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Sunday, March 18, 2012

And then there was Ben…Part VIII

Lest I give the impression that Ben was (or is) the second coming of Krisles’ Hellhound, let me hasten to add that even from the start he had his lovable sides. Very friendly and affectionate as we all are when not being ordered around, he found his way quickly into my LSW’s heart, and mine, for... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 17, 2012

And then there was Ben…Part VII

Having introduced Ben to y’all a little while back, the time has come to tell you more about what’s been happening… One of the first things we discovered was that Ben is a male chauvinist…dog. While quite ready to take orders from me, he showed a great deal of reluctance, if not out-and-out... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

And then there was Ben…Part VI

So here we are. The detective and the jailer have left, not without causing Ben some anxiety, since dogs too can be victims of the Stockholm syndrome, and we embark on our mutual journey of discovery… Remember that song from The King and I, ‘Getting to know you’? Well, it didn’t take long for Ben to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 1, 2012

And then there was Ben…Part V

For a couple of days I did nothing. In fact, I had just about forgotten the whole business when I came across a strange icon on my desktop, and I remembered that annoying questionnaire. It was still sitting there because I hadn’t made up a folder for it, a lack it shares with a few other items that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 27, 2012

And then there was Ben…Part IV

Ah yes, the form or, more properly, the questionnaire… I must tell you that I have a peculiar relationship to questionnaires. On the one hand, at a purely visceral level, they tend to get my back up. Maybe I hear echoes of my mother’s question when I came home later than expected. ‘So what have you... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 26, 2012

And then there was Ben…Part III

The day after I had sent my more or less casual enquiry out into the ether, I found a reply in my inbox. “Hello Jack,” it said, “ H. B. forwarded your email to me regarding Benny the GSP. Benny is still available. He is a sweet and energetic 7 1/2 yr old neutered male who has spent his entire life... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 20, 2012

And then there was Ben…Part II

Thinking back to the moment I first glimpsed those sad eyes as I was surfing, a tiny doubt creeps in. Why did I call them ‘sad’? Was it really sadness that was looking at me out of that picture, was there really an appeal? If there was, it was certainly not to me, but to whoever it was behind the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 16, 2012

And then there was Ben…Part I

I don’t know what made me do it. I have my suspicions, and I am sure that a prolonged bout of introspection would come up with several serviceable motives. What is more, I also suspect that many of my readers will be able to supply good reasons, even without the need for such bouts. Anyway, here I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Hi, Everybody…Part XII

I haven’t been around much over the last few days since I’ve been busy. The reason for this busy-ness will become apparent in due course, as soon as I have finished telling you the rest of the story of what, in momentary attacks of self-pity, I sometimes call my ‘lost summer.’ But of course it... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Hi, Everybody…Part XI

Shortly after my latest Battle of Leyte Gulf (and I would fully understand it if any Blogit newbie, especially if he’s Japanese, were to say, ‘What the Hell is this guy talking about, LOL), I had called the hospital where an MRI had been arranged for me in November, and told them that I no longer... Sign in to see full entry.

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