Lubbock Lake Archaeologists

A few weeks ago, we had the opportunity to attend a tour of an active archaeological dig here in Lubbock. Here's a brief snapshot of the day...

Mazes and Monsters = Serious Hilarity

Last night Becky and I watched a movie starring Tom Hanks called “Mazes and Monsters”. Because it starred Tom Hanks and was released in 1982 I figured that it would be a comedy. But, instead, it was a serious and sentimental drama/cautionary tale about the potential dangers of participating in role-playing games (like Dungeons & Dragons). It was one of the most ludicrous and unintentionally hilarious films I have ever seen. If you enjoy cult classics or Mystery Science Theater then you absolutely must see this movie (I know that some of you probably already have). “I thought I was like Mr. Spock from Star Trek…that I didn’t have any feelings” is one of this film’s most memorable lines, spoken (in all seriousness) by a young man attempting to bare his soul to a female role-player.

Pitbull Bites Chihuahua

Two days ago, on Friday, I was walking my two chihuahuas around my new neighborhood with my son, Dylan. It's a nice neighborhood; better than our last one. We were finishing up our walk and were about 50 yards from home when a pitbull jumped out of a moving car, ran up to Eddy, and started to bite him vigorously. I wasn't sure if the pitbull was just trying to play, or if it meant to harm Eddy. Eddy did not yike, so I figured he was okay. The pitbull's owner quickly stopped his car, ran over to his dog, and pulled him away from Eddy. The owner apologized to me and said that his dog had never done that before. I told him that it was okay because Eddy looked like he didn't get hurt. We finished walking home. Eddy was acting normal and wasn't limping. When we got into the house I inspected Eddy's body. I discovered a large and very deep gash in his body near one of his back legs. I was amazed that Eddy didn't act injured at the time, but the next day he was very sore and had to lay around resting. He'll have a big scar, I'm sure. Eddy is a funny dog because he doesn't respond as expected to physical punishment. He always interprets it as playful. I've tried to punish him by smacking his rear in the past, but he always just looks at you like you're playing. He acts the same way when attacked by other dogs. Each time that a dog has bit him (it has happened a few times, but never this bad) he behaves as though the dog is playing nicely with him - even if it results in injury!