New York City Cabbies and my Purple Grandmother By Nate Thayer July 13, 2017 In 1972, when I was 12, I lived in New York City on Manhattan’s upper east side. My great-grandmother, who always dressed in flowing all purple dresses, purple shoes, and a purple hat, came for a visit from her house on […]
Lamont Outwits the Feared Dog Police, Meets Power with Smooches
By Nate Thayer July 15, 2016 My pal, Lamont, and I knew it was just a matter of time before the long arm of the feared Dog Police would catch up to us. They had surrounded the house twice in previous days and pounded on the door, demanding to interrogate Lamont. Each time, Lamont and […]
One Lucky Mutt: Texas Biker & Country Music Singer Rescues Dog
Brandon Turnbow and the Ballad of Mr. Davidson, the Dog By Nate Thayer February 20, 2016 Brandon Turnbow was riding his Harley to meet his Dad on Valentine’s Day when he saw some idiot beating up a dog and toss him by the side of the highway. Turnbow, who is all tatted up and […]
My dog, Lamont: The early months of a storied mutt
Rare Picture and Documents from my Pal, Lamont’s Hardscrabble Youth By Nate Thayer March 8, 2015 My pal, Lamont, the renowned international peacemaker, Respected Thinker, and Hollywood-like heart-throb, had a little known hard-scrabble youth. Recently unearthed rare documents and photos give new insight into Lamont’s early formative weeks in a foreign land which shaped his […]
Government bounty hunters stalking my dog Lamont to fix U.S. health care system
Government Bounty Hunters Stalking My Dog Lamont Mutt sought to step in and pay for broken U.S. health care system By Nate Thayer October 26, 2014 Facebook is a very odd and insidious concept and one has to keep more on one’s toes than we usually realize. Today I noticed that one nemesis of my […]
Science study seeks to show why Lamont’s ridiculous looks don’t deter from mutt’s global sex appeal
Lamont agrees to scientific study to document the mutt’s genealogical origins, why he looks ridiculous but retains stratospheric popular sex appeal My pal, Lamont, is a very attractive chap, but his good looks might be most charitably described as “unconventional.” I was conducting a close inspection of the storied mutt this evening and, frankly, Lamont appears to have […]
Dogs, Cars, and Nanny State Vigilantes
Dogs, Cars, and Nanny State Vigilantes By Nate Thayer June 21,2014 Today, 21 June, is the official first day of summer, the summer Solstice,and the calendar year’s longest day of sunlight here in the Northern hemisphere, when the sun appears at it’s furthest North from the celestial equator. That means it is hot and will get […]
U.S. Govt Sues Dog for $100,000 to solve health care crisis: Mutt responds to Power with Smooches
Medical insurance of U.S. Govt Employee Refuses to Pay for Fractured Skull Lamont responds to power with smooches By Nate Thayer June 4, 2014 My pal, my dog Lamont, is going to be the ruin of me yet. The lovable but insufferable mutt has dragged me, once again, into another kerfuffle with polite society, this […]
My Dog, my Pal Lamont Defuses Simmering D.C. Racial Tensions
Lamont Defuses Simmering D.C. Racial Tensions Lamont Diaries continued: By Nate Thayer My pal, Lamont, has made it clear he wants to be active on the high powered Washington social circuit, to hang out with the Big Dogs. And he insists that cannot be accomplished in front of the computer, on the couch, from my […]
Lamont and I have a Serious Chat
Lamont Diaries continued: By Nate Thayer Lamont and I have a Serious Chat Today, Lamont and I had a serious talk about how the earth spins, and that his conduct of late is throwing it off its natural trajectory. Today, while partaking in his daily cardio vascular regiment in the park, Lamont insisted […]
My Pal, Lamont, and a Day in his Washington, D.C.
Lamont and a Day in his Washington, D.C. The Lamont Diaries continued By Nate Thayer Lamont and a day in his Washington, D.C. The Great Guru Lamont took me on a long outing to survey is domain and his people from which we just returned. As usual, there were pleasant surprises awaiting. […]
My Pal, Lamont, is a Cheap Date
Lamont is a Cheap Date By Nate Thayer Lamont Diaries continued Lamont is a Cheap Date My new pal, Lamont, is a cheap date. And a bit of a shameless hussy. Sometimes it is a bit alarming, but he seems to think that is my problem. He was gracing the neighborhood with his presence today, […]
