Thoughts as I sit here reading yet another balanced newsletter with a cup of coffee and furry buddy:
Putin calls the shots with the US and diplomacy. The administration acquiesces.
— KGB 101
ICE now has a propaganda division. Yes, you can wear a balaclavas. Now hiring! Data not included.
Blame the children for they know not what they do.
— the Book of Miller, chapter 6, verse 7
Affordability, the new hoax?
From time to time people tell me “relax, it’s just a dog” or “it’s a lot of money just for a dog.” They don’t understand the distance traveled, the time invested or the costs incurred by “just a dog.” Some of my proudest moments happened with “just a dog.”
Many hours passed being my only company “just a dog”, but not for a single moment I felt despised. Some of my saddest moments were for “just a dog,” and on those gray days, the gentle touch of “just a dog” gave me the comfort and reason to spend the day.
If you also think “it’s just a dog,” then you’ll probably understand phrases like “just a friend,” “just a sunrise,” or “just a promise.” “Only a dog” brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust and pure and unbridled joy. “Only a dog” brings the compassion and patience that make me a better person.
For “just a dog,” I’m getting up early, going for long walks and looking forward to the future. So for me, and for people like me, it is not “just a dog,” but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the memories of the past and the absolute joy of the moment. “Only a dog” brings good in me and diverts my thoughts away from me and the daily worries.
I hope one day you can understand that it’s not “just a dog”, but what gives me humanity and prevents me from being “just a human”. So the next time you hear the phrase “just a dog,” you just smile because you “just don’t understand.”
Totally agree with having ducks in a row. My parents were good that way, sold the farm a month before Dad got sick. Mom’s house was involved in a flood, so a lot of the junk was thrown away then. And she made the decision to move into a retirement home on her own. My hubby’s mother had an outdated will and a house full of stuff when she went. Ended up with my hubby not speaking to his sister for more than 20 years before she passed. Now he has dementia and thankfully we had powers of attorney done many years ago otherwise we would be in trouble. Get those documents done while you re sane, and keep your wills updated!
Great Free for All Friday articles today !! Thank you, Bill !
Good stuff today Bill. Thanks.
Thoughts as I sit here reading yet another balanced newsletter with a cup of coffee and furry buddy:
Putin calls the shots with the US and diplomacy. The administration acquiesces.
— KGB 101
ICE now has a propaganda division. Yes, you can wear a balaclavas. Now hiring! Data not included.
Blame the children for they know not what they do.
— the Book of Miller, chapter 6, verse 7
Affordability, the new hoax?
From time to time people tell me “relax, it’s just a dog” or “it’s a lot of money just for a dog.” They don’t understand the distance traveled, the time invested or the costs incurred by “just a dog.” Some of my proudest moments happened with “just a dog.”
Many hours passed being my only company “just a dog”, but not for a single moment I felt despised. Some of my saddest moments were for “just a dog,” and on those gray days, the gentle touch of “just a dog” gave me the comfort and reason to spend the day.
If you also think “it’s just a dog,” then you’ll probably understand phrases like “just a friend,” “just a sunrise,” or “just a promise.” “Only a dog” brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust and pure and unbridled joy. “Only a dog” brings the compassion and patience that make me a better person.
For “just a dog,” I’m getting up early, going for long walks and looking forward to the future. So for me, and for people like me, it is not “just a dog,” but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the memories of the past and the absolute joy of the moment. “Only a dog” brings good in me and diverts my thoughts away from me and the daily worries.
I hope one day you can understand that it’s not “just a dog”, but what gives me humanity and prevents me from being “just a human”. So the next time you hear the phrase “just a dog,” you just smile because you “just don’t understand.”
— Richard Biby
Good stuff Bill! Thanks!
Totally agree with having ducks in a row. My parents were good that way, sold the farm a month before Dad got sick. Mom’s house was involved in a flood, so a lot of the junk was thrown away then. And she made the decision to move into a retirement home on her own. My hubby’s mother had an outdated will and a house full of stuff when she went. Ended up with my hubby not speaking to his sister for more than 20 years before she passed. Now he has dementia and thankfully we had powers of attorney done many years ago otherwise we would be in trouble. Get those documents done while you re sane, and keep your wills updated!