The office dog.

One nice thing about my office: It's dog-friendly. Unfortunately I never got any pictures of Francesca, the toy poodle who came almost every day with her owner (until her owner was let go), but I did get some pictures of Bailey, the Tibetan terrier who comes in with his owner about once a week. He's one of the best-natured, friendliest dogs I've met.

Meet Bailey.

Happy food meme.

(As opposed to happy food noises. Though not unrelated.)

From ceo: List your top 6 "happy foods". the foods that when you eat them, make you want to do a little dance in your seat. Can be restaurant, junk food, home-made, whatever.

1. My mother's linguine and clams. No tomato sauce and no cream sauce, thank you.
2. Hot, fresh-from-the-oven homemade bread.
3. A grilled cheese sandwich and a cup of soup on a cold day. Preferably for lunch.
4. A gorgeous, vine-ripe, just-picked tomato, by itself or drizzled with basil and olive oil.
5. A really good piece of tuna. (Sushi, or a tuna steak just barely cooked.)
6. A ripe, late-summer peach.