Up before the dawn, 4:00. They hop out of bed at my first request, not dallying as they so often do. They whisper encouraging words and rub my chin. I like it when they rub my chin. Walk in the backyard to potty. So many other things to do, and they let me do […]
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Joy of Adjournment
Sat, 19 Nov 2011, 04:06 AM (-06:00)
When he proposed we adjourn, a collective sigh went up. It was late, and we had been stuck in one meeting followed by another. We were happy to be done and ready to go home. I hung up the phone and walked out of the study. Even the dogs were glad. When I appeared in the […]
Pink
Fri, 18 Nov 2011, 02:20 AM (-06:00)
“What color leash do you want?” the salesman asked as he pointed to the spectrum of options arrayed on the wall. Izzy was wearing a pink sweater when we adopted her. And a pale pink collar. And moments before we had chosen a pink harness for when we take her walking. So I was having visions […]
izzy
Sun, 13 Nov 2011, 04:47 PM (-06:00)
Izzy and Magenta Monkey. One of the two of them is a new addition to the family. Guess which one.
Longing For Things
Sun, 6 Nov 2011, 08:58 PM (-06:00)
He was sitting in the back of a 737 on the tarmac in Dallas waiting for boarding passengers to find their seats. It was raining. He gazed out the window and looked at the puddles of water under the wing and thought of the parched garden and the suffering trees back home. It had been […]
Not Complaining
Sat, 8 Oct 2011, 07:33 PM (-06:00)
The fair and industrious Trudy is painting, again. One by one, the interior walls are falling to her brush. “Can you deal with Guinness?” she asked me. “He barking right in my ear while I paint.” So I called his name using the magic word “walk” and picked up his leash, and we headed out […]
Hot Air In Our Faces
Wed, 14 Sep 2011, 10:11 PM (-06:00)
I saw you walking in the dark with your dog. I walked beside a fence with the baying neighborhood hound on the other side, and I was sure that you would hear the howling and turn to catch me following you. I saw you walking in the orange glow of the mercury vapor lamps at […]
Morning and Evening
Mon, 27 Jun 2011, 12:45 AM (-06:00)
1. Morning In the cool of the morning, we went for a hike. Through a Juniper/Persimmon woods. Up and down, in and out of ravines. Following a well-marked trail. Trudy went first. Guinness followed with his tail wagging most of the time. I brought up the rear. By the end of three miles, the sun […]
The Dog Event
Tue, 3 May 2011, 11:10 PM (-06:00)
I saw a man yesterday running with his dog. He wasn’t very fast, and his little black dog was stopping at various trees and shrubs to investigate. And I watched as a loose dog came trotting out of nowhere from across the street and started to pick a fight with the man’s little black dog. I […]
A Telecommuter’s Background Noise
Tue, 22 Mar 2011, 05:05 PM (-06:00)
Years ago I worked on a team with a guy who lived somewhere in North Texas. The company was a big supporter of telecommuting, and he worked from home. Periodically he would come down to see us face-to-face, but most of the time he dialed in remotely. In the spring you could hear the Mockingbirds in his […]