70

A happy would have been 70th birthday to John Lennon.  And for all my family, friends, and others----enjoy:

Beatles In My Life-Video by Joe Guse - Celebrity bloopers here

And They Were Gonna Name Me Fred........

When I arrived at the mud shack from the Mesilla Valley Animal Services shelter, my parents needed a name for me.  Since we'd only been acquainted a few hours (and I spent a lot of that time in the Nargle with the other pirates) they weren't sure what to call me.  They went out to breakfast and solicited suggestions from the wait-staff---Chile Pepper, Gabriel......They had an old Frommer's Guide to New Mexico and tried place names---Zuni, Raton, Moriarty.......All pretty yucky.
Then came people they knew.  And they considered Fred for quite awhile.  One of their friends here is named Fred.  They also considered naming me after Frederich Nietzsche, the philosopher.  Something called the "existential question", which in New Mexico is "Red or Green?"----as in which chile sauce on your meal..........
But the Red Sox and the cocker spaniel won-----They remembered the magical year and the pitcher Pedro Martinez, current 2nd baseman Dustin "Little Pete" Pedroia, and mom's first pet, a cocker named Pete.  So here I am, christened Pedro Little Pete Martinez Z---newest and smallest of the Pirate Dogs.......

Welcome to the Nargle

And a new recruit has been added to the crew----Pedro "Little Petey".  After the loss in action of the midshipman Bertequila the crew had to continue on and the search began for reinforcements.  The humans were at the farmer's market on the downtown mall and happened upon a couple of volunteers from the animal rescue league walking about with available dogs in tow.  One chihuahua looked independent and probably not suited to the crew of the Nargle.  (Capt. 'Roid will have no truck with trouble-makers.)  But the young dog seemed very shy and overwhelmed by the cacophony of vendors, music, and humans chattering about this and that, frequently to no good end.  And those spleeny, bulgy eyes that looked out from the crook of the woman's elbow.............the humans were finished.  They proceeded about five steps before capitulating to the inevitable.  And Pedro was conscripted for the crew.............

Pedro

Note the resemblance to the progeny of Anton Chico

Exploring with the Sharprador

Clipatorium

Once I got groomed on the High Plains.  The groomer thought I'd be so cute in ribbons and bows.  Also they left a lot of hair and made me appear more schnauze- then chi-huahua.  See what I mean??

But now we live in the Land of Manana.  I got groomed yesterday and what a difference!!!!!!!!  Now the truth of my lineage from the proud race of Anton Chico is completely discernible!!!!

See----more Chihuahua than Schnauzehuahua.  Miss the top knot a little though..............