We went to the locally legendary Northern Cafe and Grill, and brought back our opinions. This episode was recorded the afternoon of that visit, and also includes our customarily excellent Listener Mail, a marvelling discussion of the anachronistic and fabulously talented genius YouTuber named Bobby Fingers, and a seldom seen phenomenon that occurs when an uninvited rodent guest finds its way into a large and crowded food venue: the Rat Wave. There’s all that and quite a bit more in here, so settle in and have some laughs!

Bonus: Keep listening after the music fades to find yourself on a road trip with the Dogs to the Northern Cafe!!

Links: Shed Dogs; The Northern Cafe and Grill’s web page and the CBC review that resulted in long lineups there; bands that played The Breakers; why some teens refuse to dress warmly for winter; Do’s and Don’ts of Dog Discipline; rare footage of Dick Cavett in Into the Woods; what the BOBs say in Marathon; the Dan-D-Pak web site is a marvel; Apple’s advice on wet phones; enshittification; late stage capitalism; red envelope (lucky money); Bobby Fingers’ YouTube page (highly recommended!); and an old article on why UPS trucks rarely turn left, at least in 2017.

Theme music is Escaping like Indiana Jones by Komiku, with permission.

We’re still here, and so are you—win/win! This episode finds us enjoying ourselves in the Shed with a lot of Listener Mail (thanks to all of you - so appreciated!), a dissection of what makes Costco shoppers tick, our genuine awe at KJ’s ever more sophisticated art skill, PJ’s new(ish) job, RJ’s cool new high tech wallet, throwing shade at Cybertrucks, and more. Spring is slow arriving this year and as a result so are we—we’re sticking with that story, but only for the moment. Have a look at the art on the website, and take in the Dog version of the news - we’ll be glad you did!

Links: Shed Dogs; AirTags; RJ’s new wallet tracker (if you have a US PO box, it’s much cheaper to buy from amazon.com); the International Appalachian Trail extends north from Mt. Katahdin in Maine; where to find K-Chicken; Why Shopping at Costco is So Enjoyable; best microphones for podcasting; Consumer Reports on extended car warranties; the EV battery repair issue we discussed; a really fun video about Cybertrucks.

Theme music is Escaping like Indiana Jones by Komiku, with permission.

A belated and hopefully auspicious Happy Chinese New Year! We’re sorry to have been away for so long. This was recorded December 30, but then there were virii and work commitments and Buddy ate our show notes… we’re sorry and feel really grateful anyone misses us. In this episode we share yet another brilliant money making idea (MMI™), we discuss how our Christmas celebrations went, and we get to talk about a couple of Tales from the Shuttle (PJ did a month back at the old job over Christmas). RJ has podcast and movie notes and KJ has a Christmas movie. That he’s in! Very exciting. And, as you might guess from this episode’s art, we sample some doughnuts, which requires us to issue a misophonia alert! (Also known as newjerseydetectivophobia). Settle in and get to know us all over again. You won’t regret it. Much. Not right away, at least.

Links: Shed Dogs; naming your iPhone timers; the Hey Jude podcast episode RJ refers to; Nativity bath bombs; Bad Santa; Top Gun: Maverick; Dream Scenario; putting gasoline in a diesel tank; walking soccer; math disability; Lucky’s Doughnuts, mmmm.

Theme music is Escaping like Indiana Jones by Komiku, by permission. Doughnut photo by Nik on Unsplash.