Golden Gate Kennel Club Dog Show - 01/25/14 - 01/26/14

Such discipline!  The dog, too!

Golden Gate Kennel Club Dog Show
Daly City, CA

Well-behaved dogs are fascinating to me, considering mine craps whenever (and wherever) he wants, and will hump any same-sex pooch small enough for him to dominate.

Dog shows like these are proof that a kinship between man and bitch can truly exist.  With more breeds you can count from A (Affenpinschers) to Y (Yorkshire Terriers), you’ll soon be able to distinguish between potential BFFs for your toddlers (Smooth Fox Terrier, perhaps?) and those breeds you may want to reconsider (sorry, English Mastiff).

Highlights of the Show include flyball demonstrations, Best Puppy in Show awards, and the All-Breed Fashion Show, where you’re virtually guaranteed to find at least one dachshund in that dreaded hot dog costume.  Hmmph.

Santa Cruz Fungus Fair - 01/10/14 - 01/12/14

Are you a fungi, too?

Santa Cruz Fungus Fair

Santa Cruz, CA

The Fungus Fair is another one of those unique Santa Cruz traditions like “kissing banana slugs” or “questioning gravity in highly specific wooded areas”.

Attendees will enjoy lectures by prominent mycologists and herbalists, culinary demonstrations and discussions surrounding current developments in mushroom poisonings.  Handy, right?

The fair is sponsored by the Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz, which holds periodic Mushroom Identification Classes perfect for those idiots who like to separate from their groups and traverse the woods alone with no other means of sustenance or a phone with 4G.  Study carefully!