Meet Peach, Maegan’s new dwarf hamster.On a related note, our dog Boomer is a Rat Terrier, bred to hunt and kill rodents instinctively. May Peaches safely never escape her plastic running ball.
Aug 092011
Jan 302011
Mar 032009
Like most of the east coast, a huge snow storm hit Charlotte today. School was canceled, even for employees. Maegan enjoyed the snow day off from school and built another snowman (this one bigger). But I think Boomer enjoyed the snow even more than Maegan. Snow Dog from Mike Sussman on Vimeo.
May 162008
How cute is this? -both of them looking out the front window together. Look how much taller Boomer (a small Rat Terrier) is when he stands up on his hind legs next to Darah.
Nov 102007
Last night I was reading an article on LifeHacker which was recommending a free webcam software called Yawcam. This is the exact same webcam software that I discovered earlier this year and which I used to run BoomerCam. A few months ago we moved some furniture around so Boomer no longer has a “perch” in [...]
Nov 042007
Boomer taking a moment with his deep thoughts.
Jul 292007
Introducing the most useless webpage on the entire internet: BoomerCam, 24/7 live streaming video of my Rat Terrier, Boomer. After getting broadband internet access last month I decided to dust off a cheap, $10, Windows 95 era webcam that was just sitting around in a box of old computer equipment. After downloading a free webcam [...]
May 022007
Every spring the rabbits show up all around our neighborhood. Being that Boomer’s natural instincts are to hunt down small furry rodents, it drives him crazy whenever he looks out the back window to see rabbits in his backyard. This spring there’s been a tiny baby bunny that must live in the field right behind [...]
Feb 232007
Patty came home to find this odd site of Boomer laying on top of Hobo’s crate, like Snoopy atop his doghouse in Peanuts. Boomer loves to lay in the sunshine, no matter where it lands. Look closely and you’ll see Hobo inside his crate, paying no concern to his upstairs neighbor.
Dec 242006
Boomer had a near death experience today. I was hiking through some woods with Boomer and we came across a stream. I’d estimate the stream was about 6-10 feet across and maybe a few feet deep with steep banks. I was looking for a narrower spot where we could cross more easily when suddenly I [...]