Joke du Jour

Hello, this is Zeubie again. I make a joke for you.

Question: What do you call a cow with no legs?

Ground beef!

Bah ha ha ha. Bah ha ha ha...

Chief Executive Dog

roëlphotography appoints Zeus to be Chief Executive Dog

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Stratford, Ontario – February 13, 2008. roëlphotography announced today that it has reached an agreement with Zeus to become their Chief Executive Dog (CED) effective immediately.

Zeus (also known as, "Dr. Zeus") holds a special certificate in Back Office Networking Expertise (BONE) and is especially well qualified with regard to Single Lens Elements & Emissions Products (SLEEP). He will spend most of his time at roëlphotography's head (and only) office in Stratford and has found the ideal blanket strategy for sleeping supervising staff.

When Dr. Zeus was asked about his appointment and also about his thoughts on the imaging industry as it pertains to roëlphotography, his comment was, "Woof."

For further information, please contact:

Dr. Zeus, CED

Tel: +1.888.301.0829

Email: zeus@roelphoto.com

The powers at be do not accept responsibility for the accuracy or the humour of this news release.

My Boots on You Tube

Hello, this is Zeubie again. I produced a video of me in my new boots. I hope you like it!

Zeubie And Fun Things To Do

Hello, this is Zeubie again. Many of you (including a few evil cats) have been writeding to me asking why I haven't been blogging much lately. HEY MAN, IT'S SUMMER! I gotta do fun things.

I like to go for walkies - and sometimes (with the help of my Uncle Maffew) I go swinging. I guess I am a swinging dog. Bah ha ha, I make a joke.


After all of this exercise and activity, a dog like me gets really hungry. I always say to my Gummy and Gumpa: "Hey man, I'm so hungry. Can I have a steak now?".

There are always so many good things to eated in the fridge, but they won't let me eated it. Good thing I have a secret stash of lamb cookies.

Me, the Gump-man and the Gumm-man live close to this place. Notice the 2 birdies having a conference. I hope they aren't talking about pooping on me. Evil birds.

Finally, when I go for my walkies, I sometimes meeted other dogs - but I wasn't sure about this one as he looked like a cat. But I knew she wasn't a cat because I have an extra large cranium (what the hell is that?) and she didn't meow.

I hope you had a good summer.

Woof!

The World Is Crazy

Hello, this is Zeubie again.

I have been absent because I have been on a secret mission. If I told you what it is, then it wouldn't be a secret. Bah ha ha - I make a joke.

A friend of mine sent this to me. It is so true...

"You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war and the three most powerful men in America are named Bush, Dick, and Colon."

I will be providing my expert opinions in the weeks to come...

Watch this space.

Zeubie Doo

Food Review: Rollover Lamb Crunchies

Hello, this is Zeubie again. As the resident gourmand, I am going to review all of the foods I eated. Even my snack food.

I have been having a problem lately - I normally meditate and think about blog topics while eateding a lamb cookie. But guess what? All of the dogs reading my blog caught on to how good lamb cookies are, so they went out to buyed all of them. There is a shortage of lamb cookies now. I'm so hungry.

So, I writed the lamb cookie company and was able to get more lamb cookies. Here is what they look like:

Rollover Lamb Cruchies (what I call lamb cookies) are very good. You can ask my Uncle Maffew, but I am not sure he has eated one yet. It is made from lamb and rice. They also make some from chicken, turkey and beef. They are all good, but the lamb ones are the best.

It comes in packages of different sizes. I like the double packages since I like to scarf lots of cookies. But be careful to take the plastic off or it don't taste good.

These cookies are good for my health too (but maybe not my gut) since they help clean my teeth. If I stop eateding them, then Gumpa said he's gonna buy a toothbrush for me. So, I will continue to eat my cookies. They don't help with dog breath though.

Overall Rating

4.0 BONES out of 5.0



I really like these cookies and recommend them to my friends. But, please don't eated all of them - and leave some for me, please?

Happy scarfing.

The People In Your Life

Hello, this is Zeubie again.

Someone wise once barked at me:

"People like each other tend to like each other"
(this also applies to dogs)

Look at the people in your life. Do you like them? Maybe not.

Then take an honest look at yourself. Do you see a correlation? Maybe not.

Wise people (and dogs) understand the correlation.

WOOF.

Race Against Time

Hello, this is Zeubie again.

I had a couple days free last week (you know, I am a busy dog) and read Race Against Time by Stephen Lewis. I wasn't sure whether I should be sad by this book or just angry.

I was going to do a book review, but this book warrants more than a review. It is about the AIDS pandemic in Africa and how we in the west (i.e. the rich nations) have made things worse.

Did you know:

• There will be 25 million children orphaned in Africa by AIDS by 2010?
• There is a new AIDS orphan in Africa every 14 seconds?
• The average age of a child who is in charge of a "Children Led Household" is 8 years old?
• The average African lives on less than one dollar ($1) a day?
• Children (even orphans) have to pay "user fees" to receive education and basic health care - even in the poorest nations?

I could go on and on... it is really sad.

BUT - instead of being sad (or mad) let's do something about it! Get involved. Help spread the word. Talk to a friend. Write an article. Help raise some money for this cause. Donate to The Stephen Lewis Foundation. My Gumpa has even published a book to help out. You can see it here.

So, we can get mad or sad - OR let's help be part of the solution.

I wanna help these kids...

What do you value?

Hello, this is Zeubie again.

One day when Gummy and Gumpa went out, I decided to think about the meaning of life and that led me to an important question: What do I value in life?

I really enjoy scarfing lamb cookies. Or when someone rubs my tummy, that feels nice too. I even borrowed Gumpa's iPod and listened to all the cool disco music he has.

This is a picture of me and my pet snake.

It is cool to have so many things, but what is most important to me are my doggie friends and my family. I can always buy extra lamb cookies (do you know I have made over $0.60 with my Google Ads?) or other things, but people and dogs are more important than stuff.

I sometimes think that we get so caught up in buying stuff (full disclosure: I have 11 toys), that we often forget what we value the most.

So, what do you value most in life?

Is Marketing Really Common Sense?

Hello, this is Zeubie again.

I wasn't sure what to blog about today. When I went out for a pee earlier, I barked at a few dogs I know and we talked about some of the ridiculous marketing we see everywhere. My doggie friends and I keep hearing that good marketing is supposed to be nothing more than common sense.

I dunno. Some companies are having trouble selling their products and they have no clue as to why. For example, a certain North American automobile manufacturer says there is no market for fuel efficient cars. Their answer to turning around their company financially is to make more large trucks and SUV's and subsidize the gas they guzzle for a year. Huh? Meanwhile, a couple Japanese car manufacturers cannot keep up with the demand for hybrid vehicles and are posting record profits. People are even on waiting lists for SmartCars too (they are cute like me!).

So, how did the North Americans determine there was no market for fuel efficient cars?

Some companies have no clue what a customer wants... or maybe their marketing executives secretly know what their customers want to buy? It seems like they don't know what a customer looks like because they've never spoken to one. I guess that's what happens when one sits in the ivory tower (or cottage) and doesn't get out much.


I also understand that companies need to advertise in places where their customers will notice what they are selling. I know of a few high tech companies that advertise in art galleries and museums. Do their customers really go there to see their advertisements? Oh yes, they love the software advertisement next to the Monet...

I think a company needs to ask their customers what they want - and sell that to them. And ask them what periodicals they read and the places they hang out. Advertise there. There is no secret to successful marketing and sales - it is nothing more than understanding your clients' needs and serving them.

I guess common sense isn't really all that common anymore...