Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. I hope you had a nice, safe, and blessed Easter despite all of the distractions that have been thrown at us lately. I must admit I have washed my hands so much that I am not sure I have any fingerprints left. Actually, I don’t have much these days; years ago, I went down to the police station to get my fingerprints done for my weapons license application. They were using this electronic fingerprint apparatus, and it took forever to get a half-decent print. I thought he was going…

Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. Before I get started, I need to wish everyone a very happy Easter. It is indeed going to be a strange Easter, since, as of this writing, we may still be under the social distancing (stay away from everyone) guidelines. Despite that lingering prospect, we can and should enjoy and give thanks for the blessing this religious holiday represents. We can still hunt eggs and baskets in place and give thanks around the Easter dinner table. OK, so, what else can I share with the pack today? Oh yes!…

Hello and welcome back to strange new world of the Dogpound. If the virus bug has not gotten you yet (and we pray that it never enters your house), then you must have gone buggy by now with all the 24-7 news about the virus. You cannot turn on the radio or  television or even look at your emails without virus this and virus that. With that being said, let’s jump ahead as to what our near future might look like.  There was that terrible sound, the “whoop! whoop” followed by the red and blue lights flashing in my rear…

Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. If my timing is correct, then we just passed April 1…”April Fool’s Day.” Did you get pranked? Did you prank someone? Seems to be kind of a dying art these days. However, I kind of got pranked, but not in the way you might think. At work I have a Flexible Savings Account, and each year we have to sign up. I dutifully submitted my claims, but after several weeks, there were no responses, which was unusual, then I got an email notice that my claims were denied. To…

Hello and welcome back to the Dogpound, where, if you are not sick, you are scared, and maybe you might be both. Please do not get me wrong, I am not dismissing the virus, but since I was a pup, we have always heard warnings about the yearly flu season, how we needed to be careful this winter season, and how the shots we got for the last flu bug will no longer protect us from the current flu bug that was making its rounds. This is how crazy it is getting. The leading news topic was that we reported…

Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. First off, if my timing is correct, the wearing of the green and drinking green beer happened this week. Hope you did something special to celebrate the day. I used to wear some Irish buttons…like “Kiss Me I’m Irish”, or “Pinch Me for Luck,” which are a no-no these days, but I do have a cute pair of oversized green glasses with fake side burns to wear. Who knows, it might bring me luck! I could use it for sure. So, what else is going on? Oh yes, I…

Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. Not sure what happened in a recent past article. It was a blast from the past.However, I was pretty confident that I was current with my Master’s weekly needs. So anyway, daylight-saving time is just a few days away and I am not a happy camper about it. I am just getting used to seeing the sun come in the morning when I go to work. I get up, shower, dress, grab a bite of breakfast, and crawl into my cold dark car. Then as I drive down the…

Hello and welcome back from the wonderful world of the Dogpound. Is it Easter yet? Easter is about 6 weeks away, but according to my local Walmart, it is already here. Nothing new about that, but I just wanted to point that that out. What else is new? Well, with the weather starting to warm up, birds are starting to return, and the blackbirds are back in force. I watch them in amazement; the flocks have so many birds. I mean, there literally has to be thousands of them, maybe millions! I have watched them fly across the sky for…

Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. I am thinking, did I just miss Valentine’s Day again? I did, didn’t I! Darn it! This is what happens when I write articles weeks in advance. Grrrr! Just wants me to stomp my foot. But wait, I cannot do that. Why, you ask? Good question. I had my toenail root cut out, and there will be no stomping or kicking for a few weeks. Not sure why, but in the past five years, ingrown toenails have been a painful thing for me. Several years ago, I finally gave…

Hello and welcome back to the Super Dogpound. The Super Bowl is over, and I have to admit it was one of the better ones. The game went deep into the fourth quarter with either team poised to win the game. Even the referees seemed to hold back a bit allowing the players to actually play the game. My only real beef was the lack of scoring. Based on the talent on both teams I had expected a high scoring game. The halftime was above average.Each year it amazes me how they put all of this together. Must take them…