For the dogs…
With so many road games early in the season, I decided to watch a lot of DVDs while on Mr. Allen’s plane. In between watching game films, I got a chance to watch a video from the dog guru himself, Cesar Milan.
Now, mind you, I've heard people don't like him for some reason, but I love the guy. I pay no attention to the disclaimer "don't try this at home" because I shooshed the hell out of my dogs at home. Personally, I think shooshing is way better than spanking or any of that kind of stuff for an animal.
You know, this video wasn't too bad. I thought it was very interesting and eye-opening. With me having pets in such a dog-oriented city like Portland, it would be a disservice for me to not have them as trained as possible.
One of my dogs is actually not very nice to other dogs (to put it in nice terms) so I’ve been looking around watching videos to see if there is something I could do to make her better not only in the house but around other dogs. I still haven’t found the cure, but I have learned a lot about making sure that I am the "pack leader" of the house.
So, all seriousness aside, I have an extra video so whoever can send me the funniest dog photo or video, I’ll send it to you as a prize. But you have to send them (either post a link or email them to info@channingfrye.com) before next Friday (Nov. 14). And you can’t use this photo; it’s my dog:
You know when I come across good DVDs, I want to let the people know. So give me your opinion. I’m a fan. I watch the Dog Whisperer a lot. And if you have any tips, let me know, I’m always open for suggestions.
Kid Does His Part to K.P.W.
This is hilarious. And I know it will inspire us to keep doing what we can 24/7 to KPW!
KPW Entries
While many people just sent links in the original post, a lot of people sent photos to my info@, which I had offered as an option. Here they are. Do you guys have a vote? Check 'em out. And keep 'em coming.
From Brandon: Mini Bike Winter 5, bike chariot
From Kristi: It's a Bike! It's a House!
From Karen: Bikers moving a mattress in the Pearl District
From Matt: Kid playing hide-n-seek with her pet chickens
From Patrick: Urban Iditarod
From Jack: Man getting off the MAX
From Brandon: Mean, the chicken, eating from bag before being eaten by a racoon (may he RIP).
From Todd: Stop-sign entertainment at Hawthorne Bridge
From Martin: World's best mullet at the Rose Garden. Go Blazers!
From Brian, the curator of City Hall's KPW: Portland's Santacon
From Griffin: Pirates outside Kells on a regular Friday night
From Sameer: A car in Orlando
From Jeff: A link to a 2-year collection of KPW photos:
http://flickr.com/photos/zervas/sets/72157603984141146/
From Ron: A Volvo in disguise?
From Wendy: (Sorry I missed posting this before the event, but check out this blog)
http://www.commissionersam.com/keepportlandweird
From Jonathon: Pug drums with his feet, accordian or guitar with hands, harmonica, and vocals
From Oliver: No comment necessary (Thank you Getty Images)
K.P.W.
Now, I don’t think a lot of people really understand what that means so I’m going to give them a brief history lesson on the origin of K.P.W: It means Keep Portland Weird and the true Oregonians, the ones who wear Birkenstocks, ride in a Subaru, wear earthtones 90% of the time, these are the people that have this bumper sticker on their car.
When I first moved to Portland, I truly didn’t understand or realize the greatness of that meaning until I saw some of the ... how do I put this … very INTERESTING people that walk the beautiful streets of our fair city.
So my new little project is if you see anything in any city -- especially in Portland -- take a picture and send it to info@channingfrye.com.
We’ll give out a prize to the winner of the K.P.W. Award so that the INTERESTING people can be seen not only by you but by the world and they can truly, truly be appreciated.
Yup, Careful Before You Bet
Well if ya’ll haven’t noticed yet, yes I cut my hair. My head feels weird. My ears feel exposed but a bet is a bet. Darn you Eli Manning and especially darn you Giants defense. I have to say it was a great game. Extremely entertaining but a terrible outcome.
For me, I think through it all I’ve learned two lessons:
#1 - Do like the real bettors do. If I ever decide to bet on something again I’ll get the inside information, get the inside scoop.
#2 – Don’t make bets on top of bets because you think that your team is gonna win. Long story short, I made a bet to cut my hair with my parents on the Patriots cause I was so over confident in Tom Brady and Randy Moss and my fellow U of A alumni, Teddy Bruschi.
What’s up with steroids?
I’ve been watching TV and looking at the Internet of different stories about steroids not only in sports but in the music industry. I’m confused. Why do musicians, athletes, or anyone else - want to be super human huge? Did one day they look at the TV and say to themselves: I like that look:
The whole “I can’t move my arms, I’m so big” look. Maybe the ‘roids help them with their music or their sport. Maybe that’s it. I could be confused -- they might think that being that huge could get them girls. Guys: you’re rich ‘n famous already.
They wanted you any way you were.
I don’t know what’s up with society and for the baseball players and everybody about Barry Bonds. C’mon guys, just leave the man alone. We’re starting to learn that the pitchers and everyone else were doing it so basically all his achievements were legit because he was hitting the pitches by a pitcher on ‘roids. They should just give that whole case up. MLB is losing fans and bringing a lot of bad publicity to the sport. Those guys work hard. Penalize the guys that got caught or do a silent private investigation, but let’s keep the scandals and books and TV shows and all that other stuff to a minimum. Let’s hear about stories other than what happened in the mid 80s.
Super Bowl
Ok, let’s be real. The Patriots are going to just smash the holy dog crap outta the Giants.
I like the Giants. I think that they have achieved a lot but the last wall they have to climb might be a little too high. And I’m so confident about this is that if the Patriots lose the Super Bowl, I’ll cut my hair. I’ve been growing it out most of the season. I was gonna keep it going all year.
My women like the long-hair look and everyone keeps getting me confused with Lamarcus Aldridge because we’re the same height and almost the same build so I decided to be the different one, lol. So yeah, that’s the bet: if the Patriots lose, I’ll cut my hair.
You guys may not even care that I made that bet but I do. I’m starting to really like my little fro.