Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. Before I get started, I want to make a big shout out to all of you dads and “will be a dad soon dads,” Happy Father’s Day! Plus, a pat on the back for me since I got this article out on time for the holiday, for once! LOL. Just remember that you do not have to be a dad to be a father-figure. Today is a time, like no other time for a very long time, where we need good men to step up, show up, be counted, and lead the way by living life the right way and making a difference wherever they go. So, what else has happened? Oh yes, I got an envelope in the mail the other day. It was a big white envelope, with a nondescript return address, and it was packed with paper. What caught my attention is that I could feel a plastic card inside, like a credit card. Ok, it was more than likely a credit card application, and I did not need any more cards. I would normally throw it away, but I never felt safe throwing away a card without first cutting it up. I was busy, so I tossed it on the kitchen counter where it sat for several days. One morning I got an early start to work and I had a few extra minutes, so I decided to open that letter and destroy the card. I opened the letter, and it was from KeyBank, a bank I was not familiar with, and indeed it was a credit card. I noticed it was a MasterCard. So, maybe my bank had changed hands and they were sending out new cards? However, a quick glance at the numbers shot that idea down, too. The scissors were just across the counter a few steps away when I happened to notice in small print just below the bank name was this,” issued for the State Unemployment office.” As I mentioned in past articles, our company is making all office personnel take a week off a month due to the impact of the virus, and this was my unemployment debit card, which I came within seconds of destroying. I can imagine calling the unemployment office and trying to explain to them what happened to my card. I can hear them say, “You did what [which was repeated several times]!? It took you six weeks to get that card. Now back to the back of the line for you!” So, I dodged a credit bullet, so to speak. LOL
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
“I have a hero, and I call him Dad.” Dogpound Wisdom
SMILES
When children come into the doctor’s office where I work, it’s my job to weigh and measure them. After several unsuccessful attempts to get one frightened three-year-old on the scale, her mother said: “Honey, Mommy has a scale at home. Do like I do and stand on it.” Recognition dawned on the child’s face, and she confidently stepped on the scale, looked down and exclaimed, “Oh, darn!”
Joe’s wife liked to sing, so she decided to join the church choir. From time to time, she would practice while she was in the kitchen preparing dinner. Whenever she would start in on a song, Joe would head outside to the porch. His wife, with hurt feelings, said, “What’s the matter, Joe? Don’t you like my singing?” Joe replied, “Honey, I love your singing, but I just want to make sure the neighbors know I’m not beating you.”
That is all I have today. As always be good, do good, play safe and remember to honor your Dad on this special day; he deserves it.
JR
