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Two very cute and very worth it Tax Deductions

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  • 1. woman lover said:

    First! Dooce is into anal sex

  • 2. Gry said:

    Leta AND Chuck!! Woohoo!!

  • 3. JessicaRabbit said:

    Aww both babies!

  • 4. Moi said:

    I love the protective ways of Chuck-o!!! And Leta, as always, SO CUTE!

  • 5. Nell said:

    How cute! Chuck posed obediently for the camera. Leta didn't care.

  • 6. WinInc said:

    top 10!!!

  • 7. Hilory said:

    Leta is CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 8. laura said:

    that's two photos (today and yesterday) of Leta looking like she is standing up....

    is she progressing from crawling?

  • 9. fyds said:

    woman lover, how the hell would you know?

  • 10. Ronda Virant said:

    Looks like Chuck loves the camera like my dog does!

  • 11. hungry said:

    very cool.

  • 12. patreesha rocks said:

    Look at the hair on that muffin!

  • 13. lindsay said:

    cute x 2!

  • 14. Thijs said:

    Apparently Leta is more interested in what's up on the table (counter?)...
    Food maybe? ;)

  • 15. Kirsty said:

    it is almost like he is looking into the camera thinking .oO(remember when _I_ got all of the attention)

  • 16. stacey said:

    oh lord she is going to swallow that sippy-cup-thing whole.

    ...chuck wants a pop-tart.

  • 17. Liv said:

    So cute! Leta's hair looks adorable like that!

  • 18. Michelle Brady said:

    Chuck's expressions always seem so soft since Leta was born. They are both gorgeous, and I always love it when you put up photos featuring them together.

  • 19. Margaret in Germany said:

    Chuck looks like he is waiting for the first dribble to hit the ground, so he can 'clean up'.

  • 20. karen(Singapore) said:

    i love dooce! and never fail to update everyday! i love chuck and leta too!

  • 21. Leila said:

    yah! Leta & Chuck!

  • 22. Ms-Chievous said:

    Tax day is upon us.
    6 ex-mormon deductions here.

  • 23. spoonleg said:

    I think I will follow every sentence throughout the day with, "Dooce is into anal sex."

    "I'd like an extra-long cheese coney with fries. Dooce is into anal sex."

    "Good morning, Sam. Dooce is into anal sex."

    "Pass the salt, please. Dooce is into anal sex."

    Most random FIRST! comment ever. Happy Chuck and Leta Friday, guys!

  • 24. kEma said:

    Oh my God, they are so scrumptiously sweet....

  • 25. JessicaRabbit said:

    Aren't all the really good ones into anal sex?

    Or have I been doing it all these years for nothing....

  • 26. Coquette said:

    Another Friday with Leta and CHUCK! You spoil us, Dooce :)

  • 27. kim said:

    I am feeling the same thing Thijs is here... are you dangling pieces of Pop Tart in front of Leta or something?

  • 28. Me said:

    Hmm...quite a different crowd up in the top 50 when the pic is posted at this time. Nice! :)
    TGICF!! Oops...I mean TGIC&LF

  • 29. kel said:

    They are both adorable!

    Woof!

  • 30. Rina said:

    Good morning everyone. It's so funny that Dooce had a post about the bookmobile because I just had to explain to my husband what it was yesterday-- and he's way older than me! Although he is around Dooce's age, so maybe there were no bookmobiles for a couple of years. . .

    Anyways, I can't wait for all the crazy folks to wake up and start posting comments. I lurk here almost everyday for them. Have a great day everyone :)

  • 31. Henryk_ said:

    Tax......who just buggered my evening???!!!

  • 32. Henryk_ said:

    I was just sitting here, sipping some nice semilion chardonay and....I saw THAT word. T A X ! Why do we need tax?? I dont mind having dirt tracks, no safe water supply, or bieng over run by foreign nationals. Anything to stop paying tax!!!!

  • 33. Katietoyboy said:

    GOOD MORNING WORLD! woooooohoooooo

  • 34. The Hours Slide By said:

    Something shiny has caught both of their eyes, but in Chuck's case, it's the camera flash! Leta is as sweet as ever, and we all love our Chuck. Happy Chuck Friday!

  • 35. The Hours Slide By said:

    And for the life of me, I couldn't figure out what the thumbnail picture was. My first thought was some sort of seafood. Shrimp, maybe? That's what I get for working in a restaurant; I've made too many shrimp cocktails!

  • 36. Henryk_ said:

    Katie T B, no one like a cheerful soul at this ridiculous hour!

  • 37. sarah said:

    soso cute.

  • 38. Katietoyboy said:

    But henrykkkkkkkkkk_ its 11.12am here in lovely Ireland, its friday, a nice man is coming to my work this morning go personally hand me the final piece of the jigsaw so that I can hot-tail it to the bank to get our mortgage, so toyboy and I can move to our first real home next week. So give me a HELL YEAH!!

  • 39. A said:

    Oh, those little hands! I don't know how you haven't gnawed them completely off, Dooce.

  • 40. rs536-2000 said:

    i love chuck.

  • 41. Henryk_ said:

    Katie T B.A *nice man* and *piece* of a jigsaw? This is intriguing!

