Dave Barry seems to have hopped on the bandwagon. It’s linked off his official website, so I can only presume that this is actually him.
Fun note: He’s using the same template I started out with before I transformed it into what you see before you. He too, hates the dogs on the side. Anyone else using this template, look for an “img src = ….jpg” source tag, and just delete that single tag.
It gets rid of those cutesy little mutts in no time.