But they excel at String theory

Dog's don't excel at Knot Theory

Memorial Day

"Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the Union and Confederate soldiers who died in the Civil War."

- wikipedia 

Time for the dog's annual exam

Join the Party

Invasion

Lunar Conjunction with Jupiter

Click on the image to see the large version. The brightest spot is our Moon. Jupiter can be seen slightly above, and to the right of the Moon. It is clearly visible to the unaided eye. We think the bright spot on the lower left is Mars. To the unaided eye it appears to have a red tint.

A larger version of the Space Age Lodge

Space Age Lodge

Andy vs. the Ocean

Over the holidays we drove out to California with the two dogs. Being born in a plains state and living in Colorado, Andy has never seen the ocean before.

He's seen the lakes and rivers of the Rockies, but wanted nothing to do with getting wet. On top of that this water moved. He wasn't convinced this was a good idea.

And then he saw the sand pipers feeding along the surf. that's all it took to get him over his apprehension concerning the ocean. It was still a big shock when we tried to take a drink and it was salty.