  • 42. sak said:

    i want a sippy cup just like leta's

    so does chuck

  • 43. Katietoyboy said:

    henryk_ not very exotic or erotic, I'm afraid. The final item is a life insurance policy that is compulsary to get the lovely green stuff from the bank to get the house. For the last six weeks we have been up to our tonsils in lawyers, engineers and doctors. The end is nigh, the end is nigh.

  • 44. Henryk_ said:

    OK Katie T B. Understood. Enjoy the weekend!

  • 45. Susie said:

    45th!

  • 46. lawbrat said:

    Good Morning! Leta definetly has her eye on something. She is too cute.

  • 47. Henryk said:

    Susui....your 45th? You look at least 21, maybe 22!

  • 48. Wicked H said:

    Big Brother Chuck has a watchful eye on his baby sister. Well there has to be crumbs in and around her, if she would just start crawling..

    Happy Tax Day...groan

  • 49. Henryk said:

    Hmmmmmmm.......the tax perior here commencer July 01.

  • 50. Joe M. said:

    Top 50... At least I tried!

  • 51. cujo said:

    Top 50... At least I tried!

  • 52. Toryssa said:

    How cute is that hair?!

  • 53. Caren said:

    From the look of awe Leta has, I would love to know what's on the counter. ;)

  • 54. the niffer said:

    How are you deducting Chuck? I've got 4 furry dependents that could get me some money back!

  • 55. the niffer said:

    Chuck is looking more like you every day.

  • 56. Susie said:

    I am in my 40s, but that wasn't me, Susie. That's someone else, Susie. Hi, 45th Susie.

    You can't deduct that dog! Can you?

    Bookmobile in these parts is now called "READ ROVER." It used to come to my daughter's little preschool/kindergarten, which didn't have its own library. The books are still rolling along, though.

  • 57. southern fried girl said:

    How cute - we got a Chuck and Leta Friday. Happy Friday everyone!!!

  • 58. Lisa S said:

    Can you deduct Chuck?

  • 59. Bucky Four-Eyes said:

    When you say "Dooce is into anal sex" I just wanna know one thing:

    Who's pitchin' and who's catchin'?

  • 60. Lisa said:

    I remember the bookmobile VIVIDLY! It was awesome! But there was a very mean old man that scared me that worked on board. So I still have a fear of overdue books !

  • 61. CanadianAmy said:

    Chuck looks very handsome. He needs a smoking jacket and a long cigarette.

  • 62. Susie said:

    Chuck smokes? Did you deduct his cigarettes?

  • 63. Bucky Four-Eyes said:

    That's not a cigarette holder - Chuck's just happy to see us.

  • 64. POKEY said:

    Think they'll let me deduct THIS?

  • 65. Bucky Four-Eyes said:

    Pokey, you ever think about circumcision? 'Cause that thing makes me think of a pumpkin in a turtleneck.

  • 66. lawbrat said:

    Yeah Friday! I'm thinkin' Chuck is not deductible. Unless he has a social security number, and gets dressed in some cute clothes, Dooce and Blurb can say he's their oldest 'son'. That just might work :-)

  • 67. Rina said:

    Great idea: Make "Dooce is into anal sex" your next masthead (is that the correct term?).

  • 68. POKEY said:

    I thought about it years ago, Bucky. But me being a celebrity and all, docs didn't want to go there. If I lost any function, there would be a big scandal. Plus, they don't have any surgical instruments THIS big.

  • 69. Alicia said:

    Aww..Chuck looks so protective. I'm sure they love each other very much!

    TOP 80!!!

  • 70. Jennifer in Kansas City said:

    I've seen a picture of Chuck wearing a shirt, so I'm sure he's deductible. They should name all the tax software/products after him: Chuck's Deductible ! TurboChuck! H&R Chuck! Chuckson Hewitt!
    Hey, at least if you get audited, you can just put Leta in multi-pigtails to distract even the harshest CPA. She's so flippin' cute!
    happy friday, dooceketeers!

  • 71. .... said:

    how does dooce keep her house so clean with pets and rugrats living with her?

  • 72. Bucky Four-Eyes said:

    Pokey...come on over and let Aunt Bucky take care of that with a chainsaw.

  • 73. POKEY said:

    Oh no, you don't. I've seen "Michigan Chainsaw Surgery." I'm outta here.

  • 74. Emily said:

    Cut pic of the kids! How funny that you didn't know the joys of the Bookmobile! I grew up in Frankfort, Illinois and the bookmobile was always putting around town. It was way bigger than an ice cream truck and had a giant "book worm" painted on the side! How come in utero babies and a cat don't count as tax deductions? Damn.

  • 75. kim said:

    i can't believe how BIG she (they) is (are) already. seems like yesterday that you posted about the amazing elastic belly and how your milkshake was the best 'n all. amazing. and SO CUTE.

  • 76. Miss Kimberley said:

    Gooooooood Morning!!
    I just thought I would scroll down here and see if they are still talking about anal sex. Sigh.

