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anamusedbouche · 7 years

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Instant Pot Cheater’s Posole

This is a soul warming recipe that is so easy to customize to your heart’s delight. I made this in the laziest way possible (canned green enchilada sauce) because I was sick as a dog. But the flavor is bright, the chicken is hearty, and I had everything I needed. If it’s the season for tomatillos(somewhere) you can roast your own, along with some tasty poblanos. Heck you could oven roast all the veggies for a deep flavor boost. Because I’m trying to get over a lingering cold, I roasted 2 whole cloves of garlic for 40 minutes at 400° (basically just the time it took to pressure cook the chicken and prep everything else)

Method:

Protip: Start roasting anything you want roasted while the chicken cooks.

For the chicken:

Dice one onion, 2 celery ribs, and 2 carrots and layer on the bottom of your instant pot (mine is a 6 quart). Add chicken thighs, dusting with salt, pepper, and spices of your choice (my lazy behind chose a blackening rub) Don’t go too crazy with the salt, as your added chicken broth is bound to have more than you expect in most cases. Add a cup of green enchilada sauce (or green salsa eve n). Seal and cook at pressure for 15 minutes, and do a quick release. Plate chicken and set it aside to get cool enough to touch while you prep ya soup.

For the soup:

If you want some crunchier veg than what’s left in the pressure cooker, dice and add now to your instant pot (I added 4 celery sticks and 2 more carrots). Add your roasted veggies (or garlics), add the remainder of your giant can of green enchilada sauce, your giant can of hominy (drained), a splash n dash of lime, and your choice of spices (I went with cumin, cilantro, pepper pepper pepper, smoked paprika, cayenne, and a hint of ghost pepper). Chop or shred your chicken and add it to the pot too. Ok, now for some eyeballin. How much total soup liquid do you want? In another case of cheating, I filled my hot water maker and used that to add pre-hottened water to my soup, but due to this, I failed to measure, but 4-6 cups seems like plenty. I am using concentrated chicken bone broth so your mileage may vary there. Now it’s all in the pot, you can use slow cooker mode normal for 90 minutes, or low mode even longer, to let all the flavors get it on.

Serve this in a wide bowl and pile with your choice of toppings. I like crushed tortilla chips and sour cream because easy, but cabbage slaw, radishes, avocado, and cotija or queso fresco are better, fancier choices. Scatter cilantro artfully around the bowl too if you’re into that.

Ingredients:

about a pound and a half of chicken thighs (boneless skinless is easy)

large can green enchilada sauce (or 2 things of green salsa, or 1 giant can of tomatillos plus roast ya own peppers, or hey, fresh tomatillos)

1 onion

4-6 stalks of celery

4 carrots

As much garlic as you can handle but then double it

spices (but especially cilantro and cumin)

lime juice (little squeezie lime bottle is fine TBH)

1 large can hominy, drained

chicken broth (squeeze bottle concentrated bone broth is tastier than boxed imho)

garnishes:

raddish, cabbage, tortilla chips, avocado, cilantro, sour cream

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morganbelarus · 6 years

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Father Illustrates The Friendship Between His Tiny Baby And Giant Dog And The Comics Are Adorable

Being a new parent can be extremely tiring, but new father, Nate Anderson found his baby boy to be the endless source of creative inspiration. His webcomic series 'Boy & Dog' chronicles the hilarious adventures of his son, Rowan, and their family's dog.

Anderson told Bored Panda the idea for the comic strip came after the birth of his son last year. "My life was changed by this wiggly, squishy boy that filled my home with laughter and poop. The animals didn't know what to think of him at first, but my Golden Retriever, Murphy, decided that he was pretty cool," he said, "Rowan loves the dog and would squeal with delight whenever Murphy was around him. I started to draw the comics to show what I imagined in my head was transpiring between them."

His Boy & Dog illustrations include conversations, hijinks and even some crude jokes between dog and baby. "Everything is new for the boy, and I imagined that it was the dog's duty to teach him all about the world from a dog's point of view," explained Anderson.

This is not the artist's first time trying his hand at a webcomic. Anderson's first series was called "Quackyboys" and featured him and his college roommates having "wacky adventures," but eventually died off when they moved on. A college drop-out after freshman year, he said he is largely self-taught, "I was already working as a professional Illustrator/Designer at the time, and I feel that I learned more working in the industry than I ever did in school with very uninspiring instructors."

While his comics are quite eccentric, Anderson admitted he's not very good at talking to people and uses his talent to communicate, "My comics give me the ability to tell funny stories and make people laugh with silly gags. I like making people happy. I like making people laugh. Unfortunately, I'm a little socially awkward so this is a better platform for my jokes."

Inspired by artist Glen Keane, he said he loves traditional hand-drawn animation, "I am a huge Disney nerd and when I get into a slump, watching one of the movies he worked on gets me drawing again. Disney's Tarzan has been a huge influence in my desire to animate." As for his own work, he creates each comic entirely on Photoshop from rough layout, sketching, linework, coloring, and dialog.

For Anderson, his overall goal is to spread some laughter and joy to his viewers, "I know I'm not the only one who deals with baby problems and dog problems, so if I can get people to relate to my goofy drawings and have a chuckle then I will consider myself successful."

New comic strips for Dog & Baby are released every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on his website. Scroll down below to see some samples from this adorable series and don't forget to upvote your favs!

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#2 A Good Set Of Chompers Make Chomping Things Much More Fun

#3 Rowan Doesn’t Move Too Great At This Point. He Really Tries Though

#4 This. All Day. Every Day

#5 I Don't Move Fast Enough Sometimes.

#6 By This Definition, I Am Also A Dog

#7 To Say That Murphy Loves Walks Would Be An Understatement. It's More Of An Obsession

#8 I Went To The Hospital With My Wife And All I Got Was This Wiggley Burrito

#9 Why Don't They Make Adult Sized Jumpers Like That? I Need One To Replace My Computer Chair

#10 This Boy Is Always Eating. I Am Living My Dreams Vicariously Through Him

#12 Murphy Is A 90 Pound Lap Dog. At Least He Thinks He Is

#13 Lick All The Things. Result: All The Things Now Belong To You

#14 The Cat Has Been Bringing All The Bugs (Still Alive) Into The House. Heâ€™s Quite Proud

#15 The Next Few Comics Will Contain One Of The Stories That I Have Made Up And Told To Rowan. Proof That I Should Never Be Allowed To Influence Children In Any Way

#16 Scooches Are The New Hot Item

#17 Chewing Is So Much More Work Than Just Drinking Everything

#18 We Have Had Many Deep Conversations With Rowan Over A Juicy Meal. Many Conversations

#19 Like Bringing A Squirt Gun To A Fire Hose Fight

#20 Bouncy Bouncy Bouncy Bouncy Bum!

