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Saturday, September 27, 2008
Obedience School
Becca is one of the most stubborn research associates that I've ever had working under me, so sometimes we have to devote a day--even a weekend day--to learning the basics all over again. Today she kicked up a jackrabbit and rocketed after it, but a stern warning from me brought her back to my side. It's hard to find good research assistants these days. Despite these minor professional setbacks (or "learning plateaus"), we managed to enjoy the sights on this fine desert morning. A grass skirt (left) on a giant yucca hides its cellulite-laden trunk.
A canine Oreck vacuums its way along a narrow desert trail.
A light-colored SUV follows a dirt road through the Chihuahuan Desert.
Britney Spears--in a fetching halter--stands beside a decaying yucca.
A yucca provides a spiky foreground to a spectacular Chihuahuan Desert vista.
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Even if she sometimes acts out, Becca is the cutest researchd associate in the world.
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