home, however, no villains even attempted to enter it. Kudos to Sheldon for being a good watchdog.

Ice

Hello, Gerstuhl here, again!

One might think that when there are temperatures above the freezing point for many days, the ice on the ground would melt and disappear, making it easier to walk. This is not the case. Instead, the snow melts and freezes at night, so there is more ice on the ground, more slippery, more difficult to cross.

Well, the older Shibas tell me this is just a transition into spring. It will probably just last for a few days, if the thaw continues. I hope so. I do not like to walk slowly and carefully across the ice. We will have to see what happens.

Tagliatelle

Hello, Gerstuhl here!

We got tagliatelle for dinner tonight. This is a funnily shaped pasta, like spaghetti, but wider and flat. It is quite tasty, like pasta usually is.

Dogs are carnivores. This does not mean, however, that we cannot eat anything else or loathe anything else. Pasta is an example of tasty food which does not need to contain meat.

Cold

It is warmer outside. The snow continues to melt.

It is also warmer indoors, thanks to the warmer weather outdoors.

Paula, however, has a cold. We feel sorry for herand lay close to keep her warm. It is rather cozy, though.

Lasagne

Paula, Daniel, and I spent the evening with Paula’s sister Mia and her children. We had some lasagne. I got a really big serving of lasagne. It was really tasty, as always, when Paula cooks it. Paula is great at making lasagne.

It is nice meeting the children. They know my granddaughter Soya, so they know how to communicate with a dog. I wish all human children would grow up with dogs, so they would learn how to communicate with us in the self evident way that children learn languages and communication.