:Facepalm:

I'm watching a Youtube video (yay DSL!) At one point, someone on camera calls a veterinary clinic. We get a closeup of the phone; the dialer's finger taps the canonical "555" prefix. (Non-USAns: 555 is a special-purpose prefix, never given to residential or business phones, so it's often used on TV shows etc., to protect privacy and deter crank calls.) The next shot shows the clinic's shingle - with the correct phone number prominently displayed....

No Connection

Apparently the problem with my office computer involved some rewiring OIT had done; about half the computers in the Science Building were affected. When I left for class yesterday, I was still off-network. When I got back, connectivity had been restored, but I couldn't do any of the things that needed doing because I had an appointment with a student, and went home right after. "I'll take care of things tomorrow", I thought.

We got more than ten inches of snow overnight; it's still coming down, but only very lightly. The university is closed today.

(I may have received my morning copy of the Post-Dispatch today, but if so, it's vanished in the snow.)

Addendum: The nice people who just shoveled my driveway found the paper for me.

Frustration

Poor Buster. He does love defending the territory.

Just now, he went outside to do his business. He's tamped down a narrow path along the lee side of the house, but it only runs about fifteen feet. When he finished, he spotted something beyond the back fence that deserved barking at; I heard him growl, then begin plowing his way further through the chest-deep snow. He only got about a third of the way before either the threat vanished or he just gave up. He - rather awkwardly - got himself turned around and bounded back to the garage and home. It must have been frustrating.

Wolf Pack

Why six-year-old girls can be hazardous to your health, if you're a thirteen-year-old boy.

Dog and B/u/t/t/e/r/f/l/y/ Football

It was just an ordinary Australian Rules football match, until the dog got into the act. (Video; hat tip to Morbo on Balloon Juice.)