  • 77. erin said:

    Double-doocetastic! My Friday is off to a good start! Thank you!!!! :)

  • 78. sleepingmommy said:

    You can count pets as tax deductions? Or is it just dogs? Well if that is a case we need to file an ammended form and see if we can get a little bit more back.

    Happy Friday!

  • 79. ieatcrayonz said:

    Oh little Leta Dooceling! How I wish I could put pigtails in my daughter's hair.

    Chuck has such soft features for a pooch. It's almost like he was drawn in the picture like a cartoon.

  • 80. Jennifer in Ohio said:

    I'm impressed that you got a picture of both of them standing still, I'm still trying to accomplish that with my daughter and either one of my cats.
    Leta is BEAUTIFUL, and Chuck looks so snuggly.

  • 81. bill said:

    How do you keep the place so clean?

  • 82. Cindy said:

    i love chuck's ears! 81st! woohoo!

  • 83. Cindy said:

    82nd!

  • 84. Noelle said:

    Waitwaitwaitwait...how the hell do you get deductions for CHUCK? If that's the case I've got some write-offs I missed!

  • 85. Theresa said:

    My Aunt used to drive our bookmobile here in town. Then a few years ago the community quit using it as much, so the director of the public library decided to make our bookmobile into a CyberMobile. It went all over the place and had 8 computers with internet access for the community to use. No one used it, so now the bookmobile sits all alone in the garage in the back parking lot of the library. My Aunt went to another department and I hired in here at the library two years ago. Occasionally they talk about what to do with the huge-ass van/bus/semi that was the Bookmobile, but haven't done anything with it yet.

  • 86. Ryan said:

    Nice photo. I didn't know dogs counted as tax deductions. Our should count as two.

  • 87. bethy-mae said:

    Anyone notice that Chuck looks like a different dog in every picture? I guess it depends on the angle of the shot.

  • 88. Bucky Four-Eyes said:

    Just so you know...
    You've all had several days without my potty mouth here. For those who find me grossly offensive (yeah, I mean you, Squirl), I hope you've enjoyed your break. ;)
    Me and my potty mouth missed you guys.
    So, I'm back at the tea party with my pants around my ankles and a dirty, filthy song in my heart.

    And a rolling pin for Nilbo.

  • 89. A N N A said:

    Leta gets sweeter, prettier and more delectably adorable with each passing day. Chuck's eyes could melt satan. There's much beauty crawling around the Blurbodoocery. :)

  • 90. Susannah said:

    Morning everyone, Happy Chuck (and Leta) Friday!!

    I am also very curious about this whole possibility of deducting a dog...Dooce, you are you just yanking our collective chain?

  • 91. Susie said:

    Bucky, pull up your pants, hon. We'll let you know when it's time for that.

    I love to drive and I love to loan books. Why didn't my guidance counselor tell me I'd be perfectly suited to the job of Bookmobile driver? A wasted life...

  • 92. Mona said:

    The cute meter broke on this photo.

  • 93. bethy-mae said:

    I wish we could claim pets as dependents.

  • 94. Tabbie said:

    Happy Tax Day! Haha I'm still a dependant. Nah nah nah!
    Darn, I wish I was that photogenic.

  • 95. Lauri said:

    Oh! That ponytail!

  • 96. dänika said:

    so cute!

  • 97. Smark! said:

    yeah!!! top 100... er.. or something.

    So, what is up with the anal sex this morning?

  • 98. dänika said:

    I love the way leta is oblivious to the camera, but chuck is totally playing to it.

  • 99. honeybunny said:

    yeah, i was lookin' for some hot anal sex chat, too.

    DANG!

    heather, you and i are the same age. how can you not remember the bookmobile? i loved the bookmobile so much because they had pac-man coloring books you could buy for a buck.

    SWEET!

    oh yeah, great picture!

  • 100. The IRS said:

    Mrs. Armstrong, Hardwood floors are NOT tax deductions.

  • 101. AndreaBT said:

    Bookmobile, yeah, we used to have one! Only ours came around just twice a year...but instead of a library on wheels, we got to pick out a book to KEEP every time, woohoo!

  • 102. ta tema said:

    Put a link to you: http://tatema.mojblog.co.yu
    have fun

  • 103. Sara said:

    FIRST! time commenting here. Chuck is damn hott! If only I were a dog...

  • 104. lawbrat said:

    We still have a bookmobile. Its in the parking lot of a local grocery store every wednesday evening. My kids love it! They ride their bikes up there and come home with books.

  • 105. kilowatthour said:

    Leta and Chuck, both squeezeable as ever. I'm seriously considering wearing my hair like that now.

  • 106. lalara said:

    so you have only comments under the photos, not under texts? Or I didn't understand well?

  • 107. sue in Oberlin said:

    Heather...I'm only 30, but I too remember the book mobile coming through the neighborhood every Tuesday night. In fact, the highlight of that experience was scoring a copy of "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" and sneaking it home so my mother wouldn't find it. That SO WOULD NOT have happened if one of my folks had taken me into town to the library.

  • 108. jodi-no-blog (no more!) said:

    I swear this is true... when I was a kid, and people would ask what I wanted to be when I grew up... I said I wanted to drive the bookmobile.

    RIF - Reading is fundemental!

