welcome back. hold your hand under the ultra-violet lamp...yup. you have the 'goofy' stamp. you can be readmitted...

i have two big dogs. people find you instantly fascinating when you have big dogs. and they always have questions for you. believing that they are oh-so perceptive, they ask you questions they think are clever and humourous. and that you have never heard them before. i have some news for you, people out there who ask such questions (of course, these people aren't YOU, kind readers) - big dog owners have heard them all before. numerous times. we appreciate the fact that you are interested in our dogs. really, we are. but please refrain from asking:

are you walking them or are they walking you?
i walk them, thank you. if they were energetic enough to walk me, i wouldn't be WALKING, i would be wearing rollerblades so all i had to do was hang on. and i could charge admission and make them an amusement park ride. i don't know how they'd feel about that...

do you have a saddle for that thing?
why yes! every year at the fair they are part of the pony rides...NO! it's a DOG. have you ever met a white fluffy horse? no? i didn't think so. everest is lazy. if you tried to sit on him, he'd lay down to nap. because that's all he really does, anyway.

they must eat you out of house and home!
we have now sold all of our furniture and are now living on beans and rice, praying our house will not be foreclosed. we can't keep up with the side of beef they eat each day...they accept donations. really, they don't eat nearly as much as you think. 4 cups of food a day. less than you likely eat.

ahem. sorry, big dog owner venting there...i have debated making up business cards with the answers to those questions. don't worry, i always answer them politely. :) i get all geeked when people like my dogs. i wonder, though, do little dog people get questions like this, too?

we have had so many pink sunsets here recently. gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous. don't tell me it's because of all of the smog. i know that. i choose to think it's because of something nicer...and if i had a digital camera, i'd have a picture for you. i don't, but i am sure you can imagine one. this way it's everybody's perfect pink sunset, not just mine. i like to share like that.

'me talk pretty one day' is great. thanks, ron. :) i am finally finding time to read it. hilarious.

this was supposed to be 'more interesting'. i am not too sure it is. though, it was only up against fleece socks and hackey sak...but that garnered 2.5 comments. never imagined fleece socks were that well-liked. :)