Okay, I confess - I didn't get my trash to the curb on time today. I was at my laptop starting this blog, looking at the clock occasionally without knowing why. At 7:10 am, a CFL light went off in my brain. It wasn't a bright light mind you, just a twinkle telling me something about trash. I mulled that around a moment and THEN realized - Trashy Tuesday. OMG! I hustled and got my stuff around and out to the curb before any damage was done, I think. I am hoping that H, the educators, karma reaches across the street to me letting me avoid the dastardly yellow sticky ticket. I won't know for sure until later today. Fingers are crossed for sure.
I was fortunate to attend a very nice wedding and reception over the weekend. The son of a friend of ours was the lucky dude tying the knot. Actually, I think I was just the lucky tag-a-long with my current wife, Sue. I don't really have any friends. Pretty much a result of the Vietnam War I think. Not so with Sue, she has not met anyone who wasn't a friend. She has no enemies, just some friends that are not as close as others. The wedding went well I thought. You never really know being a guest but the parents seemed cool and calm. The reception was equally elegant. The meal consisted of walleye fish with a coconut coating, seared steak, fingerling potatoes, some sprigs of green stuff and etc. Per our dining agreement between me and my current wife, I shared the green stuff thingies and tomatoes with her. She shared these fingerling potatoes. There was ample "beverages" of one kind or another which we partook. It was a great time with some of our good church friends. Congrats all around.
Word of the Week - Annie Oakley
We went to a meeting for retirees where a review of the changes to the health coverage offered by the company was presented. This is the second one we have attended since retiring. It followed the previous one to a "T". A so called expert went through a PowerPoint presentation which we all had a copy of. He read each slide and rarely added anything to the slide. It wasn't long before heads began to nod. I think the presenter was having trouble staying away also. The sum and total of it was the company is not offering health care any longer to their retirees. What is a little less clear is if this change applies to both office workers and bargaining unit. There are different contracts for office and bargaining unit. When asked, he at first said yes but when asked if it was part of an ongoing union contract, he changed his answer to "no". I think we need to be a little more certain of this. Supposedly a packet of materials was sent out some time ago but we have not received anything. Confusion reigns as usual. Thank you Obama Care!!!!
Ever wonder why people lose their senses in the grocery store? What I am talking about is a variety of scenarios all of which result in impeding your progress down an aisle. Take the situation where a stock clerk has deposited a pile of boxes along the side of the aisle, the cart ahead of you parks right next to the boxes effectively blocking movement from both directions. Seemingly unaware that there any other shoppers in the stored, the shopper will look over EVERY can, box or carton in the area for about 5 minutes. They read the nutrition labels thoroughly, compare similar products and such. Most time they realize they don't really want the item and move along. Another scenario with the same result occurs when shoppers going in opposite directions meet and realize they know each other but haven't seen each other for say 20 years. They stop next to each other and review each ones past 20 years all the while others stand in line hoping that not much has happened during the intervening years. Yet another situation with the same result is when the shopper stops their cart along the right side of the aisle. They proceed to begin looking at products on the left side directly opposite of their cart. Yep, another wait. I get so frustrated that I would like to just slap them and tell them to wake up. I don't because I am vertically challenged and would probably become a grease spot for the store to clean up.
The economy. It sucks! Why is it so hard for our governmental leaders to understand that you cannot continue to spend more than you receive? I get so incredibly agitated that I cannot listen to the news. Oh, you are right: most of them are lawyers not economists. They should outlaw attorneys from government office. Just saying.
We had a great week at Grandpaw Bailey's Doggie Fitness Center and Spa. The improved French Doggie Bidet we installed recently is working great. The dogs are taking to it really nicely. We have had very few "accidents" to clean up. Actually, the one greatest improvement seems to be the warm water flush the dogs get when completing their elimination task. As I think back to the original installation which just used regular water, the dogs would jump and howl like crazy when hit in the "privates" with a blast of cold water. I think that was the main reason they didn't take to the first one. I can't say I blame them.
Our doggie training regime has been very successful. We have had a good time learning new techniques and the dogs have responded really well. A lot of thanks go to people on the Internet for their postings and tips. Here is a link to a video example of doggie squats. http://www.collegehumor.com/video/4042464/dog-exercises-with-owner. Just copy and paste this in your browser. You may want to try this with your dog.
We employ a lot of other training methods and we try to tailor them to the breed and the dog's personality. There is cycling, flyball, agility training, Frisbee, fetching, jogging, doga (doggie Yoga), tug of war, and freestyle (dancing with your dog). We have set up an earthen pit so our diggers can get the claws into something. Something that is really exciting is our scent maze. All of our dogs love this. We create a maze which a dog, one at a time, will negotiate using only their nose. We deposit a scent along the correct path through the maze. If they successfully negotiate the maze a treat awaits them. Max, the pug, has the speed record so far. With nose to the ground he races through the maze, scarfs down the treat without chewing it and wants to go again. What a silly goose. He needs to work on his dining habits or maybe develop some dining habits.
Word of the Week - Annie Oakley. As used in a sentence: The sales representative gave her client a pair of Annie Oakleys to the golf tournament. Merriam Webster states the definition as "a free ticket". Who knew?
Have you seen the price of coffee lately? It is astronomical. Almost makes me want to find something else for my morning pick-me-up. I think that 2 cups of wine at 7:00 am would not be a good thing, however. Hold on, Sue is calling me. "What is that, Sue?" "Oh, you want me to make a poster?" "Alright, I'll get right on that." Yeah, I get to make a poster. I had better get to it if I want lunch. Thanks for stopping by today and sharing some time with me. It has been fun. Take a look at my new profile picture. In case you can't make it out, I will attach it below. Have a good one. TA!
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