    (sigh) I am such a gumby loser.

  • 109. Jess said:

    Dude. Chuck Friday with a side order of Leta is SUPERAWESOME.

    So is the religion of ROCK. I am so going to pray to the rock Gods today and listen to The Who.

  • 110. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:

    I love today's photo! I love the chunk under Leta's neck, and the way Chuck is staring intently at the camera as if to say "Get this creature out of my shot."

    I know Chuckles is very human in many ways, but a tax deduction? That rocks. I want to find out how to pull that one off.

  • 111. Katrina said:

    I love how Chuck is posing for the camera and it looks like Leta is longing for the treat. So cute!

    You can deduct your dog???? Damn.

  • 112. Spurious Plum said:

    So adorable! I think the cuteness center in my brain just had a stroke.

    The bookmobile is alive and well in Pittsburgh:

    http://tinyurl.com/7cvxe

    I never would've known, if I didn't have a librarian for a husband...

  • 113. Keisha said:

    Growing up in Connecticut we also had the Bookmobile and the kids actually used it.

  • 114. Toryssa said:

    I've never heard of the Bookmobile, but I love the idea! How can something that brings books to your house be anything but great?

  • 115. buick said:

    You can make tax deductions on dogs!?!?

    And I *just* mailed my return too. shoot.

  • 116. Nilbo said:

    Woohoo! Bucky's back! And has a rolling pin for me! And Dooce is into anal sex! And I can't stop exclaiming!

  • 117. giggles said:

    Such cuties in your photo today!

    Leta looks so adorable and seems to be growing as fast as a fertilized weed.

    Happy Friday to all!

    PS: When I was younger I truly believed that the bookmobile was equal to manna sent from heaven. It traveled to our rural town and I could peruse the shelves and check out as many books that could fit in the basket hung between the handlebars of my banana seated bike.
    Thanks for your post – it’s made me think back to such a fun time in my life.

  • 118. Jess in Nashville said:

    I just had to share my Dooce dream from last night: my boyfriend and I were at Dooce's house (we showed up uninvited). Dooce offered us a drink and opened up her fridge--and it was filled with about 12 big, black lobsters, and one turtle. I remember thinking, "maybe that's what Leta likes to eat." It was strange.

  • 119. masie said:

    Surely I have something better to do than hang out here with you lick spittles?

  • 120. Nilbo said:

    I lived in a small town and one time the bookmobile came down the street and parked at the very same time as - and not far away from - an ice cream vendor.

    I went for the Bookmobile.

    Now you know why I used to get beat up a lot as a kid.

  • 121. naralius said:

    Good Morning, Happy Chuck-Leta-Tax-anal sex friday!!!!

  • 122. Susie said:

    lalara, you're right. Comments are just under the photo of the day.

    Heather, I'm thinking Jon must be feeling so vindicated when he learns of all these "We LOVE the Bookmobile" comments. More extreme tickling for YOU, missy.

  • 123. Nilbo said:

    masie, Bucky will tell you I lick many, many odd and wonderful things. But never spittle. That's gross.

  • 124. Susie said:

    Bucky IS an odd and wonderful thing. So true, Nilbo.

  • 125. Bucky Four-Eyes said:

    Susie, Nilbo, I'll lick spittle with y'all anytime.

  • 126. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:

    Dooce is into anal sex!!! That first comment cracked me up. Anytime you want to get anyone's attention today, just shout that.

    Hurray! It's Chuck/Tax/Up-the-bum Friday!!!

  • 127. Susie said:

    Say, 9-ish? But let's choose something else to lick.

  • 128. Tiffanie said:

    Chuck Friday's are twice as nice when Leta's in the picture.

  • 129. naralius said:

    masie, why???? why????

  • 130. spoonleg said:

    RABDARGAB!

    And, Dooce is into anal sex.

  • 131. Nilbo said:

    Dooce is into anal sex. But ... what about Matt Damon?

    And I will suspend my no-spittle-licking policy (Sec. 4, sub. 3a) to lick Bucky's spittle. Or, you know, anything else ...

  • 132. Vaida said:

    HAPPY FREAKIN' FRIDAY!!

    YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 133. Matt Damon said:

    Nilbo, I'm only into anal with your mom.

    Yeah, that's Jr. High School humor. What of it?

  • 134. Dang Cold.. said:

    *Dang Cold streaks across the rumpus room in celebration of Spring, Chuck Friday and anal sex*

    Hazaa Everyone!!!

  • 135. POKEY said:

    Ahem. Matt Damon, aren't you forgetting our time together?

  • 136. Vaida said:

    Can we discuss anal sex AFTER my morning coffee?

  • 137. Nilbo said:

    Matt ... my mom called, and she said "Anal with Matt? Well, I guess so. Not like I't be painful."

    Never go toe-to-toe with me on Junior High School humour. Arrested adolescence is my only redeeming quality.

  • 138. Susie said:

    DANG! You go away forEVER and then you come back STREAKING? Yay, Dang!!!!

  • 139. spoonleg said:

    OOOOOOH, MATT DAMN JUST GOT FACED.

    (Dooce is into anal sex).

