Dog gone!

  It's State Fair time, here in Illinois and we are having record breaking terrific weather. Young and old are turning out, even on the weekdays. There are many traditions but none so fair (ha ha) as the famous corn dog, a hot dog on a stick, dipped into a corn meal batter and deep-fried. Get it now!
 Clearly we have all gone to the dogs but the real question is, "Mustard or ketchup?" Ah, the next couple of days will be more complex - "Obama?" or "McCain?". I'm sticking with the corn dog, a sure winner!
 

Sunday Morning

Have you any doubt about what God can do?

Global Warming

 
Ah, so, the world is round afterall. After failed attempts at getting just the right butterfly shot I chose to take a snap of something that would stand still for me.

Buddy Can You Spare A Dollar?

Here we are working on behalf of Animal Protective League at the Paws in the Park event. Tripp was so happy to get out to an event and have me to himself. Surprise! There were people and dogs all over the place.
Mind you, he's a wonderful dog but he has become a bit suspicious of the other dogs in the house and their demands for my time. He was not pleased that we were in the midst of a lot of new dogs. He was patient. He did his job and raised money while they trotted around, entered contests, got coo-cooed over, received treats and had doggie massages. He put up with it, once in a while uttering a low moan. He did have the final say though as a gesture he's never offered me before.

He peed on my pant legs.

Big Bird and Breastfeeding!

You don't see a lot of shows depicting breastfeeding as the normal thing that it is. How cool!

Memory Lane

Today was going to be all about the puppies we're babysitting and maybe the lady overseas who had her dog cloned and now has six new puppies that cost upwards of $150k. I'm just not sure about that. It is a great pleasure to get to know each distinct dog - this has been our week to do that!

But, a grade school neighbor and close friend sent me a some memory joggers from our era. What a fun review that was for me! I'd forgotten some things temporarily, if temporary is 50 years, that is. Of course, to her list, which included penny candy, Sky King (and Penny, Lassie and Timmy, Red Skelton, Our Miss Brooks (Eve Ardon and Richard Crenna), roller skate keys (it's here somewhere), 5 cent Mickey D' burgers, and a score of other things, I added Old Maid - not a PC game at this point, jacks, Sputnik bubble gum (still #1 in my book), Tastee Freeze with "chocolate Thursday", pop beads, and a bundle of others.

What it also does remind me about is that underlying concern our parents and grandparents and neighbors all had about how "...these kids are going to turn out..." Well, most of us handled the addition of TV OK and have been able to transition from the transistor radio to MP3, iPod, etc. Did they worry for naught? Probably not. That worry counts for parenting, watchful eyes, guidance, and love.

Today's children get plenty of the gadgets. Let's hope for the majority there is an interested person somewhere, wondering enough about how they will turn out to that they choose to get involved.

Have a great day! Buy some balloons and hand them out!
(But ask the grown up if it is OK first.)

Evan visits Team Beagle