Guy's blog about life with pets in northern mich.

I loved something Comic Jake Johansen said. He told everyone that he was adopted when he was a baby. When he became old enough to understand what it meant, his adoptive parents told him that he was adopted. He said that it is important that adoptive parents tell their child of his or her origin and that they were adopted. Then he added, “Yeah, but EVERY DAY?!!” Another comic, one who appears to have disappeared from the comedy scene, is Franklin Adjai. I hope I spelled his name right. He... Sign in to see full entry.

I was reading Strat’s blog about the remarkable dogs he has been privileged to spend time with. Since then, I’ve been enjoying my memories of the best, most intelligent, devoted and big hearted dog it was my pleasure and good fortune to share part of my life with. Her name was Cleo and she was born in the spring of 1968. Cleo was the offspring of a brother and sister pair of full size dashounds, the kind of union that usually produces sickly idiots but occasionally and rarely, the mysterious... Sign in to see full entry.

Three ambulance attendants were discussing the man whose body they were delivering to the medical examiners office for autopsy. One man wondered aloud why the autopsy was being done on an elderly man found dead in his bed. “This guy was the most hated person in five counties. He might be a murder victim, nobody could stand the mean, vindictive old miser,” his co-workers told him. “What a terrible thing to have people say about you after death. If that was me on that slab, I’d hope to be... Sign in to see full entry.

Little D.J. floored Marilyn yesterday, with an offhand statement. It seems that he has attended enough carnivals, fairs, picnics, roadside parks and the like, that he had formed an opinion and just as all his blood relations behave, he just knew that he was RIGHT. His opinion, once formed, becomes “chiseled-in-stone” fact. Marilyn was driving the curtain climbing “house-apes” somewhere, (Probably a yard sale) on dirt roads in our mostly rural area. The road on which she drove was only slightly... Sign in to see full entry.

One day a small-town doctor was shopping in his downtown neighborhood and saw an elderly patient of his out shopping with a striking redhead. She was obviously less than half his age and tastelessly dressed in flashy “redneck chic.” To tell the truth, the doctor had assumed this patient had died a long time ago. He’d not seen or heard from him in years. The two men greeted each other warmly and while the bimbo checked her make-up in a store window, the doc asked the old codger about his health.... Sign in to see full entry.

I nearly didn’t post what I wrote yesterday. It was only about things that that fascinate me and it wasn’t funny, but I had nothing else to say. My theory is that it is better to send a blog that is likely to fall flat, than to not send anything at all. I could be wrong about that, I appear to be losing people’s interest steadily. My Dad sent me a response to yesterday’s entry, something that he rarely does because his life is very, very full of duties he takes care of each day of his life. His... Sign in to see full entry.

How do bugs know what day it is? I’ve noticed that June bugs come out within a day or two of June 1 st each year. The cicadas (seventeen year locusts) emerge after 17 years underground all at the same time. They obviously must have calendars, and probably alarm clocks, too. Just kidding, but wildlife amazes me. Vultures arrive on April 28 th (I’m pretty sure) each year. It’s the same day that the swallows show up in Capistrano. I do know that. The radio always tells me about the swallows on the... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday night, Ivy had a sleepover at her friend Joy’s house. My first response was, “Ivy has a friend?!” I was told she has several. Who’da guessed? When Joy’s mother called to find out when Marilyn was coming to pick Ivy up, I said, “First, I want to apologize for Ivy’s behavior and we understand if you want to never lay eyes on,” My apology was interrupted by Joy’s mother’s laughter. She told me that Ivy was well mannered and a delightful guest during her whole visit with them. I said, “Maybe... Sign in to see full entry.

Two drinking buddies were trying to maneuver their way back home after a day of being severely “over-served.” They were so loaded that in order to even walk it was necessary for them to hold each other up. They slowly zigzagged their way down the sidewalk, making slow progress but covering a lot more distance than necessary. Eventually they found their path blocked by a dog lying on the sidewalk. Unable to go around the impediment, it became clear that they would have to step over him. This took... Sign in to see full entry.

Some bulls were discussing the rumored arrival of a new bull to the farm. “If he thinks he’s going to get any of my cows, he better think again,” the biggest and most senior bull declared. “I only have half the number of cows you have! I sure won’t give him any of mine.” This, from the second in seniority. So it went with the bulls, right down to the newest and smallest bull with only two cows of his own. The day of the new bulls arrival, all gathered to see him disembark from the stockcar.... Sign in to see full entry.