tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101176263274175183.post5435905071648753264..comments2023-10-31T09:31:03.483-04:00Comments on Dave's Fiction Warehouse: It's time the pets provide for meDave Knadlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775398291411783228noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101176263274175183.post-83769643989578336002007-12-08T04:42:00.000-05:002007-12-08T04:42:00.000-05:00He's getting together with Mitch Albom (with whom ...He's getting together with Mitch Albom (with whom I went to college. I remember the "Tuesdays With Morrie" professor's name from course catalogues. How do I manage such almost-associations with the great weiters of our time?) to produce <I>The Five Marleys You Meet in Heaven</I>.<BR/><BR/>The strikes were suspended just before I arrived, and the disturbances were safely out of the way in the suburbs. The exchange rate was such that I could not boast when I got back how cheap wine was in restaurants. And if one cannot boast, what the hell is the use of travelling?<BR/>==============<BR/>Detectives Beyond Borders<BR/>"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<BR/>http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.comPeter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101176263274175183.post-82457472740422090302007-12-03T13:27:00.000-05:002007-12-03T13:27:00.000-05:00Congrats, dad. Theresa was asking me about dog adv...Congrats, dad. Theresa was asking me about dog advice yesterday and I forgot a really good nugget of wisdom that I learned from Jake (which he picked up from 4 years at VMI).<BR/><BR/>When trying to train a dog (or child, or employee, or soldier):<BR/>The first time you want her to do something, ask her to do it. <BR/>The second time, tell her to do it.<BR/>The third time, make her do it. <BR/><BR/>This method teaches dogs that's it's more physically comfortable to follow your commands the first time themselves, instead of waiting for you to force pressure on them to complete the task, causing discomfort. <BR/><BR/>So you never want to drop a training lesson midway through. For instance, if she won't sit even though you keep telling her to, don't throw up your hands and move on to something else. MAKE her sit (press her butt down), and then praise her for it. Not only does this instill discipline but you reaffirm yourself as the ultimate lord and master i.e. if she doesn't listen, there WILL be some discomfort.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101176263274175183.post-10558257116989865412007-12-03T09:03:00.000-05:002007-12-03T09:03:00.000-05:00Well, look at it this way: You'll always have Pari...Well, look at it this way: You'll always have Paris. Ha ha. <BR/><BR/>I envy your trip. How long were you there? I trust the strikes and the riots were not a problem. And how about that exchange rate?Dave Knadlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03775398291411783228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101176263274175183.post-10752317620806355832007-12-03T05:58:00.000-05:002007-12-03T05:58:00.000-05:00I have two words for you regarding your bad invest...I have two words for you regarding your bad investment in cats just as the value of dogs was about to shoot up on the literary stock market: Trade up.<BR/><BR/>Oh, for a minute there I thought you wrote that Grogan was a columnist on a third-tier newspaper.<BR/><BR/>I am at Charles De Gaulle airport now, mourning the end of my stay in Paris. I cannot tell you how good it feels to know that I will be back at your old newspaper tomorrow. The latest thing that makes the Philadelphia ******er so much fun is seeing which staff member who was laid off but got his or her job back nonetheless showed what he of she thought of the ******er by leaving for a new job. You're lucky to be a <I>former</I> employee.<BR/>==============<BR/>Detectives Beyond Borders<BR/>"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<BR/>http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.com