Hello and welcome back to the amazing world of the Dogpound. Did I tell you that I have a mastodon and a Sasquatch for a neighbor? Honest, and this is no April Fool’s joke either. As a side bar, how many of you got pranked on Monday or you pranked someone? I am writing this ahead of the ”jokester” day, and even though I have no big plans, I will be on the look out for any tom-foolery. As another side bar, I have used that word before but never knew were it came from. The Internet gives two stories:…
Browsing: Dogpound
Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. I had some overnight business to attend to, and on my way back I stopped at a McDonald’s to pick up some breakfast for the long drive home. I went in and got in line behind a young man who was gazing at the menu options while he waited for an employee to come to the cash register. Suddenly, he turned around and left. My immediate thought was that he was going to ask his wife what she wanted, so I waited a few seconds for his return. I…
Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. Have you adjusted to Daylight Saving Time yet? I have, but I do not like it. Just before the change, I was actually able to see the start of the sunrise. Now it is just pitch black again. Many times I will get an email from a friend telling me about how pretty the sunrise was that morning, and all I can do is go “Ppffftttt!” Anyway, speaking of mornings, I go through my weekly routine like clock-work. Get up, stumble to the bathroom, shower, shave, dress, eat my…
Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. I was just thinking, Saint Paddy’s Day is this weekend, Sunday, March 17, and in today’s world my old Irish buttons will probably not work. For example, “Kiss me I am Irish” would be a no-no, and so would “pinch me for luck.” No pinching allowed these days. So to stay with the times, maybe we can use a few of these: “Pinch me and I will punch you,” or going with the new green movement, “I’m green, I’m keen.” Better yet, “I am the real green deal. Embrace…
Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. As of this writing the next major snow storm is headed my way (southwest Indiana), and we are right on the edge of a snowy mix or 12 inches of snow. Now, if I was staying home, it would not be a big deal, however, this weekend, of course, I am traveling to watch my Buckeyes get bounced by the Boilermakers at Purdue University. Strange as it might sound, I have attended three games in the past five years, and in each case we got beat and it was…
Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. My new used car is keyless, and I cannot tell you, after almost a month, how many times I have reached into my pocket for the non-existing key. Another change, a good change: had a remote starter installed in preparation for the coming cold mornings and evenings after work. Pretty neat how that works; you push a little button and the car automatically runs for 24 minutes. Then when I walk to the car, it senses my fob, and when I pull on the car door, it automatically unlocks the…
Hello and welcome back to the very tired world of the Dogpound. I finally got moved. I picked the coldest week of the winter to move. The prior weekend we were in the 40s, and by mid-week we had a high of minus-2, and then by the following Sunday we were back into the 60s. This is February? Oh my! My fingers are so cut and scraped from packaging and opening all of those cardboard boxes that I can barely type this article. No lie! Of course, along with all the physical pain (back, shoulders…well, you get the picture) and…
Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. Let’s spend a minute or two talking about that over-commercialized holiday which is just around the corner. You know the one, the one that has been on the store shelves since Christmas, as if you could really forget: Valentine’s Day! This year I think you should look at changing things up a bit. I mean, you can do the candy, flowers, and postcard thing, but I would like to suggest another way. It is a four-letter word…no, not the word you are thinking of right now (love), the word…
Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. As I have mentioned in past articles, I am in the middle of moving and it is driving me crazy. My current house has an attached garage, but the new location has a detached garage. This is not a deal breaker, however, I am not thrilled walking out in the morning and getting my work shoes covered in snow, so I thought it would be a good idea to get a pair of galoshes. Not just any kind; I wanted a pair big enough that I could easily slip…
Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. I am a bit haggard now and in the middle of trying to move from one house to another about 10 minutes away. Things are complicated: the house I want to move into is currently occupied, and the bank closing is this coming Thursday. They have agreed to move one week after closing, and the family that has bought my house needs to move in two days after that deadline. So you can see that this is building to a very tense moment. My house is in complete disarray…