#22 Snot Removal Is Best Accomplished With 3000 Pounds Of Sucking Force

#23 How Else Are You Supposed To Learn About New Stuff?

#24 This Hasnâ€™t Happenedâ€¦ Yet. Iâ€™m Not Removing It From The Realm Of Possibility Though

#25 Always With The Licking. Every Surface Of My Home Have Been Touched By This Dogs Slobber Dispenser

#26 Stop Hitting Yourself. Stop Hitting Yourself. Stop Hitting Yourself

#27 Murphy Doesnâ€™t Care About His Food. I Donâ€™t Understand How He Is A Dog. He Eventually Eats His Foodâ€¦ When He Gets Around To It

#28 The Real Challenge Is To Hold The Toots Until The Right Pose.

#29 How Am I Supposed To Watch This Baby If He Keeps Moving Around? Solution: Duct Tape

#30 Grass Is Pretty Great.

#32 If Only There Was A Market For Baby Drool, I'd Be Above The Poverty Line

#33 Heâ€™s Having A Hard Time Drinking Because He Canâ€™t Breathe Through His Nose. Much Screaming Ensues

#34 Murphy Has Reserved Seating Under The High Chair. He Offers Helpful Eating Advice To Rowan.

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vivanalove15 · 8 years

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101 Self-Care Suggestions for When It All Feels Like Too Much

1. Have a good, long, body-shaking cry.

2. Call a trusted friend or family member and talk it out.

3. Call in sick. Take comp time if you can. Take a mental health day.

4. Say no to extra obligations, chores, or anything that pulls on your precious self-care time.

5. Book a session (or more!) with your therapist.

6. Dial down your expectations of yourself at this time. When you’re going through life’s tough times, I invite you to soften your expectations of yourself and others.

7. Tuck yourself into bed early with a good book and clean sheets.

8. Watch a comforting/silly/funny/lighthearted TV show or movie. (“Parks and Recreation,” anyone?)

9. Reread your favorite picture and chapter books from childhood.

10. Ask for some love and tenderness from your friends on social media. Let them comment on your post and remind you that you’re loved.

11. Look at some some really gorgeous pieces of art.

12. Watch Youtube videos of Ellen DeGeneres and the adorable kids she has on her show.

13. Look at faith-in-humanity-restoring lists from Buzzfeed.

14. Ask for help. From whoever you need it – your boss, your doctor, your partner, your therapist, your mom. Let people know you need some help.

15. Wrap yourself up in a cozy fleece blanket and sip a cup of hot tea.

16. Breathe. Deeply. Slowly. Four counts in. Six counts out.

17. Hydrate. Have you had enough water today?

18. Eat. Have you eaten something healthy and nourishing today?

19. Sleep. Have you slept 7-9 hours? Is it time for some rest?

20. Shower. Then dry your hair and put on clothes that make you feel good.

21. Go outside and be in the sunshine.

22. Move your body gently in ways that feel good. Maybe aim for 30 minutes. Or 10 if 30 feels like too much.

23. Read a story (or stories) of people who overcame adversity or maybe dealt with mental illness, too. (I personally admire JK Rowling’s story.)

24. Go to a 12-Step meeting. Or any group meeting where support is offered. Check out church listings, hospital listings, school listings for examples.

25. If you suspect something may be physiologically off with you, go see your doctor and/or psychiatrist and talk to them. Medication might help you at this time and they can assist you in assessing this.

26. Take a long, hot bath, light a candle and pamper yourself.

27. Read inspirational quotes.

28. Cuddle someone or something. Your partner. A pillow. Your friend’s dog.

29. Read past emails/postcards/letters etc. from friends and family reminding you of happier times.

30. Knit. Sculpt. Bake. Engage your hands.

31. Exhaust yourself physically – running, yoga, swimming, whatever helps you feel fatigued.

32. Write it out. Free form in a journal or a Google doc. Get it all out and vent.

33. Create a plan if you’re feeling overwhelmed. List out what you need to do next to tackle and address whatever you’re facing. Chunk it down into manageable and understandable pieces.

34. Remember: You only have to get through the next five minutes. Then the next five. And so on.

35. Take five minutes to meditate.

36. Write out a list of 25 Reasons Why You’ll Be OK.

37. Write out a list of 25 Examples of Things You’ve Overcome or Accomplished.

38. Write out a list of 25 Reasons Why You’re a Good, Lovable Person.

39. Write out a list of 25 Things That Make Your Life Beautiful.

40. Sniff some scents that bring you joy or remind you of happier times.

41. Ask for support from friends and family via text if voice-to-voice contact feels like too much. Ask them to check in with you via text daily/weekly. Whatever you need.

42. Lay down on the ground. Let the earth/floor hold you. You don’t have to hold it all on your own.

43. Clean up a corner of a room of your house. Sometimes tidying up can help calm our minds.

44. Ask yourself: What’s my next most immediate priority? Do that. Then ask the question again.

45. Read some poetry.

46. Take a tech break. Delete or deactivate social media if it feels too triggering right now.

47. Or maybe get on tech. If you’ve been isolating maybe even interacting with friends and family online might feel good.

48. Go out in public and be around others. You don’t have to engage. But maybe go sit in a coffee shop or on a bench at a museum and soak up the humanity around you.

49. Or if you’re feeling too saturated with contact, go home. Cancel plans and tend to the introverted parts of yourself.

50. Ask friends and family to remind you that things will be OK and that what you’re feeling is temporary.

51. Put up some Christmas lights in your bedroom. They often make things more magical.

52. Spend a little money and treat yourself to some self-care and comfort. Maybe take a taxi versus the bus. Buy your lunch instead of forcing yourself to pack it. Buy some flowers that delight you.

