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 them on and off without taking off my shoes. I would put them on when I walked out the door and take them off when I got into the garage, and repeat the process when I came home from work. My mind went back to when I was a kid, and we had rubber boots with clips down the front that made it easy to slip on and off. None of the local stores carried anything like this; all were pull-ons and made to be worn as shoes. I did find what I was looking for on the Internet, and it said to order at least two sizes larger than what one wears in a shoe. I normally wear an 8 1/2 to a 9, depending on whether I wear my work shoes or tennis shoes. So to be safe, I ordered a size 11. They finally arrived on the front porch, and it was a good thing they were rubber boots because the box was soaked completely through from rain. But it had not raining here, so no idea how that happened. Anyway, I pulled them out, unlatched all the latches and slipped my foot in one. Well, I only got my shoe halfway down the boot. Seriously? Back to the drawing board; so I ordered their largest size, 16. That better do it!
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
“If we are all facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep walking.” – Dogpound Wisdom
SMILES
Q. How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?
A. Concrete floors are very hard to crack!
Q. If it took eight men 10 hours to build a wall, how long would it take four men to build it?
A. No time at all, since it is already built.
Q. If you had three apples and four oranges in one hand and four apples and three oranges in the other hand, what would you have?
A: Very large hands.
Q: How can you lift an elephant with one hand?
A: It is not a problem, since you will never find an elephant with one hand.
Q: How can a man go eight days without sleep?
A: He sleeps at night.
The hit-and-run victim was just getting to his feet when a policeman ran up to help. “My mother-in-law just tried to run me over!” the shaken man told the cop. “The car hit you from behind,” the officer said. “How could you tell it was your mother-in-law?” “I recognized the laugh!”
That is all I have…take care and, as always, be good, do good, play safe, and remember the best journey starts with a single step in the right direction.
– JR
