Aug 7 - 13

Aliens are amongst us.

So we get back from 3 days at Santa Cruz and my wife asked me if I washed the side door. I said what? This a double French door next to the garage. I look and the bottom of the door is wet, all the bricks in front of the door are wet, and the concrete which is part of the driveway is wet. But the concrete is wet in a straight line. Like someone purposely washed the door to not make a mess. I thought it was a broken pipe and ran up to the roof to see what was wet up there, but everything else including the other side of the door was dry. So only the outside of the door was wet. There was nothing missing like maybe there was aunsuccessful break in. This was all in the morning shade so it wouldn’t have evaporated too quickly. So the aliens were just there and we missed them. Shucks, I always wanted to meet one of those beings.

Jul 31 - Aug 6

So you know how children have a difficult time when their parents separate, well Cooper appears to be going through that now. My wife recently took a trip to Kansas City for an adoption conference, and after a few days of her getting back it became clear she had COVID. So, I am back in the back bedroom again (again because she had COVID before) and Cooper thinks we have divorced. He just looks at me with these really sad eyes and follows me around where ever I go. He never brings the ball anymore and he has stopped playing. Tomorrow, I am let back in to my wife’s bedroom, so hopefully he will go back to normal and be the annoying pooch he is known for.

Jul 24 - 30

The nice thing about getting senile is you can watch your favorite sitcoms over and over again. I like 30 Rock, and after I watch the 7th season I can start all over again not remembering anything from before, and enjoy it like it was the first time. See, there are advantages to getting old.
 
The nice thing about getting senile is you can watch your favorite sitcoms over and over again. I like 30 Rock, and after I watch the 7th season I can start all over again not remembering anything from before, and enjoy it like it was the first time. See, there are advantages to getting old.

The nice thing about getting senile is you can watch your favorite sitcoms over and over again. I like 30 Rock, and after I watch the 7th season I can start all over again not remembering anything from before, and enjoy it like it was the first time. See, there are advantages to getting old.

Jul 17 - 23

Ok, it has been a week since Cooper and I have had our adult talk. So far it does not look promising. 

“Cooper, remember now, you are an adult and you are going to require us to play with you less”.

“Oh yea, I can play a lot less, really a lot less. Why, I can go the whole day without playing. We are still going to play fetch though, aren’t we? I love playing fetch. I can play fetch all day without a break. Yea, do you want me to show you? Here is the ball. Ruff, ruff, in case you didn’t know that is the sign to throw the ball. Ruff, ruff. Ok, do we have to have this talk again? I told you when I go ruff twice that means you throw the ball.”

“Cooper, I am trying to explain that I can’t play all day, I have things to do.”

“Well, I have things to do to you know, now, Ruff, ruff. You know I can do this forever, so do you want to get on the ball?”

“Yes, sorry”