It’s our first Independence Day on ‘Murrican soil since 2008 and it feels pretty great.
Firefly, the native-born dog, is celebrating the nation’s birthday with enthusiasm and teeth. Primo, the Italian, is still not completely accustomed to the ways of our people.
Hilarious!
So glad to have you all home for this Glorious 4th. Primo joins the ranks of all those millions who were always true Americans, but just happened to be born elsewhere.
What a great way to celebrate! Firefly wants to carry the flag in a parade.
Firefly’s got an “America, f*ck yeah!” look to her.
Good to hear your voice again, old friend.
I suspected that you’d post something on the day where patriotism isn’t publicly scorned. Not yet anyway; give the left a little more time. In any event, I drank a beer for you today. Okay, it was more for me than anyone else, but I did briefly think it would be great to share one with you. And it’s time for the back in the USA party.
We’re doing the 4th today (due to monsoons & flooding yesterday) Glad to know things are OK with you and yours. Post more!
Rachel told me (on twitter) to check out her facebook page, and holy cow, there’s a ton and a half of stuff about the dogs there. Including poor Primo’s gross surgery. She also puts up a fair amount of stuff on instagram, if you’ve missed that.
Happy belated 4th of July, we all have missed you. I switched from Chrome to Epic browser (too many video ads with Chrome slowing my internet connection down to speeds reminiscent of a 300 baud dial up modem), so I missed notice of this post on the 4th. Anyway, its great to see your doggies again. Thanks.
Awesome that you, Rupert (NHRN), and the pups get to celebrate back home.
FYI: I am sick of checking for posts with you enjoying the Amurrican dream. Please, PLEASE, post more often. I hope all is well, and the dream is alive, down in Texas.
PS: Firefly is one crazy-eyed bitch…which is the awesome.
Welcome back from one of your non-facebook (because its eeeeviillll) fans ;)
@Jeff Bonwick: +1
Celebrating the Fourth with enthusiasm and teeth – Firefly is doin’ it right.
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So glad to see you updating the blog again! I know you’ve migrated more or less to Facebook, but I hate Facebook. :)
I didn’t think there was much to celebrate on Independence Day this year, but that’s a great photo and caption. It made me smile.
@rickl: Maybe we should celebrate Obama’s birthday instead. We could call it Dependence Day.
Primo has that look like…
“I am so terribly embarrased for her”…
Too funny…
How may I join you on facebook?
@Dale: Click Primo in the Jayne hat up there near the top of the right column. Or if you’ve got an ad blocker that prevents him from showing up.
Maymo the Lemon Beagle poses with
Rachel, where you go? Why come you no post no more?
…sad face…
And WHY???? is my comment being diverted to the moderation folder?
….double sigh….
Okay…I’m gonna take my ball and go home.
You have to admit, this guy raises the bar for dog costumes:
OK, Rachel. The ball’s in your court.
Rachel, I hope you are well, and all is great in your world.
I miss your posts.
Aye!
Rachel, if you are simply out of idea, post your most recent grocery list. We’ll run with it. We’ve got your back.
This made me think of your post here. ‘Murrica indeed.
OK, even for you, Rachel, this is a long hiatus.
Please let us know how you are.
WE MISS YOU RACHEL,
OH YES WE DO
WE MISS YOU RACHEL
WHY’D YOU HAVE TO GO?
SO MUCH LESS SUNSHINE
IT’S FOLLOWED YOU AWAY
I MISS YOUR HUMOR….
AS IF IT’S JUST FOR ME!
Merry Christmas to you, Rupert (not-his-real-name) and the two known canines, and any other family members.
Hope you, Rupert, and the pups had a great Christmas! And Happy New Year!
Hi Rachel, Yes we do miss you. I don’t have facebook or twitter. But, I would like to ask you a couple of questions. I’ve been hearing about earthquakes in the Dallas, Irving, Fort Worth area. They don’t seem to be very dangerous (I live in Southern California, Ha. Ha.) But I’m wondering if you felt them, how the dogs responded to them? Happy New Year
Richard
Rachel,
We know you’ve been away from your blog for a while, but we’re watching you. We’re waiting and watching.
TURN AROUND!!
Ha! Too quick for you. Keep looking over your shoulder. We’ll be there.
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Thus ends today’s 30 seconds of creepiness.
Welcome Home, Rachel.
Hi, Rachel, and glad you’re back here in the States. Could you please do me a favor and re-post your cole slaw recipe (“best without thumbs” or something like that was the headline)?
I made it a few times some years ago, then moved to Arizona. I’d like to make it again, but can’t seem to find any printouts of it here. I’ll print it out again. Now that I have coconut oil again and can make homemade mayonnaise, I’d like to make the stuff again. Thanks! If you want, you can e-mail it to me:
It has now been almost a year since you have posted. I still often check, as I have done in past years when you remained silent for a long period.
I visited the concentrations camps back in the 60’s and your writings on them were by far the best I have ever read. You are a world treasure and should not hide your light under a bushel.
You need not always write about such serious things. The everyday affairs of family and dogs are interesting also.
If you are depressed I could organize the other respondents above to send you frequent surprise boxes of candy.
It’s been a whole year. We miss you.
Super long hiatus!
Let us know how you are doing!
We miss you.
Almost two years…. and counting.
Miss your humor.
How about an encore performance for old time sake.
Just a note to say, I miss your wit and posts. Over two years and counting.
ditto…
Good god Rachel. I stopped following your shenanigans as you settled in Italy and now you’re back home. I couldn’t be happier for you!
Well after three years, I guess I will remove the icon from my ‘favorites.’
Don’t know if anyone still checks in here, but I think I’m gonna start a secret FB group. It’d be nice to gather the gang again, albeit in a different location.
That was very strange. I just got a whole bunch of e-mail notifications of comments tonight.
I hope you’re doing well, Rachel. I miss you.
Ha! I wondered if that would happen. Everything is awesome; I’m on a months-long mission of cleaning and organizing everything in my life, and today the blog was on the list. I haven’t logged on here in a couple of years but did today to clean out the 60,000+ spam emails (I’m not even exaggerating) and to update the blog software, make backups, etc. Noticed there were like 50 good/legit comments trapped in “spam” so I liberated them all, even though they were written literally in 2014. As I did it, I thought, “I hope nobody still has email notifications turned on for this….” meheh.
I miss many of y’all, too. Things are so different now, politically and with social media, that I can’t even get my brainspace to cope with it.
First!
I kept checking back here, Rachel, as I greatly admired your writing and spirit since you began. Just the physical act of pounding the keyboard night after night after a full day of transcriptions showed an admirable tenacity. And your writing showed the same level of commitment — a terrific combination of humor and insight. I’m gob-smacked and several other kinds of smacked to find you here today. Happy to be first in line to welcome your return. Now start kicking some asshat again!
So does this mean you’re going to start blogging again?
@Rachel Lucas: Thanks for checking in — we miss ya!!!
@Rachel Lucas: @Rachel Lucas: Humor is such a great vehicle to deal with the politics and social media of today. We need you now more than ever.
Saw a post on Facebook from someone who moved from the US to the UK, which of course made me think of a Rachel (even though it wasn’t anywhere close to as entertaining as this blog). Just checking in to say I miss your writing!