53. Make art. Scribble with crayons. Splash some watercolors. Paint a rock. Whatever. Just create something.

54. Go wander around outside in your neighborhood and take a look at all the lovely houses and the way people decorate their gardens. Delight in the diversity of design.

55. Go visit or volunteer at your local animal rescue. Pet some animals.

56. Look at photos of people you love. Set them as the wallpaper of your phone or laptop.

57. Create and listen to a playlist of songs that remind you of happier times.

58. Read some spiritual literature.

59. Scream, pound pillows, tear up paper, shake your body to move the energy out.

60. Eat your favorite, most comforting foods.

61. Watch old Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood videos online.

62. Turn off the lights, sit down, stare into space and do absolutely nothing.

63. Pick one or two things that feel like progress and do them. Make your bed. Put away the dishes. Return an email.

64. Go to a church or spiritual community service. Sit among others and absorb any guidance or grace that feels good to you.

65. Allow yourself to fantasize about what you’re hoping or longing for. There are clues and energy in your reveries and daydreams that are worth paying attention to.

66. Watch Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response videos to help you calm down and fall asleep at night.

67. Listen to monks chanting, singing Tibetan bowls or nature sounds to help soothe you.

68. Color in some adult coloring books.

69. Revisit an old hobby. Even if it feels a little forced, try your hand at things you used to enjoy and see what comes up for you.

70. Go to the ocean. Soak up the negative ions.

71. Go to the mountains. Absorb the strength and security of them.

72. Go to the forest. Drink in the shelter, life and sacredness of the trees.

73. Put down the personal help books and pick up some good old fashioned fiction.

74. Remember: Your only job right now is to put one foot in front of the other.

75. Allow and feel and express your feelings – all of them! – safely and appropriately. Seek out help if you need support in this.

76. Listen to sad songs or watch sad movies if you need a good cry. (“Steel Magnolias“, anyone?)

77. Dance around wildly to your favorite, most cheesy songs from your high school years.

78. Put your hands in dirt. If you have a garden, go garden. If you have some indoor plants, tend to them. If you don’t have plants or a garden, go outside. Go to a local nursery and touch and smell all the gorgeous plants.

79. If you want to stay in bed all day watching Netflix, do it. Indulge.

80. Watch or listen to some comedy shows or goofy podcasts.

81. Look for and Google up examples of people who have gone through and made it through what you’re currently facing. Seek out models of inspiration.

82. Get expert help with whatever you need. Whether that’s through therapy, psychiatry, a lawyer, clergy, let those trained to support you do it.

83. Educate yourself about what you’re going through. Learn about what you’re facing, what you can expect to feel, and how you can support yourself in this place.

84. Establish a routine and stick to it. Routines can bring so much comfort and grounding in times of life that feel chaotic or out of control.

85. Do some hardcore nesting and make your home or bedroom as cozy and beautiful and comforting as possible.

86. Get up early and watch a sunrise.

87. Go outside and set up a chair and watch the sunset.

88. Make your own list of self-soothing activities that engage all five of your senses.

89. Develop a supportive morning ritual for yourself.

90. Develop a relaxing evening ritual for yourself.

91. Join a support group for people who are going through what you’re going through. Check out the listings at local hospitals, libraries, churches, and universities to see what’s out there.

92. Volunteer at a local shelter or hospital or nursing home. Practice being of service to others who may also be going through a tough time.

93. Accompany a friend or family member to something. Even if it’s just keeping them company while they run errands, sometimes this kind of contact can feel like good self-care.

94. Take your dog for a walk. Or borrow a friend’s dog and take them for a walk.

95. Challenge your negative thinking.

96. Practice grounding, relaxation techniques.

97. Do something spontaneous. Walk or drive a different way to work. Order something new off the menu.Listen to a Spotify playlist of new songs.

98. Work with your doctor, naturopath or nutritionist to develop a physical exercise plan and food plan that will be supportive to whatever you’re facing right now.

99. Pray. Meditate. Write a letter to God/The Universe/Source/Your Higher Self, whatever you believe in.

100. As much as you can, please try and trust the process.

101. Finally, please remember, what you’re going through right now is temporary. It may not feel like that from inside the tough time you’re in, but this too shall pass and you will feel different again someday. If you can’t have faith in that, let me hold the hope for you.

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barryswamsleyaz · 4 years

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Serve the Best Dog Food for German Shepherds

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Updated July 9, 2020 | Caring for Your Dog ByKaren Anderson

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Known for their knowledge and protective impulses, German Shepherds have actually long been popular with families. They are confident, faithful, highly trainable, and also do very well with kids. Taking care of a Shepherd implies maintaining those thick layers– they do lose quite a bit– as well as fulfilling their relatively high workout needs. They flourish on a protein-rich diet plan. The most effective pet food for German Shepherds is a top quality damp or dry food that’s created for an active large-breed pet dog.

We’re offering some fundamentals right here concerning German Shepherd nourishment to aid you select the best food for your pup or grown-up pet dog. All pet dogs call for a healthy and balanced diet that offers the right mix of healthy protein, fat, calories, and important nutrients. Muscular large-breed pet dogs like German Shepherds have some unique nutritional requirements.

German Shepherds grow to an adult dimension of 50 to 90 pounds, in some cases more. They’re rather energetic, German Shepherds have slower metabolic process than pet dogs that consider under 20 extra pounds at maturity. That suggests you’ll wish to control the amount of fat and calories they consume to prevent unhealthy weight gain. That goes for young puppies, too. , if your puppy expands too promptly they can be at a higher danger for developing bone and also joint problems in adulthood.. When getting food for your German Shepherd puppy, select large-dog recipes made especially for slower, steadier development. Every German Shepherd is special and your dog’s age, body weight, as well as task degree will certainly establish their calorie needs. Generally speaking, nonetheless, the energetic German Shepherd calls for a more calorie-dense diet than lots of huge type pets. Protein is exceptionally important to assist these pets develop and also keep lean muscle mass.

