Delight in the small things

I took my dog this morning to get a body shave and nails clipped at the pet grooming place. The guy that worked there thought it would take 3 and a half hours, but the other worker called and I picked him up in two hours. Max seemed like a new doggy with less fur to get in the way of the hot summer. I know he will need his coat when the weather gets colder. However, he is still the same dog that loves to chase the lizards. He also likes to race inside from one end of the house to the other with a stuff toy in his mouth. He runs as hard and fast which is funny to watch. I would compare it to watching a train start chugging away building up speed. He goes faster and faster until he plops down and can go no more. When he is through panting he falls asleep. This type of action you can not get from a television show. This is quality time with your pet.

Incident at the restaurant

There are situations that make you count your blessings such as locking your keys in the car with the motor running. How about your dog whom you left in the car with the motor running, locks the car and you don't have a spare key. This happened while I was eating dinner at the local restaurant. I had a birds eye view of everything, but the doggy. I never got to see what the doggy looked like. The owner was so worried about the doggy. She was tapping on the glass window. Even one of the workers in the restaurant tried to get the dog maybe even to unlock the car with a piece of bacon. It didn't work. Finally, the father of the young lady came to the rescue with a spare key. I also forgot to mention the police showed up briefly, but the girl must of reassured him her dad was coming. It was nice to see the windows rolled down and the young lady and her brother took off with the mystery dog. I finished up my dinner and went home to my dog Max who was quietly waiting for me. I knew all was right and the rest of the night would go well.

Wishful thinking

Let me paint an ideal Fall day. The temperature is in the sixty degree range. The sun is not intense. The humidity level is way down. The human and animal energy level is way up. There is a coolness in the air. People have their Fall garden planted producing beans, tomatoes, field peas and squashes. When evening comes a full big gigantic harvest moon emerges. If this occurred over at my sister's place, she would be taking a moonlight horseback ride. If this occurred over at the beach, the moonrise would be worthwhile to watch over the open ocean water. What an idealist view which I didn't mention the changing of the leaves which occurs later in Florida. I would wish the Northern States like Indiana, Kentucky, New York and others have a cool beautiful leave color changing Fall. May they loose the triple digit weather and not see it again for a very, very long time.

View on trouble in Colorado

You go to the movies to escape reality. The twelve people who perished at the hands of someone with no regard to life. You have a preditor and a victim and that is sum of the equation. There are no variables. The person who did the shooting in Colorado had a purpose that destroyed many lives, but brought together a community and nation. Even the political candidates put aside their agendas to look after the families who lost love ones. I hope we can return and watch movies in safe conditions and attend other activites in safe conditions.

Stuff to keep and Stuff to toss away

In my kitchen are piles of paper which I have to sort through to keep only the things I  need. Somehow the pile never goes away. I would make  lots of progress on one pile and a couple of days later it is twice the size it was before. At least I know there will be more stuff going out in the trash tomorrow. What stuff do you like to keep and what stuff do you get rid of right away? Do you keep political ads or do you get rid of them right away? How about people who want donations? Do you fill out the prize for for Reader's Digest? The work to sort will go on at my place for a very long time.

I challenge Hollywood

I challenge Hollywood to write a meaningful script where all the characters have a well developed purpose. I challenge Hollywood to write a script that isn't so high impact on action, but doesn't drag you into a pit of muck. I believe well known actors deserve to not be placed into a small meaningless role, but something equal to their talents. I watched part of the "Tyler Perry"movie and left because it dragged and did not hold my interest. I love to go to the movies and get the pop corn and diet coke, but I want to leave feeling like I was a part of a meaningful production.

Study the clouds

A more than relaxing time is to study the design of puffy white clouds which look like steps that you can climb. The white clouds have blue sky for a background. It has been fortunate to not have rain and to enjoy the sunlight of the day. I love watching the planes leave long white trails across the sky. I find it a bit weird when the plane doesn't hardly leave a trail. Coming home from work one time, I saw a plane and thought how many people could be on such a tiny looking plane up in the sky. I can see the rocket launches across the street. I like seeing the rocket trail when the rocket takes off. I also like to hear the sound from the engines when the sound travels up the coast.