Every morning on the way to work I pass one billboard (the only one on the entire drive) and it promises me a life of blissful urinary health if only I’ll call 1.877.MD.URINE. I think if I had been this urologist, I might have tried for 1.877.DOC.PISS instead.

The dogs, who are currently eviscerating a (stuffed) pig, are now ball-free. As part of the adoption pledge we made to the SPCA (along with promising to will them our entire estate) we promised to have the boys neutered. When we took them to the vet, she could not locate poor Buster’s balls. Either he has the non-descendant variety or he was already de-nutted. Maybe that’s why he squats when he pees. Berrigan did need to have “the procedure” done, complete with 10 days of large, buffoonish plastic collar to keep him from chewing out his stitches. So now all the male pets in the house are officially sans balls. Which hasn’t done anything to cause Berrigan to settle down.

Quote of the day from John Adams: “In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress.” The Pennsylvania legislature fits into this category of uselessness, considering their recent midnight pay raise that broke every possible ethical convention, circumvented rules intended to prevent legislators from voting themselves a raise (of 16% - 34%!), and have been smeared by the (liberal) media with such labels as the “Great Harrisburg Caper” and “legislative thievery”. My (Republican) state senator and (Republican) state congressweasel both showed their true spineless natures and voted in favor of the bill. Our (Democratic) governor completed the non-partisan political circle-jerk by approving it. One can only hope that by election time next year they all remain covered with the spunk of their odious deeds.