Somewhere sometime

I don’t recall details of where it was or even when it was. Those details would be nice but not necessary. No crime was committed. Just talk.

And drinking.

The talker was a weathered man. Think Willie Nelson’s older brother.

His face turned pensive as he explained he must share a life lesson he learned.

“Don’t wait too long for love or you’ll miss it,” he said with confidence. I shook my head in agreement but since I was married I considered it a lesson I had already completed.

His tale went on to describe finding Lucy, beautiful, fun, and smart. Oh she was everything he dreamed love would be. Sadly, he quickly discovered she belonged to another. His life was forever incomplete.

“So you never found another woman to match your attraction for Lucy?”, I asked.


 

“Woman!, Ha you fool. Lucy was the best, brightest, golden retriever I ever met!”

Hey some of you might recall the hit song, “Shannon”. It was written about a lost dog.

dogs it's complicated

I don't have a current relationship with a dog (or a cat).  It's not like I don't like dogs.  One thing I've learned about myself is I don't want to be a dog sitter.  Dogs should be the ones sitting.  Sit!

When dogs visit they should be accompanied by their owners.  I don't want to take over any dog responsibilities.

There were a few times in my life when I was a dog owner.  Marley lasted the longest.  Waldo had to be adopted when I changed apartments and our family grew.  Waldo made it clear that I was not a great dog trainer either.  Good dog owners are also good dog trainers.

You don't need to be a dog lover to enjoy funny dog pictures.  I've used the two last pictures below before on my blog.  The top picture of Grizzly has not been posted before.  Not having seen Grizzly for a few years, I not sure he still has that baby face.

Oh one more dog related thought.  My BIL asked me the other day,

"Do you know what happens when you put your wife and your dog in the trunk and then open it awhile later?

The dog is still happy to greet you."

another what if by lisleman

What if someone asked me for tag line ideas for a doggie daycare?

(I’m not very knowledgeable on pet care, so please let me know if a kitty daycare exists. Cats are picky and really into themselves. Please correct my view on cats if you like. Except if you are a cat then I don’t care to hear from you.  Who let cats get on the internet in the first place?  A daycare would not be popular with cats. Cat fights.)

If I had a doggie daycare I would use these tag lines in my ads:

Your dog will lift a leg for our daycare.

Best butt sniffs in town.

The dogs are lined up to sniff your arrival.

Give your dog more than a bone to chew.

Bark, yelp, wag, roll over to a real treat.

We don't have a dog anymore.  Our schnoodle was part of the family years ago.  Sure there are times that the dog's welcome is missed but the many responsibilities of pet care are not missed.  I suspect these doggie daycare operators probably see owners who might not fit the good dog owner type.  Why have a dog if you are not going to walk it often.

Back in 2009, I learned about a new airline just for pets. Pet Airways is still in business. Here’s a funny clip from Jay Leno about Pet Airways.

dog watch dog days doggone it

I picked up one of my granddogs on Friday. She was excited to leave in my car with me but after a few blocks started whining. Maybe she expected a different trip. I have not traveled much with her. Maybe she doesn’t like my driving.

She will be “vacationing” at our house while my daughter is vacationing elsewhere.

Just to be clear. The dog pictures in this post were taken by my daughter. I have no reason to suspect the dog has a drinking problem. But she is old enough in dog years. I was able to drink a beer in front of her without her asking for one.

Another test will be walking her in front of bar to check her reaction. If I knew she could attract free drinks I would consider taking her out some night.

Based on her barking, I know she would be a LOUD drunk if she did drink. One of those blabbering drooling drunks that smell like a dog. Well she can’t help the smell, she is a dog.

I think she maybe addicted to cushions and pillows.

 

Like pictures on a Sunday? - check out Unknown Mami and her Sunday picture 

what do you get when you mix a

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my blog with ideas popping in my head = this post

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Labrador with a poodle = Labradoodle.

I was happy to take the latest addition to the extended family on a walk this Thanksgiving.  Our daughter and husband got their first dog, a labradoodle.  She is a very quiet well behaved chocolate curly haired puppy.

mix

over-hyped black friday promos with Christmas online shopping = frustrating slow online shopping experience.  At one point I was greeted by this nice looking lady (she doesn't look any tech I've worked with) on an error page that explained the high level of traffic was disrupting their service - try again later.

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reality TV wannabe with today's media = stupid acts with balloons and White House dinners getting more coverage than they deserve.

Had this aspiring media grabbing reality show bimbo looked like Sarah Palin she would have never gotten pass the security.  This couple wants attention?  Ok give them some close scrutiny via an IRS audit.  Next up - balloon boy plans to float over upcoming White House event.  I agree with Ed.

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Queen's rock ballad with the muppets = fun video with more than 6 million views

(here's the link if you want to watch over on youtube link)

not a cat person - good thing

Animals can be funny and I've posted a picture or two myself.

But this LOL cats thing - is it really that popular?  

Good thing I much prefer dogs.  I don't have to get hooked on this web trend and then I noticed there's the same type of site for dogs.  Now which one gets more visitors?

A quick check at Alexa (page ranking site) shows the cats having a huge lead.  The lolcats.com site comes in at a rank of 52,406 and the laughoutloaddogs.com comes in at a rank 312,942.  

Do you think dogs deserve better?

Good heavy metal parody on LOL cats - Enjoy 

solar info link

Bless the beast except swine

Just a quick post -
My daughter and I had a good laugh reading the caption under a picture in the local paper (not the above pic).

There's a picture of a Reverend blessing a dog. I couldn't easily find the picture but just picture a dog being held up getting blessed. The funny part is the newspaper caption:

"... the Blessing of the Beasts worship service that took place Aug. 29 at .....
Cats, dogs and a parrot were blessed at the service, which was followed by a PORK CHOP DINNER served by the congregation's United Methodist Men's group."

I capitalized the dinner selection. We found it funny that they would have this carnivorous dinner along with the blessing of the beasts. I'm guessing swine is NOT included in the blessing.

Some veggie type dinner would have more appropriate - don't you think?

Oh the above pic is from a recent cook-out that was unseasonable cool. Need to keep the dog warm.

great picture