She simply rules Gregg. As I think I posted a few weeks ago, he was called "apocalyptic and threatening" by somebody at the NYT when he was defending Elmore's prose, but my dog will need serious retraining after eight days with Gregg!
Also, she looks a little like Phyllis Diller at the moment, probably because Gregg's forte is not beauty-shop like tasks like redoing a tiny dog's topknot with a little red brush and putting a tiny rubber band in it. That's a good thing, of course. Frankly, one of the qualities I look for in a boyfriend is being too man-pawed and too man to have any idea how to do such things. The clamp holding Lucy in his sweater, however...!
So that's what the clamp was for! I was going to ask about that. It looked a little like he was wearing a jumper cable, which struck me as kind of an odd fashion statement.
http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2010/01/22/how_to_quiet_a.html#comment-1690303">comment from old rpm daddy
The white thing is his phone cord. Gregg is high-tech but old-school. He has an entire closet dedicated to computer and other cables, and will fix what I think are technical tragedies in about three minutes on the phone (half to calm me down; the other half to actually address the problem), but he doesn't have a cordless phone.
Frankly, one of the qualities I look for in a boyfriend is being too man-pawed and too man to have any idea how to do such things. The clamp holding Lucy in his sweater, however...!
Perfect!
What lucky girls
MeganNJ
at January 22, 2010 6:16 AM
I thought he was soothing her with electricity from a car battery.
Robin
at January 22, 2010 6:35 AM
I don't have a cordless phone, either. There's something reliable and comforting about wires.
Tyler
at January 22, 2010 7:09 AM
Well, it's easy to see who's in charge there! How cute!
I used to have a cockatiel who had my boyfriend wrapped around her little toe. She thought he was her mate. It was hilarious.
Ann
at January 22, 2010 7:32 AM
The clamp holding the sweater together is such a guy thing. It's adoreable
Elle
at January 22, 2010 7:51 AM
What is going on in that picture? It looks like there is a clip with wires attached to it? Electrified?
http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2010/01/22/how_to_quiet_a.html#comment-1690440">comment from The Former Banker
Gregg's on his phone (white squiggly cord), and Lucy's clamped into his sweater with one of the clamps from the cover shoot for my book. I just loved this shot -- it's so guy-innovation.
"....too man to have any idea how to do such things".
Hey! I resemble that remark
LOL
I HAD to learn how to groom my poodle ("Thor") because he never like strangers. Especially, it seems, groomers. And i kept him in the Continental cut '(hair up front, shaved in the back) 'cause i think it looks "manly" on those dogs. Kinda like a Scotsman in a kilt.
But yeah yeah I know, what is a MAN, who is not gay, doing with a poodle in the first place? Well, what can i say? I just think they are smart, cool dogs.
Though there was one unfortunate incident, one hot summer day, in early 2000, when I had to drive a friend from Orange County to Beverly Hills on some business for a couple of hours (she, freeways and distance don't get along), and my dog went along as he mostly did.
While waiting for her I naturally took the dog for a walk to kill some time by checking out some of the shops in the area and maybe grab a bite.
Then, a few minutes into the walk, it struck me;
Here I am, a clean cut white male, with a mustache (picture cop/fireman), wearing shorts and a sleeveless t-shirt, walking down Santa Monica Blvd. in Beverly Hills, window shopping, with my poodle. Oh brother!
Still, if Gregg is having a hard time grooming Lucy... I became pretty good at cutting Thor's hair and generally grooming him. So I would be happy to help out....IF you don't mind the end result being Lucy looking like a poodle, in a Continental cut, since my grooming skills are pretty much limited to that.
The most spoiled puppy dog on earth.
old rpm daddy at January 22, 2010 3:53 AM
She simply rules Gregg. As I think I posted a few weeks ago, he was called "apocalyptic and threatening" by somebody at the NYT when he was defending Elmore's prose, but my dog will need serious retraining after eight days with Gregg!
Also, she looks a little like Phyllis Diller at the moment, probably because Gregg's forte is not beauty-shop like tasks like redoing a tiny dog's topknot with a little red brush and putting a tiny rubber band in it. That's a good thing, of course. Frankly, one of the qualities I look for in a boyfriend is being too man-pawed and too man to have any idea how to do such things. The clamp holding Lucy in his sweater, however...!
