The Dish: Mental Health Breaks
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Andrew Sullivan over on the Dish does Mental Health Breaks and they are terrific. (You may remember the Escaping Beagle.) He’s got a vote up now with the ten best ones and if you can watch them and not say, “Ahhhhhh” or “Whoa” or “You’re kidding me,” you have a heart of stone. Especially the one of a guy’s dogs welcoming him home from Iraq. OTOH, the history of war done with food is bizarrely disturbing. The guy shark surfing is insane and probably dead now. And the Shrew Mating Epic . . . it’s better than Cats (see “Our Wonderful Nature”). I’m torn between the one of a hundred people beating a drum, starting with a one-year-old and ending with a one-hundred-year-old and the one of the guy coming home from Iraq.
Who am I kidding? The one of the guy and his dogs . . . Get kleenex.
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11 Comments to 'The Dish: Mental Health Breaks'
On December 23, 2008 at 1:31 pm inkgrrl said...
Yeah, the one with the dogs and the guy… wow. If I had a tail I’d have been wiggling it along with them.
On December 23, 2008 at 2:29 pm robena grant said...
I didn’t trust you about the kleenex. Should have. I’m still blubbering, that was so sweet.
On December 23, 2008 at 4:06 pm Mel said...
Yes, extra tissues required over here. Especially when he picks up the dog!
On December 23, 2008 at 5:41 pm Danielle said...
Yeah that noise you just heard… was my head exploding.
The history of war with food… amazing.
On December 23, 2008 at 5:48 pm Erin said...
Top Three
Guy with Dogs
Hey Jude
Hedgehog Eating Carrot
Super cute.
On December 24, 2008 at 11:43 am Kieran said...
That video of the dogs greeting their “Dad” was like a little Christmas gift I’m sharing with tons of folks. Thanks, Jenny!
BTW, I love to re-read HOT TOY at Christmas–the toy store in the first chapter reminds me of the one in Hickory, NC, I used to go to..it was HIDDEN in the basement of a tire store called Clark Tires! And only the locals knew it was there. You’d go in, see tires all around you, smell all that rubber, and then you’d see these stairs with a discreet little sign mentioning Santa’s toy store…you’d go down the stairs and there it was, a real toy store. You could find brand new red wagons mingling with dusty old Barbies and all kinds of stuff. It was great, the best toy store I’ve ever been to.
On December 24, 2008 at 1:30 pm Lou said...
Jenny – May you have a wonderful Christmas and New Year and may this coming year be the very best yet.
With warm regards,
Lou the CherryBomb
On December 24, 2008 at 2:28 pm robena grant said...
Have a fabulous Christmas, Jenny. Stay warm, buy yourself some great little treats and write your heart out. A friend gave me Il Divo’s latest CD, The Promise. It’s playing in the background and makes me feel fabulous, the music is so expansive I feel like I can achieve anything. Well, almost.
Happy, happy holidays, to all you fellow commenters.
On December 24, 2008 at 6:35 pm Louis said...
Ms. Jenny..
Stay warm and think positive thoughts.
Write them down if they are really good thoughts. We will read them!
Merry Christmas.
On December 24, 2008 at 10:08 pm Diane (TT) said...
Good luck with the weird weather – take care and enjoy the holiday!
On December 24, 2008 at 10:43 pm Chelle said...
Oh, yeah, definitely the dogs.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays ya’ll, whatever variety of holiday you may celebrate.
And here’s to a safe and healthy and happy 2009!