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Welp…it’s happened…

So, the other day, this happened.

Yaris Driver's License (pixelized)

That’s GeEssdee. Yaris’ last name has intercaps.
Also, that’s 22″ at the withers and 60lbs. You’re thinking that 60lbs is a bit heavy for a dog who is only 22″. That’s true. And it may not be entirely accurate because I didn’t ask Yaris to weigh herself before entering the information for her. I just gave it my best guess and she is rather plump right now.

Yaris went and got her license.  She didn’t even have to go to New Zealand for it.  Actually, she didn’t need to get any training at all.  Subaru very graciously provided her with a license to drive.  I let her know that she is not allowed to drive my car at all.  If she wants to drive, she’s going to have to get a car for herself.

Why did Subaru provide Yaris a driver’s license, you ask?  Well, because Subarus are dog tested and dog approved.  My guess is that their whole campaign here is to help this Grant Weber guy more business.  Grant Weber is Subaru’s canine sales associate.  I hadn’t realized that Subaru had sales associates dedicated to selling cars to dogs, but I guess they do.  Or perhaps, they don’t and Grant is trying to make it so that they do.  Hmm…

How did I find out about Subaru’s program about getting driver’s licenses to dogs?  It’s because I drive a Subaru Outback (his name is Puddul Shift).  Yes, it’s true.  I know you thought I drove a Highlander (her name is La Colichemarde, I may not have ever mentioned this) this whole time because a Highlander was featured in a few posts (that almost exclusively also involve spiders, so I won’t link to the posts) and I said that it was my car.  Well…yes, that was true then.  But a few months ago I went and bought myself a Subaru.  This campaign didn’t affect my choice in getting a Subaru because it hadn’t been launched when I bought my car.

I was going to buy my car via Costco’s auto program, but alas they are partnered with one of the stupid Subaru dealers in this area.  I really wanted to be able to say that I bought my car right off the pallet at Costco, but not so much to deal with this dealership.  I bought it from another, friendlier dealership that did quite a bit for me to get the car in the color and specs that I wanted.

Does it seem ironic that I drive this dog tested and approved car and won’t let Yaris drive it?  Hmm…perhaps.  But Yaris is still going to have to buy her own car if she wants to drive.

And in case you’re wondering,  I did ask Choco if she wanted a driver’s license and she said she wasn’t interested.  She seems to be more interested in sleeping these days.

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A new pet

I’ve been thinking about pets recently.  In that…I want another one.  But I want a low maintenance one.  I have a few of those already, actually.  There’s Seymour and Rosemarie, my pet rocks (they are not officially licensed pet rocks), and my moss ball, whose name is…Mossball.  The thing with low maintenance pets is that they’re…low maintenance.  I don’t count Choco or Yaris as low maintenance pets.  I wouldn’t mind getting another dog, but I think I might be hard pressed to care for it adequately.  But I could handle another low maintenance pet.  Like…a sourdough starter.

Yes, yes, I know you’re spluttering with indignation and shaking your fist at your screen all the while declaring that a sourdough starter is NOT a pet.  But…I say it is.  More so than a pet rock.  I mean, you really don’t have to do anything with a pet rock and they’re perfectly fine.  A sourdough starter involves living creatures.  You have to feed them (flour).  You have to give them a little exercise (stir it a bit).  How is this not like a pet?  It’s kind of like a low maintenance pet hen.  You feed a hen some and let it run around in your yard, and she gives you an egg.  With a sourdough starter, you feed it and stir it and you get some starter to bake with.  See?  Totally like a low maintenance hen.

Actually, I was thinking of maybe getting a pair of starters.  It’s because I really like San Francisco sourdough (sourdoughs made in different parts of the world taste different because of the different types of wild yeasts that live in that different part of the world).  But SF sourdough is pretty sour.  It wouldn’t taste very good as a sweet bread.  So, I would probably get a batch of the Amish friendship bread starter (the way to gift someone inconvenience!) and I could use that to make sweet breads, pancakes, etc.  I wonder what would happen if you mixed them together…hmm…

Or I could just get a pet spider.  I have wanted a Mexican flame-kneed tarantula for awhile now.  And while they’re higher maintenance than a sourdough starter, they’re nowhere near as bad as a dog. PICTURE OF SPIDER AHEAD!