  • 140. Dazed & Confuzed said:

    Isn't there some way we could work the bookmobile and anal sex into the same story? Bucky? Susie?

  • 141. Nilbo said:

    OK, so, Vaida wants anal sex after her morning coffee. Line forms to the left, folks.

  • 142. Susie said:

    Darth Vaida, is it a coffee ENEMA?

  • 143. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:

    Does coffee remind you of anal sex, or something?

    BRB - gonna go grab a cup of coffe.

  • 144. Dr. Johnny Fever said:

    Dooce likes runny oatmeal!

  • 145. Nilbo said:

    Kbbaw ... just make sure it isn't an extra large.

  • 146. e said:

    They are both just too cute for words!

    My husband thinks we should name our first born, "Deduction" :-P

  • 147. POKEY said:

    I've got your EXTRA LARGE.

  • 148. Nilbo said:

    To the left, Pokey. To the left. And try not to spill Vaida's coffee.

  • 149. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:

    Nah, Nilbo, it's a tall one. I like mine tall.

  • 150. Henryk_ said:

    What is all this preoccupation with anal sex? I think I'll get me some coffee!

  • 151. kristine said:

    I heart Dr. Johnny Fever.

  • 152. Matt Damon said:

    POKEY, that was Ben Affleck, not me. I know you have a lot ofdudes in your ass, but try to keep 'em straight...

    Nilbo, your Mom was probably thinking about Ben Affleck too. Or your Dad.

    Spoonleg, speaking of 'faced', I'll put this in your face if you want me to. Or in your coffee.

  • 153. jenna said:

    How many people have posted "LETA IS SO CUTE" over the life of this website I wonder?

  • 154. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:

    Matt Damon, that picture of you is bizarre. Is that a new form of yoga?

  • 155. Smark! said:

    coffee spiked with red bull...

    maybe I shouldn't say spiked and red bull with all this talk of anal sex today?

  • 156. POKEY said:

    Matt Damon, that may be so, but you told me you only had ONE dude in YOUR ass. Yours truly:)

    Don't mind him, spoonie. He's still in a bit of pain.
    Matt Damon, you don't want to mess with spoonie. The things she could do to yo' ASS... you'd be wishing for ME again.

  • 157. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:

    Leta is SOOOOO cute!!! Dooce likes anal sex!!!!!

  • 158. mighty! said:

    speaking of anal sex

    I need to go get some coffee

    Thanks for the reminder..

  • 159. Matt Damon said:

    POKEY, Seriously I know it's easy to get us confused, but that was probably Ben Affleck again. Only wang I've had in my ass is my own, cause it's so huge. That was fun.

    But I'm going to flee for my life now, because I'm afraid Spoonie.

    ::Screaming like a girl:: Eeeeee!

  • 160. Matt Damon said:

    P.S. POKEY, as a pre-emptive measure - I wasn't screaming like a girl for you.

    Later, hot bitches!

  • 161. Nilbo said:

    Ohh, look, Spoonie. Matt's waving something in your face. It's like a penis, only smaller ...

  • 162. POKEY said:

    Matt, I must admit, I've done that myself. You know, to myself, with myself, by myself. On a slow day.

  • 163. AlbionJessica said:

    Dooce, you attract an odd assortment to your site.

    Odd.

  • 164. me at work said:

    Both are adorable!

  • 165. kristine said:

    WAIT.
    did i miss something?
    TWO tax deductions? you cant write off the dog in Utah?

    :)

  • 166. Henryk_ said:

    OK....so far we have anal sex (that one has me stumped), coffee (I can deal with that one)and Red Bull? Another product that provides wings! An the day has barely started! Just as well I am going to get some shut eye. It should make for interesting reading the commentary first thing tomorrow morning.

  • 167. Laurie said:

    Hurrah! It's a chuck friday.

  • 168. Bucky Four-Eyes said:

    The Bookmobile has rainbow wheels
    And uses lots of gas;
    And if you find no book you want
    We'll gladly pack your ass.

  • 169. Henryk_ said:

    Albion, if you are still here, everyday is an odd assortment!

  • 170. Nilbo said:

    You know, if Dooce is making money from this site, and some integral parts of the site are pictures of/writings about Chuck ... there's an argument for his being a tax deduction. I'm Canadian, so what do I know about American tax laws. But I betcha she could. She should not, however, mention to the auditor that she is into anal sex.

  • 171. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:

    BFE, I am laughing my ass off here. Nobody stares at me like I am crazy anymore, though. I guess they are used to it.

  • 172. Nilbo said:

    And Bucky ... that was awesome.

  • 173. One who's probably been around too long said:

    The first commenter has "trolled" here before, and been chased away, and became, IMO, creepily obsessed with just what dooce is "into."

  • 174. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:

    I don't know. Those auditors have been known to be pretty kinky. It might help her cause if he were to know that little tidbit.

  • 175. Bucky Four-Eyes said:

    Thanks, guys, I was channeling Shakespeare.
    Or, was it Richard Pryor?

  • 176. Henryk_ said:

    Nilbo, you'd be surprised what you can deduct when you have a "good" tax accountant.

  • 177. Amy S said:

    Awesome photo, Heather. Have a good day!