Right here are some crucial aspects to search for when selecting canine food for your German Shepherd:

A high portion of pet healthy proteins like meat, fish, and also fowl (a minimum of 22% for pups and also 18% for grownups)

Omega-3 and also omega-6 fatty acids for healthy skin and coat

Approximately 5% fiber, with absorbable carbohydrates like whole grains and veggies

A complete as well as nutritionally well balanced formula in accordance with AAFCO nutrient profiles As a rule, skip any dog foods that don’t list an animal resource of healthy protein as the first ingredient and prevent ones that contain fillers, byproducts, or artificial

additives. What About Grain-Free Dog Food?

Several pet proprietors erroneously think that due to the fact that wolves are predators, pet dogs can not digest grains. There’s likewise a typical false impression that grain-free dog foods are somehow healthier than dog foods that consist of grains.

For many dogs, whole grains can be a very nutritious resource of power, fiber, and important nutrients. The time to consider a grain-free diet is if your veterinarian detects your dog with an allergy to several grains. Also then, you can get around the allergic reaction issue by picking a limited-ingredient diet regimen that contains a grain your canine can tolerate.

A 2018 examination by the FDA, which has actually been consequently updated, suggested a link in between grain-free diet regimens and also dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in canines. DCM is an acquired heart trouble that a lot of commonly affects huge breeds, including the German shepherd. Because of that, it’s a good concept to speak with your vet and also get their authorization prior to feeding your dog a grain-free diet.

The Most Effective Dog Food for German Shepherds

The most effective diet plan for your German Shepherd is one that is abundant in high-quality pet protein with lots of healthy fats as well as the optimum balance of crucial nutrients. To help you select the best canine food for your furry friend, we’ve compiled a listing of our top picks in dry and damp foods for pups and also for grown-up dogs.

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_ space”> Buy Now on Chewy This Royal Canin formula is designed specifically for pure-breed German Shepherds over 15 months old. German Shepherds can have finicky digestive systems; this recipe is intended to combat that with highly digestible proteins consisting of poultry and an option of particular fibers, such as makers rice and also oat groats, to aid food digestion and prevent soft feceses. It’s offered in 17 -and 30-pound bags. Buy Now on Chewy If your German Shepherd deals with food allergic reactions, a limited-ingredient diet regimen like this lamb dish and also wild rice formula could be a good option; it consists of just a single sort of pet protein and brown rice gives the grains and also fiber, so it’s gluten-free.

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For pet dogs that favor wet food, or a mix of wet and dry, this large-breed poultry dish gives premium nutrition from all-natural ingredients like real hen, carrots, wild rice, oat meal, and also wonderful potatoes. Buy Now on Chewy

Made with a rich blend of fresh hen, turkey, and wild rice, this wholesome recipe for large-breed canines consists of no fillers, results, or man-made ingredients. Buy Now on Chewy This recipe is available in a bigger kibble dimension for those bigger teeth and also features costs active ingredients like chicken, oatmeal, pumpkin, and cranberries. It’s available in 15- and also 30-pound bags. Buy Now on Amazon

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finest dog food for big types. More Reading Karen Anderson is an author at Rover. Before joining Rover, she was an author as well as editor at Apple as well as a freelancer for business consisting of Cardiac Science, Houzz, the Home Owners Club,

as well as the Seattle Times. Her hobbies are dancing, horticulture, sci-fi, and also pet-sitting for next-door neighbors and buddies. She shares her house with a delightful clowder of unusual rescue felines.

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Serve the Best Dog Food for German Shepherds

Updated July 9, 2020 | Caring for Your Dog ByKaren Anderson

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Right here are some crucial aspects to search for when selecting canine food for your German Shepherd:

A high portion of pet healthy proteins like meat, fish, and also fowl (a minimum of 22% for pups and also 18% for grownups)

Omega-3 and also omega-6 fatty acids for healthy skin and coat

Approximately 5% fiber, with absorbable carbohydrates like whole grains and veggies

additives. What About Grain-Free Dog Food?

A 2018

examination by the FDA, which has actually been consequently updated, suggested a link in between grain-free diet regimens and also dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in canines. DCM is an acquired heart trouble that a lot of commonly affects huge breeds, including the German shepherd. Because of that, it’s a good concept to speak with your vet and also get their authorization prior to feeding your dog a grain-free diet.

The Most Effective Dog Food for German Shepherds

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began on the appropriate foot. It’s available in 15-as well as 30-pound bags.

Buy Now on Chewy Made with deboned hen as the cornerstone, with wholesome brown rice for carbohydrate assistance, this healthy recipe can be found in a bigger kibble dimension for German Shepherd pups to devour on. Buy Now on Chewy Like other Blue Buffalo dishes, this

artificial additives but consists of lots of omega fats and probiotics to help digestion. Buy Now on Chewy This dish includes 24

%protein from holistic, natural whitefish, a rich mix of omega fats for healthy and balanced skin as well as layer, and 4%fiber to promote excellent digestion. Buy Now on Chewy

From Chewy’s internal brand name, this budget-friendly large-breed formula is made from top notch ingredients like fresh deboned salmon, menhaden fish meal, as well as brown rice. Buy Now on Chewy Featuring farm-raised poultry, whole-grain wild rice, and wonderful potatoes, this formula is made to sustain your German Shepherd’s health and wellness and wellness.< a href="https://prf.hn/click/camref:1011l4bUt/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chewy.com%2Fnutro-wholesome-essentials-healthy%2Fdp%2F114586"course=" button-shortcode switch" target="

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Highland Park, Los Angeles: A Watchful Eye on Gentrification

When Megan Auster-Rosen, 39, began her house hunt 18 months ago, she knew she would have to make some compromises. A New York City native, she had spent four years renting in the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Silver Lake and Echo Park, which together form the City of Angels’s hipster epicenter and reminded her of Brooklyn.

But Ms. Auster-Rosen, a clinical psychologist, and her wife, Ava, a cinematographer, have hopes of starting a family, and were looking for room to grow. They found it by heading northeast, to the historic, racially diverse enclave of Highland Park, where they found a three-bedroom, one-bath bungalow that offered easy access to the sort of funky, foodie, fair-trade shops and restaurants they both love.

“We wanted something walkable, because we’re New Yorkers. And that’s what really sold us on this place,” she said.

