Today I had a meet-and-greet scheduled between my friend Mary’s dog and Bessie. It did not go as planned. No, it did not go well. We walked them separately for a while till they could get used to each other, and eventually loosened the leashes to see what they’d do. Bessie calmly approached and he growled at her. Unperturbed, she walked away and we proceeded on a bit. Then we let them approach again, and […]
Read moreMonth: May 2020
Day 75: Spoiled
What a grand birthday it’s been. I got plenty of attention, even by my demanding standards. I communicated with my mommy, my daughters, my grandkids, my siblings, and my closest friends. I got cards and e-mails from people I care about, and even flowers from Vicki and Susie B. Everyone who knows me knows that I desperately want to be indulged on my birthday, and I was. I don’t have a buttload of friends, but […]
Read moreDay 74: Day by Day
With Trump, every day a new outrage. Yesterday a tweet that glorified violence in Minneapolis. After that was hidden for violating rules, today he issued the same message again from the official White House account. The day before, it was his attempt to muzzle Twitter when the platform cautioned users to fact-check his statement. And what’s he doing with China? And with Bessie, for her part, every day a new behavior to contend with. Oh […]
Read moreDay 73: Reveille
Yup, 5:55 is apparently the designated hour for Bessie to announce that she’s awake and that I should be as well. It goes like this: I hear the dreaded sound of her standing up and shaking, her dewlaps and ears flapping and her collar jangling, and then the determined footfalls as she makes her way directly to my bedside. There, she takes a jubilant leap in an attempt to get to me. I push her […]
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