  • 178. Strizznizzey said:

    macaroni and cheeeeeeeese

  • 179. Susie said:

    Oh, NOW I understand why my guidance counselor didn't tell me about the Bookmobile gig. Bucky, you always make things make sense. (What?)

  • 180. Nobody said:

    I'm hoping that "dooced" doesn't get redefined as "fined/imprisoned for blogging about tax evasion."

  • 181. La Pix said:

    I didn't know you could deduct a pet. I have two cats, I wonder if they'll let me amend my return...

    #173 - haha I don't even read the first comments anymore. Only the last few. I wouldn't have seen what you wrote otherwise.

  • 182. bethy-mae said:

    Coffee spiked with Red Bull would probably give me a heart attack right now my nerves are so shot.

    Matt Damon, Interesting picture, I like your dog.

  • 183. Henryk_ said:

    No one said anything about tax evasion. I mentioned creative accounting!

  • 184. Muffy Wong said:

    Dogs can be a tax deduction?

  • 185. beckythefirst said:

    do not diss the bookmobile, dooce! hey, i remember it in grade school. we were quite a distance from the county library, so the bookmobile brought around stuff for us to read. i liked it, but i've always been a voracious (speed) reader.

  • 186. Annabelle said:

    This is a great photo- I love how Leta is basically trying to fit the entire cup into her mouth, trying to catalogue its dimensions so she can recognize it later.

    Chuck also looks like he's finally come to terms with his role as second fiddle.

  • 187. Susie said:

    Let's calm down, tax filers. CHUCK is no ordinary dog. He's a former Congressman. He probably has to file his own return.

  • 188. stormy said:

    Leta is changing every day. She is THE cuteness.

  • 189. Henryk_ said:

    Anything can be turned into a tax deduction! All you need is *that type of accountant*.

  • 190. Annabelle said:

    Thanks, Susie, for the reminder of Chuck's official status as a former U.S. Congressman.

  • 191. Henryk_ said:

    Does Chuckie moonlight as a seeing eye dog?

  • 192. salmonday said:

    I suspect the presumptive "dog deduction" aspect is just a tease. If there is a second deduction in the shot, besides Leta, perhaps it refers to the location -- a home office maybe? Or a tax deductible upgrade to the house?

  • 193. Jazzy said:

    Such cuteness they are! No wonder you are so proud.

    On the religion thing, I am currently struggling with that and we don't even have kids yet. My hubby is Christian and I was "raised" Jewish. I would like our "kids" to figure out religion on their own also, but I worry about confusing them as well. Good luck. I look forward to hearing about that journey.

  • 194. Henryk_ said:

    Do Ï 'hear'some tax accountant talk?

  • 195. La Pix said:

    I'm sure the tax deduction thing is a joke meant to make the biddies buzz all morning long. Whether it's true or not.

  • 196. Kaiasmom said:

    Aww chuckles and Leta together!! love those pics! Anal sex and coffee? An interesting start to this day....

  • 197. mrtl said:

    I've seen this face before... Ah yes, the thumbnail at top right.

  • 198. Henryk_ said:

    Oh for *Gods* sake......leave religion out of this!

  • 199. ashik said:

    We cannot talk about matt and pokey's hot man love without mentioning the resulting santorum. Any savage love readers out there?

    just picture *that*, as you drink. your. morning. coffee.

    someone had to do it.

  • 200. La Pix said:

    Just catching up on my Doocery for the week. "There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold" Excellent post, Dooce. Really. I wish more people, especially parents were as open-minded as you are and respectful of their children's individual growth and choices.

    I was lucky as a kid to realize that most adults were full of shit
    (fallible) so the religion thing didn't quite take with me. My baptism at age 10 dressed in my pajamas in a boiling hot tank of water behind red velvet curtains in my dead father's parents Southern Baptist church didn't take either. I fought the pastor.

    Well,I thought he was trying to drown me. Seriously. I struggled, so he kept having to repeat the process, and he wasn't exactly gentle about forcing my head under the water. I guess it was embarrassing to my grandparents, especially as my brother and sister both went without a peep. When they expressed their embarrassment a few years later when I was in high school, my semi-innocent reply was "Oh, I always thought you were more embarrassed by the fact that your neighbor got caught having snuck into the back room after the baptism to watch us changing our clothes."

    I have my doubts about religion, but I do believe in spirituality.

    P.S. Was it wrong to make home videos for my nieces and nephew of my boyfriend doing a dirty athletic sock puppet rendition of Whole Lotta Love?

  • 201. Strizznizzey said:

    Momma always said religion is as religion does

  • 202. Reluctant Superstar said:

    GAWD, anal sex, taxes and religion.

    SOUNDS LIKE A BESTSELLER TO ME.

  • 203. Bucky Four-Eyes said:

    Tax day jokes
    It's humor, folks
    No Chuck deduction
    No liposuction
    No function at the junction

    Word.

  • 204. Strizznizzey said:

    to Big Bird

  • 205. Susie said:

    Bucky, WTF did they do to you in Baltimore? Git down wit yo' rhymin' self!