Amy Alkon at January 22, 2010 4:04 AM
So that's what the clamp was for! I was going to ask about that. It looked a little like he was wearing a jumper cable, which struck me as kind of an odd fashion statement.
old rpm daddy at January 22, 2010 5:11 AM
Amy Alkon
http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2010/01/22/how_to_quiet_a.html#comment-1690303">comment from old rpm daddyThe white thing is his phone cord. Gregg is high-tech but old-school. He has an entire closet dedicated to computer and other cables, and will fix what I think are technical tragedies in about three minutes on the phone (half to calm me down; the other half to actually address the problem), but he doesn't have a cordless phone.
Amy Alkon
at January 22, 2010 5:51 AM
Adorable.
LOVE the clamp...
Sabrina at January 22, 2010 6:11 AM
Frankly, one of the qualities I look for in a boyfriend is being too man-pawed and too man to have any idea how to do such things. The clamp holding Lucy in his sweater, however...!
Perfect!
What lucky girls
MeganNJ at January 22, 2010 6:16 AM
I thought he was soothing her with electricity from a car battery.
Robin at January 22, 2010 6:35 AM
I don't have a cordless phone, either. There's something reliable and comforting about wires.
Tyler at January 22, 2010 7:09 AM
Well, it's easy to see who's in charge there! How cute!
I used to have a cockatiel who had my boyfriend wrapped around her little toe. She thought he was her mate. It was hilarious.
Ann at January 22, 2010 7:32 AM
The clamp holding the sweater together is such a guy thing. It's adoreable
Elle at January 22, 2010 7:51 AM
What is going on in that picture? It looks like there is a clip with wires attached to it? Electrified?
The Former Banker at January 22, 2010 4:43 PM
Amy Alkon
http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2010/01/22/how_to_quiet_a.html#comment-1690440">comment from The Former BankerGregg's on his phone (white squiggly cord), and Lucy's clamped into his sweater with one of the clamps from the cover shoot for my book. I just loved this shot -- it's so guy-innovation.
Amy Alkon
at January 22, 2010 7:17 PM
Pony clamp == removable duck tape.
brian at January 23, 2010 8:43 AM
"....too man to have any idea how to do such things".
Hey! I resemble that remark
LOL
I HAD to learn how to groom my poodle ("Thor") because he never like strangers. Especially, it seems, groomers. And i kept him in the Continental cut '(hair up front, shaved in the back) 'cause i think it looks "manly" on those dogs. Kinda like a Scotsman in a kilt.
But yeah yeah I know, what is a MAN, who is not gay, doing with a poodle in the first place? Well, what can i say? I just think they are smart, cool dogs.
Though there was one unfortunate incident, one hot summer day, in early 2000, when I had to drive a friend from Orange County to Beverly Hills on some business for a couple of hours (she, freeways and distance don't get along), and my dog went along as he mostly did.
While waiting for her I naturally took the dog for a walk to kill some time by checking out some of the shops in the area and maybe grab a bite.
Then, a few minutes into the walk, it struck me;
Here I am, a clean cut white male, with a mustache (picture cop/fireman), wearing shorts and a sleeveless t-shirt, walking down Santa Monica Blvd. in Beverly Hills, window shopping, with my poodle. Oh brother!
Still, if Gregg is having a hard time grooming Lucy... I became pretty good at cutting Thor's hair and generally grooming him. So I would be happy to help out....IF you don't mind the end result being Lucy looking like a poodle, in a Continental cut, since my grooming skills are pretty much limited to that.
;o)
Michael Sumners at April 2, 2011 11:17 AM
Amy Alkon
http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2010/01/22/how_to_quiet_a.html#comment-1993762">comment from Michael SumnersThanks, Michael...I actually groom Lucy pretty well...she just gets disheveled while with Gregg.
Amy Alkon
at April 2, 2011 12:53 PM
Oh....okay. I thought maybe Lucy was into nipple clamps when you were away.
Nevermind...........
Apple at April 2, 2011 2:02 PM
Amy Alkon
http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2010/01/22/how_to_quiet_a.html#comment-1994169">comment from AppleHer interest in nipple clamps continues no matter who's around. (It's a bit pricey, considering how many she has.)
Amy Alkon
at April 2, 2011 2:46 PM
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