Smart fences. Stranger hotels.

What’s Wrong With Your Dog

Escape Artist? Meet the GPS Fence That Outsmarts Them

Once upon a time, the most high-tech thing your dog had was a squeaky rubber hotdog and maybe a microchip that no one ever scanned. But in 2025, your dog can now wear a collar that literally knows your address better than you do. And this isn't the electronic fence of burying wires - what we're talking about is the new high-tech, portable cousin. Instead of wires, it uses satellites.

Enter: GPS dog fences. Not just another “smart” thing for your house to judge you with - these collars are basically invisible leashes powered by satellites and science fiction-level wizardry. The new wave of pet containment systems (think SpotOn, Halo, and other names that sound like startup baby names) allow you to draw your own custom “fence” on an app. No wires. No digging. No suspicious flags in your yard that scream “someone just got a dog.”

Your dog? They just wear the collar. You? You get to track their every step, know when they leave the boundary, and even give them virtual corrections if they decide to pretend they’re in a prison break movie.

And the best part? You can take it with you. Vacation in the mountains? Define a new boundary. Visiting your in-laws? Reassign the perimeter. Dog hates your in-laws? Conveniently shrink the yard.

But hold up - this isn’t some shock-collar horror story. These systems are designed to be humane, customizable, and I'd say a little bougie. Some even offer training tips through the app. Because yes, we now live in a world where your dog can have a virtual coach. Meanwhile, you’re still searching how to fold a fitted sheet (I still haven't gotten it right).

So if you’ve got a pup with wanderlust and a taste for boundary-pushing (literally), a GPS fence might be your new best friend’s new best gadget. Just don’t be surprised if your dog starts side-eyeing your smartwatch. They know.

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Crazy day, judgment day, and hold it together day

BAU: It’s all relative
Halfers: Sometimes I need to leave
Warrior: Who can relate?

We Can’t Stop Laughing (or Coloring)

We stumbled across these unhinged, unfiltered, definitely NSFW coloring pages—and now we can’t look away. They’re from a brand so gloriously inappropriate we can’t even print their name. Their website literally warns: “This is not a place for the weak.” If laughter is therapeutic, can we deduct this?

Culture

Check In. Chill Out. Crave Fries.

If you’ve ever thought, “I love a boutique hotel, but I wish it had more seasoning,” boy do I have the vacation spot for you.

Welcome to the Hotel Palacio de Sal - a hotel in Bolivia made almost entirely out of salt. Yes, salt. As in: the stuff you spill while trying to manifest good vibes and accidentally summon your ex. This place isn’t just salt-themed - it’s salt-constructed. The walls? Salt blocks. The beds? Salt. The freaking furniture? You guessed it. You're catching on. 

The hotel sits on the edge of the Salar de Uyuni, the largest salt flat on Earth - a sprawling, blindingly white landscape that looks like Mother Nature’s snow globe got a glitch in the matrix. It’s like walking across a sky made of glass, if the sky were 4,000 square miles and occasionally hosted photo shoots for people doing dramatic jumps.

Back to the hotel: it’s not just a gimmick. It’s genuinely beautiful. The rooms are cozy in a minimalist-meets-mineral kind of way. The food is locally sourced (don’t worry, the chef knows when not to use the walls), and you can sip wine by a salt fireplace like a glamorous desert nomad with a skincare routine.

There’s only one rule - don’t lick anything. Seriously. They put up signs about it. Apparently, guests used to test the walls like it was a giant savory Willy Wonka factory. A+ for curiosity, F for hygiene. Ewww, seriously.

But maybe that’s the appeal. In a world where everything is plastic or pixelated, this place feels real. You can touch it (gently), breathe it in, and remember that sometimes, the best getaways aren’t five-star—they’re five-seasoned.

So, if you’re craving an experience that’s part spa, part sci-fi landscape, part culinary restraint exercise, book a stay. It’s salty in all the right ways. Stay salty takes on a whole new meaning.

We hate inflation

Prices are forecasted to rise through 2025 and so now is a good time to lock in that pup training class that you have been considering. We are big fans of Doggie Dan’s style of positive-reinforcement rather than punishment. The best part is that his initial sessions are free.

Chuckle  

The fib is C. There is salt in space. Astronomers have found simple salt (NaCl) in the dust surrounding dying stars. So even galaxies like a little seasoning.

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