    La Pix, on behalf of former Southern Baptists, I'm sorry. Just shaking my head at that one. So sorry.

  • 206. Spurious Plum said:

    Dooce could legally deduct Chuck under an Section 162 of the tax code: Entertainment and Promotional Activities. Since Chuck's on the Dooce.com all the time, his expenses can be deducted under "entertainment expenses associated with the promotion and sale of animals."

    Promote Chuck!

  • 207. Strizznizzey said:

    Chucks all like "One dorito, just drop one. Please?"

  • 208. Henryk_ said:

    All this is too much for the weary body and eyes at this late hour (12:40am Saturday). Night all. Keep on gabbing you all!

  • 209. RazDreams said:

    dooce, _pleasewithsugarontop,_ tell us if letafrog was standing up in yesterday's photo. (and *thanks a bunch* for all the photos of Her Cuteness lately!)

  • 210. Susie said:

    Plum, excellent work as always.

    Promote Chuck! We're all waiting for Chuck T-shirts.

  • 211. Teresa said:

    Happy Chuck-and-Leta Friday :) I think the amount of cuteness in that one photo is too much for me to handle...

  • 212. Strizznizzey said:

    I am starting to "Stop Pimping Out Chuck" campaign as we speak.

    The promotion and sales of Chuck will not be tolerated. We even have seen pictures.

  • 213. Henryk_ said:

    Watch the 'plum'become a tax accountant!

  • 214. Spurious Plum said:

    If Dooce created a trust for the lifetime benefit of Chuck, that'd fall under the charitable estate tax deduction, too.

  • 215. Susie said:

    OK, now you're just showing off, Miss Red Plum Britches.

  • 216. Spurious Plum said:

    Then Chuck would be a trust fund doggie!

    Wait, is he maried?

  • 217. La Pix said:

    Thanks Susie, I think I'm over it now... but I guess it did keep me from being a Southern Baptist which really doesn't fit with my values and personality anyway.

    Oh, and the sock puppet thing, I just reread it, and the sock puppet was dirty, not the puppet show (Bucky, before you say anything, the sock was on his HAND).

    The lyrics to Whole Lotta Love are dirty enough on their own. Also the nieces and nephews were teenagers.

  • 218. Spurious Plum said:

    Susie and Henryk, thanks!

    Susie - How'd you know my pants were red?

  • 219. Susie said:

    Yea, me either, La Pix. I had to go where women are people, too.

    Plum, you know I visit the Plum Palace regularly. I saw your bottom in red. Or your red bottom. Something red. In pants.

  • 220. Spurious Plum said:

    Super-Susie, You're a sweetie. And you know I dig your Gumby-lovin' ass.

    Ooh, 'Plum Palace'. I love it!

  • 221. TulsaOkie said:

    Very cute photo Dooce!! Happy Friday everyone!!

    Oh Dooce, how do you get Leta to keep her hair in the pony tails? My little one wants me to put her in the pony tails then proceeds to yank them out immediately. Any tips?

  • 222. Barbie2be said:

    that kid is just too damn cute! and chuck, well... who wouldn't want a good looking critter like that? :)

  • 223. Jodi who blogs said:

    You mean you can write off Chuck? Oh I have been doing my taxes way wrong! ;)

    You have two beautiful "kids" there Heather!

  • 224. Dr. Johnny Fever said:

    Dooce likes creamed corn and salisbury steak!

  • 225. Strizznizzey said:

    Dooce likes goats milk and chinese checkers

  • 226. Susie said:

    Dooce likes Kool-Aid and Velveeta

  • 227. Strizznizzey said:

    Dooce likes romance novels and portabella mushrooms

  • 228. Vaida said:

    I finally figured out how to add a photo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I feel complete.

    I prefer Tang to Kool-Aid. Tang kicks ass!!

  • 229. Spurious Plum said:

    Dooce likes A-1 and strippers named "Coffee".

  • 230. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:

    Dooce likes wonder bread and hawaiian punch!

  • 231. naralius said:

    Dooce likes gin and tonic, and so do I

  • 232. This boy needs an enema said:

    Things that bug the fuck outta me about this comments section:

    Referring to Heather as “Dooce”. Correct me if I am wrong but the name of the website is Dooce. The woman’s name is Heather. Has Heather ever mentioned her nickname being Dooce? Do her friends IRL refer to her as Dooce? I’m guessing not so much.

    There are way too many people here who don’t seem to realize how often Heather is messing with our heads. She is a very smart lady who has the opportunity to play Goddess to her followers and, I have noticed, sometimes uses us for her own little experiments in human behaviour. I, and I’m sure many other readers find her manipulation of the masses almost as funny as her writing. I’m not going to give examples. Some of you know what I’m referring to, the rest of you aren’t so smart anyway.

  • 233. Spurious Plum said:

    This Boy Needs An Enema - Hello, Mr. Crabbypants.

  • 234. This boy needs an enema said:

    I feel so much better now.

  • 235. Vaida said:

    You not only need an enema for your ass, but a good kick in it too.

  • 236. Susie said:

    Dooce likes bacon grease and Pop-tarts

    We'll see about getting you that enema, this boy. There are so many kind, giving people here, I'm sure you'll have no trouble getting hooked up with that.

