{"id":5656,"date":"2011-03-07T20:15:03","date_gmt":"2011-03-08T04:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/?p=5656"},"modified":"2011-03-12T06:32:43","modified_gmt":"2011-03-12T14:32:43","slug":"palm-desert-with-pics-and-a-video-of-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2011\/03\/07\/palm-desert-with-pics-and-a-video-of-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Palm Desert (with pics and a video of course!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

We visited Aviva’s mom and her boyfriend; we figured we were due a long weekend away from the valley. So we bundled up Iggy and Jett, loaded the Prius and took off. The drive was easy – we left on Saturday and hit no traffic – what a nice change for LA…<\/p>\n

We had a great time – Jett peed in Aviva’s mom’s house twice, and we cleaned it up; she also peed on the comforter on Aviva’s bed at the hotel (hey, that’s what the $50 non-refundable pet deposit is for right?). We discovered the joy of dog parks; the one we visited multiple times a day in Palm Desert was really nice, well fenced, equipped with bags and litter containers along with plenty of benches for pooped owners.<\/p>\n

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On Saturday we walked the dogs along El Paseo – that’s the expensive shopping street. We didn’t buy anything.<\/p>\n

On Sunday we walked around Palm Springs, which is a center for for GLBT lifestyles. We bought Iggy a new harness – we love the Puppia harnesses, and Iggy’s had been getting tighter and tighter as he’s grown (it’s the harness our previous dog, Basil, used). So when I saw the shelves of Puppia harnesses I pointed Aviva to them – she picked out a bigger size and Iggy is now more comfortable on walks! Otherwise, the shops are mostly tourist traps.<\/p>\n

On Monday we drove back home, again, no traffic – we managed to time it such that we got home by 3P, missing rush hour!<\/p>\n

Here are the pics!<\/p>\n

\"Bird <\/a>
Bird on the nose of a coyote statue <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Butterfly <\/a>
Butterfly Chair <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Dogs <\/a>
Dogs making a ruckus as we walked by <\/div> <\/div>
\"I <\/a>
I believe we should all do this <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Iggy\" <\/a>
Iggy <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Mary's <\/a>
Mary’s Hamburgers – this is Mary <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Sphynx\" <\/a>
Sphynx <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Through <\/a>
Through a Window <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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