Highland Park has twin main drags — York Boulevard and Figueroa Street — both stocked with third-wave coffee shops, artisan bakeries and pretty stores peddling vinyl and vintage handicrafts. In July 2018, the couple paid $749,000 for their bungalow, which is on a side street just minutes by foot from York. Figueroa Street can be reached by car in the same amount of time.

Ms. Auster-Rosen sacrificed one of the house’s three bedrooms for more open-plan living, knocking down a wall at the front of the home and creating a central living/dining space. She had the kitchen rearranged as well, and HVAC installed. There’s a converted garage she plans to turn into a granny flat for guests. Her dog, Tiny, an aptly-named Chihuahua who clocks in at about four pounds, appreciates her new outdoor domain. If and when a baby joins the family, there’s a spare bedroom waiting.

The home is flanked by churches, a fact that initially made Ms. Auster-Rosen wary. “We were like, are they going to be homophobic?” she said. “But in fact it’s been nice. We hear singing on Sunday mornings. We love our neighbors. And we just love having this much space.”

The neighborhood is in the midst of a renaissance, which has made it an affordable alternative for young professionals like Ms. Auster-Rosen who find themselves priced out of central Los Angeles. But its transition is complicated. Highland Park is historically Latino, and as housing prices have crept up, a slew of Spanish-speaking panaderias, bodegas and businesses have shuttered. But crime has also plummeted, bringing new parks, night life and vibrancy to streets that a decade ago were caught in the grip of Los Angeles’s notorious gang violence. Many longtime residents welcome the new sense of security while also bemoaning an erasure of the neighborhood’s long-held identity.

“Highland Park is the new Silver Lake,” said Alison Huddy, a Los Angeles native who runs the real estate team Home Sweet Huddy along with her husband, Jason. “In the ’80s and ’90s the sun would go down and, that was it — you locked your doors because there was so much gang activity … but now, you walk down Figueroa Street at night, and it’s so happening.”

As the makeup of the community has shifted, many of its newer residents — who skew young, white and college-educated — speak openly about their complex love for the neighborhood.

“The gentrification piece is stressful. If we had gone into a house where renters were going to be kicked out, I would have said, ‘I can’t buy this house,’” Ms. Auster-Rosen said. But she and her wife found a home that was being sold — at a tidy profit — by its owner of 15 years. The diversity around them sweetened the deal.

She especially appreciated that Highland Park hadn’t gentrified as much as Eagle Rock, the enclave’s northern neighbor. “In our neighborhood there are Costa Ricans and there are Mexicans. The family across the street is Korean. There’s always different music. I love talking to the neighbors who have been here for a long time.”

What You’ll Find

Highland Park is bordered on the south and east by the 110 freeway, and stretches west almost all the way to Eagle Rock Boulevard. Its northern border sits below Occidental College and the city limits of Pasadena.

Highland Park Bowl, located on Figueroa Street, is Los Angeles’s oldest bowling alley. It was established during Prohibition in 1927 and was beautifully refurbished in 2016, with its original wooden lanes still intact, sawed-off pin holders upcycled into delightful chandeliers, and handsome leather couches that serve as gathering points for house cocktails from its two horseshoe-shaped bars, as well as wood-fired pizzas and live music.

Most commerce is clustered around Figueroa Street and York Boulevard, or Fig and York, as the locals call them.

Many of its streets are filled with Craftsman-style homes and California bungalows. Some historic Highland Park homes date back as far as the 1880s; most were constructed in the 1910s and 1920s.

A construction flurry in the 1950s led to the razing of some of the district’s oldest homes, and today, nearly every block features a site that is under renovation and in the process of being flipped.

What You’ll Pay

In 2016, Gerard Way, frontman for the band My Chemical Romance, sold his Highland Park home — a restored, six-bedroom, midcentury structure — for $1.158 million, marking the first-ever home sale in the neighborhood north of the $1 million mark. Today, there are dozens. The highest sale to date in 2019 was at $1.625 million.

This year through September, 255 single-family homes sold at a median price of $829,000, compared with 268 at a median of $800,000 during the same period in 2018, and 220 at a median of $630,000 during the same period in 2016, according to real estate appraisers Miller Samuel Inc.

The Vibe

“Highland Park fills a void,” said Jason Huddy, the real estate agent. He points to a specific profile of buyer — couples who are first-time homeowners, who either don’t have children yet or have one small child, and are currently renting in trendy neighborhoods like Silver Lake or Echo Park. When they start thinking about growing their families, Mr. Huddy said, they are likely priced out of places like Pasadena and Burbank, which each offer their own walkable downtowns and culture spots. Highland Park, he said, “is a shining beacon of awesomeness — where you can afford a house and you can still keep your identity.”

For JD Rocchio, however, a growing family isn’t a priority, but a strong sense of community is. The 32-year-old Los Angeles native bought his first home in Highland Park in December, a little more than two years after moving his business, Belle’s Bagels, from a pop-up spot inside a bakery on Figueroa Street to a permanent location on York Boulevard. He paid $720,000 for a two-bedroom, one-bath Craftsman-style house that he shares with his dog, Dusty, a hound/pit bull mix.

“There is an any town feel,” he said. “The number one thing I love about living here is you can just pop from store to store and you meet the people who run the businesses — their kids and wives are there, their family is eating in the corner. There’s a sense of connectedness.”

The Schools

Highland Park is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, the second largest school district in the United States. Nine public elementary schools serve the neighborhood, as well as one magnet elementary.

Benjamin Franklin Senior High serves the area, with an enrollment of more than 1,600. In the 2017-2018 school year, 61 percent of 11th-grade students met or exceeded the state benchmark for college-readiness by scoring a 480 on the EBRW (Evidence Based Reading and Writing) sections of the SAT. In math, 35 percent met the benchmark score for readiness, which is 530.

Across the Los Angeles Unified School District, an average of 58 percent of 11th graders met their benchmarks in EBRW, and 35 percent in math.

The Commute

Highland Park is home to a precious commodity in Los Angeles: a metro stop. The L.A. Metro Gold Line has a station just north of Figueroa Street, and can get commuters downtown in about 35 minutes.

On the city’s clogged freeways, the ride from Highland Park to the heart of downtown Los Angeles can take about an hour. A drive to the west side can be a much longer slog — as much as an hour and 50 minutes — but in off-peak hours, can take only 30 minutes.