  • 237. Seven said:

    Aww, I wanna give them both big hugs and kisses.

  • 238. naralius said:

    This boy need an enema:
    I really coudn't care less what dooce-Heather wants us to call her, and to tell you the truth I dont think she really reads all the comments, and that is perfectly fine. Im not here to make dooce.com a religion with Heather as a Goddess.. im here to have fun with all the chit chat about poop and stuff.

  • 239. southern fried girl said:

    Wow, enema boy did not get the memo that it is Friday. Lighten up, dude.

  • 240. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:

    Considering her email address is dooce@dooce.com, would lead one into thinking that Heather doesn't mind being referred to as Dooce. Otherwise, Enema man, she would be Heather@dooce.com

  • 241. Dang Cold.. said:

    Things that bug the fuck outta me about this comments section:

    The cheese on the trays isn't french and no one's come to fill up my empty goblet with red wine. I've rung the bell numerous times already.

    hmph

  • 242. elise said:

    you get a tax deduction for a dog????

  • 243. Spurious Plum said:

    Dang - Maybe it's cause you're still naked from streaking...The servants probably figure you'd like some 'alone time'.

  • 244. Kaiasmom said:

    I thought Dooce got her nickname as dooce a her old job because of a misspelling of dude?

  • 245. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:

    Yeah, Kaiasmom - when she would IM people, she would accidentally write duce, I think, instead of dude. Since it is her brainchild, and the name of her website, I am sure she doesn't mind being called Dooce. And most of us refer to her as Heather much of the time.

  • 246. Vaida said:

    Dang Cold, I am dang cold right now myself. This office is a fucking ice box!

    What's up with the makeup on your face?

  • 247. This boy needs an enema said:

    Peace offering:

    http://www.liquidgeneration.com/poptoons/britneys_breasts.asp

    I'm not a complete asshole BTW, Just a very, very longtime reader/mostly lurker who is having some trouble coping with Dooce.com going mainstream. I will try to be less bitter.

  • 248. bethy-mae said:

    Yeah that's the trouble with nicknames you can't pick them, your friends or coworkers do. That's how I ended up "The Badger" cause of my bad attitude and all. And bethy-mae came about when somebody found out my middle name.

  • 249. southern fried girl said:

    Sorry if our "mainstream" comments have offended you in some way.

  • 250. Andrea in Canada said:

    If Chuck is looking at you taking the photo, who or what was Leta focused on at the time? Just curious!

    Happy Chuck Friday, woof!

  • 251. ocd said:

    go read randomtivity:
    www.annativity.blogspot.com

    #250!
    love it!

    could leta be any cuter? no, i don't think so.

  • 252. Sandra said:

    Doocelings - Need your help. Check out this article about a kitten killer: http://www.readingeagle.com/re/news/1381303.asp

    You can find this waste of air at anywho.com.

  • 253. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:

    What bothers me is people that feel that just because they have looked at Dooce's site since the beginning of time, that anybody that hasn't been around as long is part of the "mainstream", or something. We're referred to as "those new commenters" or "self proclaimed Doocelings". Yes, I kick myself every day for not having found Dooce's site much earlier, but I am still a loyal fan.

    Go Mainstream!

  • 254. the niffer said:

    When did anal sex become mainstream?

    You guys are slaying me today. Welcome back Bucky! Oh how I've missed your trucker mouth.

  • 255. emily said:

    if you look at the photo quickly, it appears that Chuck, not Leta, has the fluffy little ponytail. hee.

  • 256. the niffer said:

    emily - so true! That's the funkiest dog tail I've ever seen.

  • 257. I heart Britney's breasts said:

    Enema boy:
    That peace offering was fabulous. Thanks for the great link.

  • 258. ishouldbeworking said:

    k-9 tax deductions!!!

  • 259. Henry Stetler the Kitten Killer said:

    I am the kitten killer Sandra speaks of. Please write me at:

    Henry Stetler
    853 Englesville Road
    Boyerstown, PA 19512-8457

    And DO call me at:
    610-367-9053

  • 260. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:

    Henry Stetler sucks. Who kills kittens? Only a man with a really small wang.

  • 261. the niffer said:

    Oh God, Sandra that's horrible.

  • 262. Nilbo said:

    What ... niffer, did you miss the memo about anal sex becoming mainstream? Honest to God, girl ... keep up!

  • 263. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:

    I am so going to call that jerkwad. Maybe play a recording of a kitten meowing.

  • 264. ishouldbeworking said:

    k-9 tax deductions, woo-hoooo!! and i still have time to open my envelope and refigure the return. maybe i could get a refund or at least break even - i have 2 furry deductions :)

    boyneedsanenema-it sounds like you not only need an enema, how long has it been since you've been laid?! better getcha some.

    happy friday everybody - 4 hrs and 15 minutes people!

  • 265. Nilbo said:

    Yeah, I think the slap on the wrist and $100 fine he's likely to get from the justice system will seem like nothing compared to the pain in the ass of having to change his phone number and mailing address when 50,000 people from the Internet are holding on line 1.

  • 266. Strizznizzey said: