David Hamilton

My beautiful and awesome Golden Retriever Soolin on her 5th birthday - David Hamilton

"When I was 9 or 10 we were playing in a friend's basement, and his older brother showed us how he could soak his hand in gasoline and light it without burning himself. We were in awe. Somehow this led to us soaking a tennis ball in the gasoline and setting it on fire, then playing a crazy game of kickball that ended when the ball got kicked into the toy chest, setting it on fire. His parents were pissed, as were mine when they told them about it. We're lucky we didn't burn the house down." - David Hamilton

"I popped in here to write that. Same - those dang codes from back in the day." - David Hamilton

"thirded. I have a golden retriever and this brush is the greatest dog brush ever." - David Hamilton

Susan and I got a surprise when we picked up our medium pizza last night - David Hamilton

Susan and I got a surprise when we picked up our medium pizza last night - David Hamilton

"My Golden Retriever Soolin was crate trained when she was a puppy. By the time she got to be a couple of months old we had settled into a routine where she would go in the crate at night, then she would wake up in the morning when the alarm went off and I would let her out of her crate. She'd hop on the bed and we'd spend a little time bonding before I got up and got ready for work. One morning she woke up well before the alarm and was very antsy. I thought she just had to go out, so I got up to let her out of the crate but instead of heading for the door she hopped up on the bed. I climbed back under the covers. She jumped into my arms and almost instantly exploded with nasty nasty diarrhea. It got everywhere - my chest, into my lap, it soaked my down comforter, and in an effort to save the bed mattress by tearing off all the bedding, it got all over the house. It was one of the most foul experiences I've ever had. I wrote it up on my blog when it happened as 'the worstest dog story..." - David Hamilton