The History

Highland Park was settled along the Arroyo Seco river, a misnomer for a body of water and its canyon. Both the river and its canyon have been a transportation corridor for centuries; a railroad bridge built in the 1880s brought a faster link and in the 1940s, the construction of California Route 110 — a.k.a. the Arroyo Seco Parkway — brought the very first freeway to the United States.

Thanks to its location as a transit hub, Highland Park was one of Los Angeles’s first suburban neighborhoods. It was incorporated into the city in 1895 and soon became the epicenter of the Arts and Crafts movement — a fact still evident today in its homes with wide eaves and a handful of Victorian relics. Sandwiched between downtown Los Angeles and what was then the resort town of Pasadena, Highland Park became both a bedroom community and an artistic haven.

The neighborhood has a long and proud history of welcoming outsiders; in the 1970s it became a center of Chicano art collectives, and in the 1990s, it was the beating heart of the punk rock revolution.

The area has seen steady gentrification, with new shops and businesses opening and home prices on the rise, since the early 2000s.

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50 The Most Awesome LEGO Building Ideas Creation

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50 The Most Awesome LEGO Building Ideas Creation

Every one of us had a LEGO set or at least some generic building blocks while growing up, and to most of us these little plastic bricks bring back the greatest memories. Some people though, are not ready to leave the memories of when they were young behind and, to our delight, continue playing with their LEGO bricks. We here at Apegeo have rounded up some of the most creative LEGO building ideas for you to see and maybe inspire to wipe the dust off of your own LEGO bricks set, that we are sure you still keep somewhere in the attic.

Now, when it comes to LEGO ideas, the possibilities of what can be built are endless! From various kinds of oh-so-real looking dinosaurs to life-size cars, humongous cruise ships and a liveable house, these crafty LEGO building aficionados sure took it up a notch. To be fair, most of them are real artists, architects or engineers, but we are sure that with a bit of patience, loads of spare LEGO parts and some calculations anyone could build an artwork of their own.

So stretch your fingers for some scrolling, prepare your imagination to run wild and go fetch a dust rag, because after looking at these fantastic LEGO creations you are sure to feel the urge to find your forgotten LEGO set. Vote for the most incredible creation and show your LEGO building ideas masterpieces in the comments!

#1 LEGO Batcave Built From 20,000 Blocks With 4 Lights Powered From Behind

This was made by Carlyle Livingston II and Wayne Hussay and it took them more than 800 hours to build it co2pix

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#2 LEGO Elephants

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#3 Real Size LEGO Giraffe

jared422

#4 There’s One Giant Creation

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#5 My First Creation From Coming Out Of Dark Ages A Few Months Back

Mike Doyle

#6 Art Studio Needed A Piano. About 25,000 Bricks

nathansawaya

#7 Wayne Manor And Batcave Complete

It dissembles into about 20 large modular chunks that all fit in my Rav 4. It takes about 7 hours to put back together correctly including wiring the lights back up and set up all the minifigs and about 100 bats WetWired

#8 Largest LEGO Ship Without Support That Break The Guinness World Record

If you compare the LEGO version of “World Dream” with the real “World Dream,” it’s set at 1:40 ratio. The similarity between the LEGO ship and the real ship is close to 100%. If you look from afar, it’s not instantly apparent that this is a cruise ship built from LEGOs. It’s is 8.44 meters long, 1.33 meters wide and 1.54 meters high, and is made from more than 2.5 million LEGOs. The weight of it is also quite stunning because it weighs around 2 tons, that is, about 6,100 pounds Etllor,unwire.hk

#9 My Dad Was Going Through Old Photos And Found A Picture Of A Boat We Built Together That Was The Length Of Me And Was Two And A Half Feet Tall

My aunt gave me her entire stash of LEGOs from when she was a kid for Christmas that year. She crammed it all in a mattress box. I wouldn’t have been able to build it if I didn’t have all those LEGOs from the 80s and 90s PoopintheBox16

#10 All Done With LEGOs

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#11 One Of The Favorites

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#12 Look At The Awesome New LEGO Sculptures At The LEGO Store In Downtown Disney

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#13 Full-Size LEGO House Made By James May

Top Gear presenter James May has just built the world’s first full-size LEGO house – including a working toilet, hot shower, and a very uncomfortable bed – using 3.3 million plastic bricks

#14 In The Waiting Room Of The LEGO Office In Sydney

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#15 My Real Dog Met My LEGO Dog

nathansawaya

#16 Spotted This In Legoland California

Fiid Williams

#17 LEGO Building Ideas: The Beatles

Simon Q

#18 After Months Of Designing, Then Building, Then Designing Even More, Then Building Again, It’s Finally Done

Hogwarts in its entirety. It’s around 34×54” in size, coming in at about 25,000 pieces in total (with a bunch of those pieces coming from an additional Hogwarts set). What I am proud of most of this build is that I didn’t really have to alter the original set at all (with exception to removing a few tables from the great hall and some of the easily removed rock plates on the open side). It can be slid apart to reveal the interiors, which was crazy tricky to maintain while at the same time closing it off ryankroboth

#19 Old Singer Sewing Machine With The Full Table And Drawers

Eugene Tan

#20 Gotta Love Passing The Loch Ness At Disney Springs

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#21 Batman LEGO Display

Loren Javier

#22 Coastersaurus – LEGO Dinosaur

jared422

#23 LEGO Homer Was My Personal Project

I’ve spent over 2 weeks designing and building the sculpture. It was the first time I had ever made a large-scale LEGO sculpture. Much of the building process was pure visualization, double-checked by a little counting and math. I started the prototype by building Homer’s eyes and then making his face outwards from there Sean Kenney

#24 LEGO A380 Plane

The A380 is one of the world’s largest passenger aircraft, and Singapore Airlines was to be the first to fly this plane. This model is the biggest plane model that has ever been built in Legoland Denmark, made in Lego bricks with a wingspan of 320cm (~10ft). It is built to a scale of 1:25. They used approximately 75000 Lego bricks Eje Gustafsson

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#25 Splish Splash

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#26 Tyrannosaurus Rex Made Out Of LEGO Blocks

ccho,Simon Q

#27 Beauty And The Beast LEGO Statue

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#28 Pizza Slice

This is one of those weird moments when the cartoon – or, in this case, LEGO pieces – looks better than the real food nobu_tary

