It’s ELECTION DAY, and this is getting serious!
To all my fellow canines and their humans: We need to elect my human REGEN WILSON to the L.A. COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE for the 44th Assembly District. As a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, a card-carrying member of SAG-AFTRA, a small business owner & member of this community he knows what is needed to […]
Are you registered to vote? Not sure? California makes it super-easy to find out
Are you registered to vote? Not sure? California makes it super-easy to find out, and if you aren’t, to register. Technically, you’re supposed to register by 15 days before the election. BUT, if you missed that deadline, you can STILL register at your polling place and cast what is called a provisional ballot (which simply […]
The relevance of service, and the importance of serving those who served
So our friend Freddie in yesterday’s video touched on a subject most humans and canines who were not in the service may not know much about, and that’s the challenges faced by some servicemembers when they leave the service and reenter civilian life. If that servicemember is coming from certain combat career fields like infantry […]
Preservation of our environment is not a liberal or conservative challenge, it’s common sense.
Two things are guaranteed to make my human Regen angry, and that’s the Republican stance on guns and the environment, two issues where he says their policies are literally killing us. I know I speak for other dogs when I say it’s definitely gotten warmer since we were puppies. The summers are longer and hotter […]
Rebuilding Hollywood’s middle class: it just makes sense for the industry
Our friend Phil in yesterday’s video made a good point about how struggling artists could really use a framework for success when they get to Hollywood. We’ve discussed this in the past, but maybe now’s a good time to explore the funding mechanism for this program: A public-private partnership which is privately financed but publicly […]
When Do Their “Rights” Matter More Than Our Right to Live?
The other side talks a lot about their “rights”, like their right to own assault weapons.But when do those rights matter more than our right to live? Our friend Ross said it well in yesterday’s video posting: When school shootings start to become mundane, that doesn’t say much about us as a society. For those […]
Boot camp turns them into soldiers. What turns them back into civilians?
Boot camp is like obedience school for humans! It helps them transition into the military.But what helps them transition OUT of the military? Many veterans find it challenging to make the leap from the service to civilian life.They’re leaving highly-structured environments in which they know where they need tobe and when, they have reliable pay […]
Rebuilding Hollywood’s middle class
Let’s rebuild the performing arts middle class, because creating more taxpayers meansbetter dog parks. My human Regen says that most performing artists–be they actors,singers, dancers, etc–come out to Hollywood with just their dreams and their drive. Butthat’s usually not enough. Why isn’t there something more structured for those gettingtheir careers started, just like there is […]
Why can’t we keep L.A. clean?
“When we walk down the street with our dogs conversation oftenensues. Dogs encourage active listening and productive discourse. So if our dogs doall this for us, shouldn’t we do more for our dogs? Cleaning up our parks would be anice start. Why aren’t local ordnances enforced against littering, encampments, publicurination (and defecation)? Why are our […]
Reimagining Transition: Changing How Veterans Return to Civilian Life
When I joined the U.S. Air Force, I went through a six-week boot camp. It was asystematic, very deliberate way of changing me from a civilian into a member of themilitary. And it didn’t stop there! There was an entire in-processing protocol thatconnected me at every level with the service branch into which I was […]
