Travels with Miss Fluffy

Actually today has been rather rain affected again, so Miss Fluffy the Chihuahua has been napping in various places - usually on someone's lap. She is a lap dog after all. I was quite entertained to learn that one of the early benefits of lap dogs (or sleeve dogs, as they sometimes were) in Medieval times was that fleas would jump from the human onto the dog. These small dogs, supplied by enterprising merchants, were much sought after.

Anyway, little Madam needs a walk. As long as the grass stays wet it will be hard to persuade her to go out. She will tiptoe over the grass while offering a look of disapproval that Chihuahua owners know so well.

Another good reason to go out is that it is a rather slow news day, so not much to see on the 6pm news. Sad news of the death of Whitney Houston, once the biggest star in pop music. Even a movie star for a time, with Kevin Costner in 'The Bodyguard" at a time when Costner was a huge star. Despite having a truly dreadful haircut. In 'The Bodyguard' he appeared to have a squirrel's posterior on his head.

Mycroft recalled the great days of Costner recently, watching 'The Guardian' on television. I never thought the story of heroic rescue swimmers could be turned into such tedious rubbish. I yearned for one of Costner's better efforts in something like 'The Untouchables'.

Miss Fluffy is back on my lap again, so now it is back to one finger typing. Time to pause in one's typing to see what the evening's news brings for incisive comment...