#29 Finally Switching To LED Light Bulbs

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#30 LEGO Avengers – Iron Man Hulkbuster Vs. Hulk

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#31 This LEGO Man

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#32 Lightning McQueen Life Size LEGO Sculpture

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#33 One Step At A Time

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#34 Life-Size X-Wing Front. This Thing Is Huge

Pascal

#35 Spotted In “The Art Of The Brick” LEGO Exhibition

Simon Q

#36 Fully Functioning Air Conditioner Out Of LEGO Bricks

When I was asked to build an air conditioner, I thought “Nathan, let’s not just make a replica of an air conditioner. No, Nathan here’s a golden opportunity to make something cool. Let’s make a functioning air conditioner. Now that would be cool!” Please note that by ‘functioning’ I just meant a spinning fan. And by ‘cool’ I meant someone who would not address themselves by their own name. Working feverishly at the 2006 Carrier Convention I built a functioning replica of Carrier’s newest air conditioner, complete with the compressor, valves and a working fan. It took every hour of both days of the convention, but in the end, I was happy with the result. And with that spinning fan, wow, what a breeze Nathan Sawaya

#37 A Good Use For Just About Every White Piece I Own

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#38 Pegasus Made For Perot Museum In Dallas

nathansawaya

#39 Logo

Soeno Eat

#40 LEGO Building Ideas: Wasp Sculpture

Scott McLeod

#41 LEGO Polar Bear Which Is On Display At The Philadelphia Zoo

This sculpture is the largest and most visually complex sculpture I have made to date. It contains over 95,000 LEGO pieces and took over 1100 hours to construct together with 5 of my assistants. I spent 2 full days creating just the facial expression. I wanted to make sure the bear didn’t look too cartoonish, but also that his expression could be readable the way we read human emotions. Since he is stuck on an ice float and his species is endangered, I wanted him to look a little frustrated, a little sad, a little confused, and overall concerned about the predicament he is in Sean Kenney

#42 LEGO Boardroom Table

This boardroom table is 4ft x 9ft. A monolithic slab made up of a random pattern of the instantly recognizable LEGO pixels, with the company’s logo built in relief into the table top, falling away under a glass surface. Architects don’t typically work as contractors, so it was hugely rewarding for us and financially efficient for our client when we decided to build the table ourselves. The table consists of 22,742 pieces clicked together with traditional LEGO construction techniques (no glue), a 136mm grommet is located in its center abgc

#43 Blood Vessel Sculpture

This gigantic LEGO sculpture of a blood vessel was built in 48 hours over five days and using just under 50,000 LEGO pieces. No computers or programs were used for the design. Everything was done by eye straight from our imaginations Mark of Falworth

#44 LEGO Building Ideas: Bison Sculpture

Scott McLeod

#45 Eiffel Tower And MGM Grand

jared422

#46 Venom Mask

Brickatecture

#47 LEGO Building Ideas Lawnmower

Scott McLeod

#48 LEGO Kids

acklee

#49 LEGO Building Ideas: Motorcycle

Nathan Sawaya

#50 Wardrobe Malfunction. Statue Of Liberty Interpretation In LEGOs

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'Air Bud' is good

20 years later, a fresh look at the classic film.

I’ve never seen Air Bud. Think about how weird that is: The movie came out in 1997. I was eight, the perfect age to see a movie about a dog that plays basketball. Everybody saw Air Bud. Everybody loved Air Bud. The Air Bud franchise was to children in the ’90s as the 50 Shades of Gray franchise is to suburban moms now, just with more sports and no sex stuff.

And yet, I missed it. I blame this on the fact that I’m an only child whose parents are more into Proust than they are Disney movies (they’re very smart and wonderful people). But because I didn’t have cable or siblings to tell me what was cool, I grew up watching PBS and not knowing the lyrics to the Spice Girls’ songs. My 1990s cultural blindspots still haunt me. Case in point: Kel Mitchell went to Super Bowl media night as his Good Burger character, and I got mercilessly roasted when I asked my colleagues who the guy in the fast food uniform was.

I’m telling you this to explain why I’m sitting at my desk watching Air Bud in the SB Nation offices at 4:25 pm on a Thursday. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the film’s release, the NBA trade deadline is over, the Oscars are this weekend. I felt like only way I could create content of dubious quality honoring all three momentous occasions at once was to finally watch Air Bud and blog my experience.

I also want to see if you guys have been right this whole time. Is Air Bud as good as everyone’s been saying it is for the past 20 years? Let’s find out.

HERE WE GO!

The movie opens on an idyllic country road, and, oh my god, what is happening? A giant wooden clown head is cresting over a hill. It’s perched on top of a pickup truck driven by a guy dressed as a clown.

I’m confused. Is this a horror film or a movie for children? Is Air Bud actually the prequel to Saw? Has everyone has been lying to me about this movie a part of some sick, elaborate prank?

Things start to make more sense when I see a dog in the back of the pickup truck. I’m pretty sure it’s Air Bud himself, dressed up as a clown.

It turns out that Bad Clown Dude performs at kid’s birthday parties, and Air Bud is his sidekick who does tricks with balls. Bad Clown Dude is a real dick. He beats Air Bud and decides to take the dog to the pound after things go awry at the party. I hate this man with my entire being.

Fortunately, the gate of the pickup truck is down, so Air Bud’s crate — with Air bud locked in it — falls out the back. Trucks are screaming by as he’s trapped in the middle of the road, and then he gets hit by a car.

I mean, not, like, badly, but hard enough so that his crate topples over and he pops out. I know I’m not supposed to laugh right now, but a dog in a clown suit is pretty funny. The mom driving the SUV that hit him is like, “Huh, hit a dog, whoops,” and then keeps driving.

What kind of monster hits a dog and doesn’t stop to save it?

We can tell that her son Josh — who’s sitting up front because no one gave a damn about air bags in the 1990s and we all turned out okay, okay? — is the main character by the way the camera lingers on his face. He longingly watches Air Bud trot down the road behind the car.

