THIS DAY IN 2007

UGA went on to win 42 - 30

Home Made Dog Treats

 Im not really sure at all why I decided to do this. I read this horrible thing about some treats that were made in China - the ones that stay soft for ever - hurting some dogs, but Koda never gets those.

• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup oats (optional if your dog is on a grain free diet, sub an extra 1/4 cup grain free flour)
• 3 cups whole wheat flour, brown rice flour, or gluten free flour
• 3 tablespoons of all natural peanut butter

Pre heat to 350º - just mix these all together, it came together pretty easy for me just by hand, but you could use a food processor. Kneed for a bit, then roll out to about a half and inch and cut with cookie cutters. In the oven for 30 - 35 min

At first I just assumed I was getting all these seasonal dog treat recipes in m y searches, but no, it turns out that most of them use canned pumpkin as a binder. The only thing I had to go out and buy was whole wheat flower.

But these could not have been any easier to make and you know for sure what is in them. AND he really seems to like them. They are much more crunchy than any store bought treat .

I made little squirrels as well.

Daily Koda

1998 R E M Up original full album

18 years ago yesterday - REM's 11th studio album was released. It is " new " REM - so non canonical for the CHRONIC TOWN FOREVER crowd - but the record is one of my favorites.

Dinner

First homemade soup of the season to watch our favorite night of television.

Sausage and Kale Soup

w/ Potatoes and Swiss Cheese

Daily Koda

 A really nice afternoon today. After a bit of running around by Neil and I , Koda got in a nice walk.

 Met a nice new dog - these are some people on the trail who let their dogs just run free . which is a bit odd these days, but it is the country and they live at the end of a dead in street, but their yard does back up to a popular walking trail...

 He was a very sweet dog

 Two very much alike, but I think the sky and trees are really pretty in these

 Then Koda did some practice trick or treating at the house where the people carved their pumpkins too early this year

 then home. 

THE POLLS

Turned out to be a pretty fun college football weekend for the rest of the country , just not the BULLDAWG nation, taking its yearly hiatus pre Jacksonville. We are going with the AP poll this time, even though UGA is not in it - but ALL THE WAY UP TO #23 in the Coach's poll up from 25. We rule. Heading into the last week in October, where do we stand on who will be standing come the new year ?

1. Ohio State
2. Baylor
3. Clemson
4. LSU
5. TCU
6. Michigan State
7. ALABAMA
8. Stanford
9. Notre Dame
10. Iowa
11. FLORIDA
12. Oklahoma State
13. Utah
14. Oklahoma
15. Michigan
16. Memphis
17. Florida State
18. Houston 
19. OLE MISS
20. Toledo 
21. Temple
22. Duke
23. Pitt
24. UCLA
25. MISSISSIPPI STATE

Heading into the last week in October, where do we stand on who will be standing come the new year ? It is almost comical how things are playing out with all these top 10 games coming so late in the season. 

#1 Ohio State has the weekend off

#2 Baylor off so all the Baptists can close their doors and pray away Halloween

#3 Clemson has North Carolina

#4 LSU has an off week so they can all go to New Orleans for Halloween 

#5 TCU has a Thursday game this week against West Virginia, seems like that could mean something.

#6 Michigan State has the weekend off

#11 Florida Gators do not have the weekend off ...

The standing of either Georgia or Florida have ever really mattered when it comes to the WLOCP - so  you never know...