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This morning I woke up close to an hour earlier than normal, and yet somehow, even before my alarm was set to go off, Frasier knew that it was time to wake up. Half the time I don’t even need to set an alarm because I know he’ll wake up just in time. Whether it’s because he knows it’s time to go for a walk or he’s just being courteous remains debatable, although I’m sure it’s the former.

Sometimes, though, it’s just plain spooky how he *knows* things before they even happen. He knows when it’s time to go for a walk, he knows when it’s time to go to bed and wake up and yes, he knows when it’s time to go to Dunkin Donuts.

I saw several stray dogs on my way to work today, plus one before I left that had fortunately only wandered out of his yard. If nothing else, at least Frasier knows how to follow me around wherever I go.

Forced photo shoots are the best.

If you really want to study canine social interaction, check out this book called On Talking Terms with Dogs: Calming Signals by Turid Rugaas. And if you’re looking for a worthy dog cause, check out the MuttNation Foundation!

I will be the first (well, maybe a close second) to admit that I have a tendency to whine; to be a little snotty. Sometimes it just comes so naturally I can’t even help it. Other times I actually think about it, and then it still just happens.

Either way, it’s good to know that even back in the day my gram could still appreciate my snottiness.

*Because w(h)ine comes from grapes … get it?? Hehehe.

From home to Madison to Lake Mills to Madison and home again.

Of course the cool, new, clean Union South would come to campus AFTER I am gone.

Goodbye apartment, I’ll miss you.

Almost contemplated buying this for Frasier.

Photo op.

No rain delay in sight.

Yes, that guy did that on purpose.

I have a love/hate relationship with cleaning.* I don’t exactly like to do it, but I can’t help myself and feel so much better after I do.

For the past few weeks I knew I had to clean my fan as a thin layer of dust had settled on the blades, but I was dreading taking it apart; mainly because I couldn’t figure it out.

Finally, however, after discovering a pointless screw at the base of the fan, I succeeded. But I was left wanting this fan: a Dyson Air Multiplier.

Life would just be easier with one. Too bad they retail for $300.

*Yes, this is a blog post about cleaning. Sorry, but it just had to be said.

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Chicago is famous for many things, including its food. Deep dish pizza, Italian beef and Chicago style hot dogs immediately come to mind, but pie definitely does not.

Unless it’s a Wednesday night at Baker’s Square where a slice of pie is free. Except, you have to order an entree to receive it free. A fact lost on me until tonight. Pie (or Baker’s Square) may not be inherently Chicago, but going there with friends to gossip over a slice of deliciousness certainly is.

I’m not sure when or how it started, but I’m glad it did.