Josh and his family have just moved to Fernville, Washington to be near his mom’s relatives after his dad passed away. A shot of Josh in his empty room holding a box of stuff shows us how lonely and sad he is. In the kitchen, Josh’s mom is on the phone having conversation that clearly isn’t relevant to the plot but intrigues me, because I hear her say, “I understand that Bolivia didn’t get the napkins, and Venezuela did?”

“Napkins” is definitely code for “cocaine.” Josh’s mom is an international drug lord.

Drug Dealer Mom hangs up on whatever cartel runner she was talking to and asks Josh how school was. Josh says his first line of the whole movie: “It sucks.”

School does, indeed, suck; Josh tries to sign up for the basketball team, but the asshole coach makes him be the manager instead. I feel bad for the kid, but things start looking up when he finds a magical basketball court behind his house. It’s on the edge of a beautiful lake surrounded by mountains, and it’s a good thing Drug Dealer Mom is a kingpin, because otherwise this family wouldn’t be able to afford such prime real estate.

There are bits and pieces of a clown suit strewn about the court. We hear barking from the bushes. And then ****SPOILER ALERT**** Air Bud shows up! He eats a pudding cup that must’ve fallen out of Josh’s backpack. Pudding can’t be good for dogs, but Air Bud is dirty and hungry, so we aren’t supposed to care.

Josh picks up a basketball and tosses it to Air Bud. Because he’s a trained clown dog, Air Bud can balls out, and the two pals have the time of their lives playing together. I start laughing because it’s so delightful, but I’m also tearing up, because it’s very moving to see Josh finally make a friend.

I’m starting to understand why everyone loves this movie so much.

Josh brings Air Bud home. Air Bud eats Spaghetti-Os in the bathroom, and I will honestly be shocked if this dog is alive in ten minutes given all the crap this boy has fed it. There are five open cans of Spaghetti-Os on the ground. The poor animal is going to have to get his stomach pumped.

Josh is wearing a suit of old time-y rain gear. He gives Air Bud a bath and brushes his teeth.

Drug Dealer Mom comes home from dealing drugs and gets pissed when Air Bud spills paint all over the house. But she lets Josh keep the dog, because if she didn’t, the movie would be over.

Now we’re at the school gym, where Josh meets a kind, older man who works as a janitor there, because what would a ’90s movie be without a non-threatening black man whose backstory is developed just enough — but not more — to serve the narrative needs of the white protagonist? It turns out that this guy was a great basketball player for the Knicks, and I’m like, “Uh, why would a former NBA player now be working as a janitor at a middle school in Washington state as opposed to sipping margaritas in Tulum or hosting a show on ESPN?”

But I let it go, because I start wondering what happened to Josh in real life. What if Josh is hot now?

He is. I just Googled him. Check out how hot Josh is.

He’s over-groomed, but the man looks good. This is not a Haley Joel Osment situation.

Things are getting better for Josh. Buddy (that’s what Josh calls Air Bud) performs basketball tricks during halftime after Josh makes the team. Josh even has a friend, this kid with an aggressive bowl cut who carries around an orange peel that Scotty Pippen once threw away, as well as a piece of chewed-up gum that Dennis Rodman once spit out. I don’t know where he’s getting all this famous trash. The boys put it in their socks for good luck.

The asshole coach ends up getting fired when the principal catches him pelting Trash Kid with basketballs in a dark gym. This feels a little heavy for a children’s movie, but it works as a plot device, because it means that the basketball-great-turned-janitor can take over the team as Good Coach and preach the beauty of teamwork.

The inevitable Scary Moment Where Everything Could Fall Apart comes when Bad Clown Dude shows up to reclaim Air Bud. Josh steals Air Bud back, but worries that he’s just going to get taken again. So he hops a ferry with the dog and goes to an island.

“Go on Buddy, you’re free now,” Josh says, crying, as he makes Buddy leave him. I feel this sharp pain in my chest. Buddy hops into the water, whining as he watches Josh get carried away.

I’m softly crying. I’m glad I didn’t watch this movie when I was little because I don’t know that I could’ve handled heartbreak at such an early age.

Josh is back at school playing basketball. I’m still broken up over the fact that he left his goddamn dog on a goddamn island. But then we hear barking and — could it be?! — BUDDY RETURNS! Thank god I only had to suffer like that for seven minutes.

Josh’s team only has four players on the court because one just got hurt. There’s no rule that dogs can’t play basketball, so Buddy, wearing little doggie basketball shoes and an adorable doggie jersey, checks in. I’m laughing and crying again as I watch Josh and Buddy win the game.

It’s 6 p.m. now, and the office is emptying out.

I breathe a sigh of relief knowing there are only 15 minutes left and more truly bad shit can’t happen. But there’s going to be some slightly bad shit, because Bad Clown Dude shows up again.

Drug Dealer Mom says something along the lines of, “Hell no, you’re not taking my dog!” Bad Clown Dude goes, “I’LL SEE YOU IN COURT!” Donald Trump plagiarized Air Bud.

I guess legal fees don’t matter when you’re Drug Dealer Mom and want to be sure your kid doesn’t lose his dog, because here we are, in court. Thankfully, Good Coach shows up and saves the day; it turns out that he used to be the old, curmudgeonly judge’s favorite player.

Good Coach proposes that Buddy choose who he wants to belong to. After a few suspenseful pump-fakes, Air Bud obviously chooses Josh, jumping up to give him a hug. The movie ends with a huge crowd cheering outside the courthouse.

Hulu asks me if I want to watch Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco. Yes, Hulu, that’s literally all I want, but it would be weird to stay in the office until 9 p.m. watching another kid’s movie about dogs, and I’m emotionally exhausted, so I go home.

THE VERDICT:

Air Bud is good. I love Air Bud. I think I probably would’ve questioned less — why is Josh wearing foul weather gear to take a bath with his dog? Why are bullies in ’90s movies always chewing gum? Why do the feds never show up to investigate Drug Dealer Mom? — if I’d seen this as a kid.

But I’m glad I didn’t. Watching it now reminded me what it felt like to be a child. It brought me back to the days when all I worried about was if my crush would pick me to be on his soccer team at recess and if there was a new episode of Wishbone that night. When a new set of baseball cards could bring infinite happiness.

Air Bud stands the test of time. It’s a cinematic masterpiece that gave me a respite from being an adult almost two hours. What could be better than that?

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