Comments on: Interspecies Fatherhood

By: Doug Fine: Author, Journalist, Adventurer, Goat-Herder » Blog Archive » Mozzarella Calisthenics

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:14:53 +0000

[...] that this Dispatch goes out, understandably enough, I think, to the goats – Natalie, Melissa, and Nico. They might actually read it, given that Hank, the Funky Butte Ranch’s rooster started behaving [...]

By: KERI MARIE

KERI MARIE — Fri, 23 May 2008 21:03:16 +0000

Stevie is a beautiful choice. Everyone should have a goat called Stevie. Goats for everyone!

By: Helena & Jeff

Helena & Jeff — Sun, 18 May 2008 15:40:00 +0000

CONGRATS Gr-a-a-a-n-n-n-n-d-a-a-a-d-y!

We agree with MICHELLE; ” Stevie”, for Stevie Nicks. Trite, but true.
Or just call her “Stevia”, because she will undoubtedly be very sweet.

Jeff and Helena,
out west, in Grant County

By: becky

becky — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:25:34 +0000

perhaps in honor of the book tour- berkeley for the girl and seattle for the boy?

or, a real throwback- elvis and priscilla?

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 01 May 2008 03:49:24 +0000

My husband just suggested Janis, as did Bijou, I see. Fits pretty well with Bob.

Mazel Tov to you, Natalie and the kids!!

By: OrgoCowboy

OrgoCowboy — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:37:36 +0000

Nope, she was a rescue dog and already named. Pretty name, though!

By: bijou

bijou — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:07:10 +0000

I was just thinking, isn’t your dog’s name Sadie? Was she named after a dog-like singer?

By: Maria

Maria — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:30:04 +0000

Oh ! The goat babies are just beautiful - congratulations!! Sorry that you missed the event… but on the positive side, Nat looks like she is taking everything in stride — she seems to be glowing with a “yeah, no big deal” attitude.

I agree that Janis would be a great girl goat baby name.

By: Katie

Katie — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:11:42 +0000

How about joss, for joss stone

By: Tropics

Tropics — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:47:29 +0000

Mazel Tov

By: michelle

michelle — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:24:59 +0000

Baby goaties!! Yay! Technically, this makes you a GRANDfather, no?

Girl-goatie name? How ’bout Stevie?

By: Francisco

Francisco — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:54:48 +0000

Congratulations for your babies!!!

You have a reader in Mexico. I don’t like Dolores name, sorry. In spanish means pains, literally.

Why not: Nena. Is a spanish term for a little girl, like the Raramuri’s of the chivas’ encounter.

Greetings…

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:43:43 +0000

I agree with Jerry, that she should be named Bette (Midler).

I heard you on the radio this morning (103.7 The Mountain, Seattle). I really respect you for all that you’re doing for the environment. All I can muster lately, is switching out normal light bulbs for those twisty ones.

Anyway. Kudos to you.

By: Neal Locke

Neal Locke — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:46:23 +0000

If you’re going to name one Dylan, the other one has got to be Woody (as in Guthrie).

Woody Guthrie doesn’t sound like a goat — goats sound like Woody Guthrie.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:00:32 +0000

for the girl, how ’bout “butt (or butte) middler” (sp?)

sorry we missed you in Boulder. We had driven down from Ft Collins to see you, just had the day wrong.

We are currently living off-grid in the foothills behind Ft Collins, using a total of 200 gallons of propane a year for supplement heat, supplemental “E” (generator), cooking and clothes dryer (seldom used). “Off-grid” here is PV panels, active and passive solar with a Finnish wood stove for heating in the dead of winter. Most comfortable house we have ever lived in.

Now, inspired by your book, we need to look at sourcing food locally and our fossil fuel consumption associated with transportation. I have my own diesel “ROAT” that is the “ranch” truck along with winter plowing duties. Slightly afraid of the conversion as it lives outside at 7000′ and has no garage. Starting even on dino-diesel can sometimes be a chore in the winter.

Completely lost it over your rattlesnake encounter. Had my own “incident” on my hands and knees under the deck and heard/saw/smelled/felt them everywhere the next 2 months. Amazing what a little 12″ creature can do to your day!

Anyway, loved your book. Hopefully, if we all tell our story in a kind and humorous way (as you have done), we, as a country, can begin to “get it.”

By: Jamie from Maine

Jamie from Maine — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:41:02 +0000

Congrats!!

By: becky

becky — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:57:28 +0000

congrats to you and nat! beautiful birth story!

btw, i really enjoyed reading farewell, my subaru and am now laughing and smiling my way thru your previous alaska mountain man book.

i greatly admire and respect the path you are taking! and i very much enjoy reading about your progress while plugging along with my own smaller efforts toward more sustainable living.

By: bijou

bijou — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:37:40 +0000

Congratulations goat-daaa-aaad!!

Just think how you’re going to feel when you’re an intraspecies dad! Wow.

How about Janis or Joan? They seem to go with Bob…or Petula!

By: Will

Will — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:34:53 +0000

Congratulations Doug!

And I think Bjork is a fine name for a goatling.

By: gaile

gaile — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:03:20 +0000

Dolores, for Dolores O’Riordan of the cranberries is my suggestion. Plus Dolores just sounds like a goat name. Congratulations on becoming a goatdad! I’d suggest chocolate & fig for your first ice cream.