I spoke with someone at Austin Animal Services today.

They did not have any news on the status of Major the Belgian Malinois. From what they told me, the city of Austin was going to euthanize Major in the absence of a court order enjoining them from doing so.

I have since been told that something of a mutual agreement had been reached giving another two weeks grace. I cannot confirm that, however.

For those who don’t know, Major is a Belgian Malinois who has been kept in isolation for over 500 days because the dog bit someone after it was struck by a vehicle.

The owner, who was homeless at the time, tied the injured dog to a porch while he went to get help. In the interim, some good Samaritans tried to help the dog, but the dog bit one of the good Samaritans causing relatively substantial damage to the arm.

Worth noting, the good Samaritan wanted nothing to do with the euthanizing of the dog.

The dog was his service animal.

The owner has been fighting the order to euthanize the dog. The dog has been in ...

Out for a ride with the Mrs. and kid… Came across this piece of poop. My guess is bobcat and rabbit remain.

Who says what?

Going to try and do a daily deep thought through movie reference.

Today, day one, fight club.

I remember this line from the first time I saw the movie.

A question everyone should ask daily at every point of their lives.

I did a quick hit on Richard Syrette yesterday. Gotta keep Canadians apprised of the U.S. madness.

Closing Argument: Birthright citizenship is deeply American, and wholly Constitutional.

Audio podcast style.

Today’s Thought

17Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

18And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

II Corinthians 5:17, 18 KJV King James Version

17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ [that is, grafted in, joined to Him by faith in Him as Savior], he is a new creature [reborn and renewed by the Holy Spirit]; the old things [the previous moral and spiritual condition] have passed away. Behold, new things have come [because spiritual awakening brings a new life]. 18 But all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ [making us acceptable to Him] and gave us the ministry of reconciliation [so that by our example we might bring others to Him], 19 that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting people’s sins against them [but canceling them]. And He has committed to ...