Apr 11 - 17

We have a definite problem at our house and I am beginning to think that there must be a hungry spirit from alternate dimension involved because a human being just could not do this. First off,I go to get the sour cream out again for baked potatoes and someone had eaten it again. Then I go into my son’s bathroom to look for a charger to my electric razor. 2 of the drawers won’t open, and the last one I open, what do I find but  3 empty cans of clam chowder and 2 empty cans of ( what else) pineapple. There was also this blue thing growing in there, but I was afraid to touch it. So then I go into the kitchen to get a bowl and they are all gone. I mean they are all gone and we usually have 12 bowls. So I am confused, if this spirit eats out of a can, why does it need a bowl in the first place?

Folks my  friend Don Curley  is in the hospital and I just wanted him and his family to know how much I appreciated him all these years. He is a great guy and wouldn’t you know it, he is a celebrity. He used to own 9 restaurants in Florida and actually golfed with Donald Trump back before Trump ran for office. Don told me what they talked about, but I cannot print what was discussed. I have included a picture of Don with his friend JJ out in front of Flapjacks. I just want to say, Don, you are a great guy and I hope you get better.

Thanks.

Apr 4 - 10

So, as you know my son has learned to act all on his own. No theater classes, just perseverance. When he tries to convince me that he did not eat the pineapple or clam chowder, tears will form in his eyes. This boy has talent. Well Cooper has been paying attention. To teach Cooper, now when he goes out to do his business, he gets a treat if he goes potty. Well the little SOB has learned to raise his legs and do nothing else. I will go and check and see, no liquid of any kind. So I hold back the treat and then he gives me this ultra sad look like he is going to break down and actually cry. I gave him his treat, what are you going to do, I mean he was better than my son.

Mar 28 - Apr 3

Ok, do I write about missing cans of Clam Chowder? Or, do I write about how Cooper has learned to pretend to pee in order to get a treat? Or do I write about a terrible story. Sorry folks, I am going for the tragic story.  This is not for the faint of heart, and you may want to have a glass of wine if you read it.

A family friend is staying at our family’s house in Tuscany. While he is there he decided to check out the memorial at a small town nearby called Santa Ana. During World War II, when the Italians surrendered to the Allies, the German Army felt betrayed and started taking retributions against the Italian civilians. They went into this little community of Santa Ana where the Catholic Church held Sunday Mass. The men were mainly at war and so the only people attending Mass were mainly women and children. The German soldiers went in on a Sunday morning and massacred the entire community. Since my father was there and working for the American army, I have always known about this atrocity. However, I didn’t know there is a picture on the wall of the memorial of most of the people who were killed. The friend sent us the picture and it is so sad, because the photo includes the photos of all these children and many of them were part of large families. I know this is old news, and if anyone wants I can show them the photo, but it just reminds me of how terrible war is and it just makes me feel for those poor people in Ukraine.

Mar 21 - 27

Have you ever seen the movie “A Dogs Purpose”? It is about a dog who lives many lives over a period of decades. The movie infers that dogs are reincarnated with the same personality. Well folks, I kind of wonder if that isn’t true.

On Thursday we had an appointment for Cooper to get neutered. My wife reminded me that she would bring him in and I would pick him up. This conversation occurred with Cooper in the room. That night before the procedure he whined all night long. He has never done that and when he did in the past he just wanted attention. That night he would just sit and look at us with real sad eyes and just whimper. I am guessing he just had grand plans for his lineage.