Jan 17 - 23

My wife and I seem to be having marital troubles. I think she has left me, and of all people I think she left me for Kevin Costner. Well at least until she finishes season 4 of Yellowstone, which may be about midnight tonight. I have missed her and will continue to miss her. Hopefully, when she has finished the series she will appreciate me again.

So the other night Cooper was outside doing his business when he started licking a black leaf. Then I looked again and noticed it was shiny and I realized that it was a mushroom. Then this mushroom started moving. It was a bat. I am glad he had his rabies shot.

Jan 10 - 16

There are times in life when tough choices have to be made, and it is not a simple matter as to decide who should benefit and who should not.

Cooper is a good jumper, so much so that now he likes to jump on the dining room table just as we are about to sit down. So, the other night, all the food is on the table and my wife went in the other room to call the children when I see Cooper on the table with his nose in my salad.

Well, I am not going to eat that salad and so who do I switch with?

Dec 27 - Jan 2

So we have 2 dogs, one new puppy and one old dog that sleep in our bedroom, both in pens on each side of us. We take them out throughout the night to do their business (it would be a lot easier if I could finalize that invention), and if they are finished by 5:00 AM then we let them sleep on the bed with us.  

Last night at 3:30 they seemed to think it was 5:00. We take them out separately and they just look at us and want to come back in. We put them back in their pens, and they both whine, so we take them out again and they give us the look so we let them in and put them back in their pens and they whine. We know you can’t break the rules in dog training, and my wife said we can’t break the rules. Finally about 4:30 I scream an expletive, get up and move the clock ahead to 5:00 and let them out. Now since the clock said 5:00, I feel we followed the rules. Please don’t bother telling me what you think.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday and I hope you have a wonderful New Year. I know that last year we were looking forward to 2021 and this year we are nervous about 2022, but hang in there. We will persevere (I got that from an old Clint Eastwood movie), but please be careful.

Thank you for hanging in there with us.

Dec 20 - 26

Ok, so tonight I had nothing, so I stole this from an email I wrote 9 years ago.
Everyone please have a nice Christmas.

Here is my feeble attempt at my annual Christmas Song:
Hark! I hear the Servers singing
Glory to the Holiday tidings
Chefs preparing the new whipped cream
Placed on cakes and with lots of feeling
Hostesses dancing in the aisles
Bringing lots of friendly smiles
Celebrating Christmas cheer
Bringing in the good New Year
Hark the bussers sing some more
Greeting patrons at the door

Hark! Chris Harold sings a Christmas song
Asking all to sing along
Children bouncing to the rhythm
Parents trying to keep from humming
Coffee pouring right from the pot
Coming out piping hot
Now is the time to dance and cheer
Christmas only comes this time of year.
Hark for family and special friends
Hopefully this season will never end