Friday, March 02, 2007

Our Zoo

Our humble abode is never lacking in excitement, depending, of course, on what you consider "excitement". Most this is now due to a very busy toddler, but the rest of our "clan" is never far behind.

Today, as we do many a day, Lady M, Baby Ruth, Big Dog, Little Dog, and I went for a nice walk in the park. These are always lovely until another dog passes by and "Little Dog" - a Jack Russell - tries to eat the passerby, regardless of the breed or size. She is a very "tough" little dog, despite the fact that she has only two top front teeth. Thanks to our brave "Little Dog", we made it safely through our walk without being accosted by any large dogs. It was upon our return home that our brave "Little Dog" showed her true nature.

One of our birds has a new favorite toy. A large plastic ball with a smaller ball with a bell in it inside the large ball. Birdie loves to jingle the bell, pick it up, drop it, etc. (She is actually obsessively trying to get the darn little ball out. - we have O.C.D. issues around here.) Anyway, as it turns out, our brave "Little Dog" who will readily take on any Doberman, German Shepherd, or any other large breed that she encounters is TERRIFIED of this ball and bell!

From the first jingle, "Little dog" began panting, pacing and darting from room to room until she could finally get to her "safe haven". It seems that as long as she is tucked securely inside her travel crate, all is well in her world. I guess it makes her feel like she is finally going to get out of this joint.

Joke of the day

I just had to post this one....

"11 minutes to go"

A cop was patrolling late at night in a well-known spot.

He sees a couple in a car, with the interior light brightly glowing. The cop carefully approaches the car to get a closer look.

Then he sees a young man behind the wheel, reading a computer magazine He immediately notices a young woman in the rear seat, knitting. Puzzled by this surprising situation, the cop walks to the car and gently raps on the driver's window.

The young man lowers his window . "Uh, yes, officer?"

The cop says: "What are you doing?"

The young man says: "Well, Officer, I'm reading a magazine."

Pointing towards the young woman in the back seat the cop says:

"And her, what is she doing?"

The young man shrugs: "Sir, I believe she's knitting a pullover sweater."

Now, the cop is totally confused. A yo ung couple. Alone, in a car, at

night in a Lover's lane....and nothing obscene is happening!

The cop asks: "What's your age, young man?"

The young man says :"I'm 22, sir."

The cop asks: "And her ... what's her age?"

The young man looks at his watch and replies:

"She'll be 18 in 11 minutes."