Twitter follow me on Twitter Entertainment & Inspiration Drifting dooce PostSecret RandyClemens.com Contact Meniaree at niaree dot comTumblr (3.0; @niaree)http://www.niaree.com/“… the most healthful foods in the supermarket sit there quietly in the produce section,...http://www.niaree.com/post/458281544http://www.niaree.com/post/458281544Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:46:36 -0700<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzf201YGXX1qauk0wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Why is dog-tron lying this way? I’ve never seen him rest with his back legs splayed.</p>http://www.niaree.com/post/454046807http://www.niaree.com/post/454046807Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:55:04 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzecv8Dv2Z1qauk0wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Angela got her head stuck in a bag of dog treats. Silly kitty!</p>http://www.niaree.com/post/453071526http://www.niaree.com/post/453071526Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:52:11 -0700“Never take a person’s dignity; it is worth everything to them, and nothing to...http://www.niaree.com/post/452797983http://www.niaree.com/post/452797983Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:16:13 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kze2g95UAo1qauk0wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>From a paper dated May 20, 1994. Could’ve been written yesterday. /shrug</p>http://www.niaree.com/post/452688659http://www.niaree.com/post/452688659Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:07:21 -0700photonewspaperpolitics<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzcbgq9YqW1qauk0wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>For lunch. Red chard.</p>http://www.niaree.com/post/450553087http://www.niaree.com/post/450553087Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:26:36 -0700<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzah3k978L1qauk0wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Actually, these were the first flowers this year. I believe the grape hyacinth came up last month and the daffodils just a week or two ago.</p>http://www.niaree.com/post/448317674http://www.niaree.com/post/448317674Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:33:05 -0700<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzagqjlpBa1qauk0wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The first flower of Spring: just six days early. :)</p>http://www.niaree.com/post/448302628http://www.niaree.com/post/448302628Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:25:18 -0700The moving supplies arrived today, and now there is nothing in the way of our packing everything we...http://www.niaree.com/post/446182623http://www.niaree.com/post/446182623Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:12:11 -0800moving<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ld12pFUXT64&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ld12pFUXT64&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>I shot this last month on my new <a href="http://store.theflip.com/en-us/products/MinoHD120.aspx" target="_blank">Flip Mino HD</a> which I was lucky enough to receive as a Valentine’s Day gift. I have never received something so unexpected and pleasantly surprising!</p> <p>This video is meant to show how my dog Rhys loves to chew on our cat Loki’s ears. It’s not very well documented here, so I shall try again another time. Thanks for watching.</p>http://www.niaree.com/post/445037640http://www.niaree.com/post/445037640Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:11:46 -0800videorhyspuppytronlokicatscatangelakittydoggieminiature pinschermin pinchihuahuachipetpets<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/odBDAcOEKuI&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/odBDAcOEKuI&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>For those of you who are like me and play FarmVille on Facebook but don’t quite understand why.</p>http://www.niaree.com/post/442602756http://www.niaree.com/post/442602756Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:12:07 -0800farmvillefacebookvideofunnyLast week Jared and I decided to embrace an opportunity to buy a home and so we are moving to Salt...http://www.niaree.com/post/440569015http://www.niaree.com/post/440569015Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:17:02 -0800movingutahslcsalt lake cityabfu-packamazon.comshopfeelingsSave UC Davis Women's Rowing!: I coxed for the UC Davis Women’s Rowing team for four...http://www.niaree.com/post/440159475http://www.niaree.com/post/440159475Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:01:40 -0800petitionrowingcrewathleticscollegeuc davisAmador County is home to over thirty wineries. Yesterday, Jared and I went wine tasting with a...http://www.niaree.com/post/365830590http://www.niaree.com/post/365830590Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:36:00 -0800winewine tastingamadoramador countyphoto<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kx2yque48k1qauk0wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Most <strong>beautiful volunteer dandelion</strong> ever … Soon to be my dinner. Come to think of it, who plants dandelion intentionally? I certainly don’t need to …</p> <p>These are best eaten before they flower and/or get too big. I’d say this one is just perfect. The leaves look so tender.</p>http://www.niaree.com/post/361986229http://www.niaree.com/post/361986229Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:06:30 -0800dandelionphotogarden<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwv20tHOGP1qzopxxo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>This is very true!</p> <p><a href="http://snpsht.com/post/359322407/stages-of-an-amateur-photographers-life-click" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">snpsht</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Stages of an <b>amateur photographer’s life</b> (<a href="http://i.imgur.com/b2feF.png" target="_blank">click through</a> to view bigger)</p> <blockquote></blockquote> <p><i>(via <a href="http://rachelmercer.tumblr.com/post/354479382/stages-of-a-photographers-life" target="_blank">rachelmercer</a>, <a href="http://ckck.tumblr.com/post/354514435/stages-of-a-photographers-life-via" target="_blank">ckck</a>)</i></p> </blockquote>http://www.niaree.com/post/359335668http://www.niaree.com/post/359335668Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:01:47 -0800Gardening has taught me to use the whole plant. It just seems wrong to me to plant a seed, watch it...http://www.niaree.com/post/358717624http://www.niaree.com/post/358717624Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:56:30 -0800radishesradishgardeninggardencookingcookbookrecipephotoelephant garlicolive oil<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwwbwom7jC1qauk0wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I got a haircut yesterday. Here’s the before and after. It feels awesome!</p>http://www.niaree.com/post/355833202http://www.niaree.com/post/355833202Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:07:36 -0800hairhaircutshort hairbobmeniaree<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwq3elcIdV1qauk0wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>New jacket! Believe it or not, I didn’t pick this out. Jared has a better sense of Rhys’s style than I do.</p> <p>It fits him very well, and it has reflective stripes for if I ever walk him at night. That will never happen, though.</p>http://www.niaree.com/post/351516651http://www.niaree.com/post/351516651Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:24:54 -0800rhysdogstyledog in clothesminiature pinschermin pinrhys jenkinspuppytron<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwq3bgGSxo1qauk0wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Jared and I planted potatoes today! This will be my first time ever growing potatoes.</p> <p>We went against the conventional wisdom and planted store-bought organic potatoes. They sprouted just fine, because I stored them poorly: plastic bag, room temperature.</p> <p>So, I set them out indoors with plenty of light and they grew some green tips. I wanted to plant them over a week ago, but I procrastinated. It rained all week, so I’m glad that I waited. Now the ground is moist but not soggy.</p> <p>I’ve heard fresh potatoes are very tasty. I can’t even imagine, but I am looking forward to it.</p>http://www.niaree.com/post/349690842http://www.niaree.com/post/349690842Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:22:39 -0800potatoespotatogardenjaredphotoiphone