As I open the door, I am met with the overwhelming scent of a fire. Again today, we have Canadian fires destroying our comfort and my ability to breathe. The dogs bound out the newly opened door and tear across the grass. I watch the dew drops disintegrating one by one from the fierce contact of Groots’ legs… Just minutes ago, he and the other two (Maggie and Drax), would be seen devouring the breakfast like they are eating for the first time in months. Maggie slips out after Groot and is on his heels until she decides to turn sharp to the right to do her “lady business”. Drax slowly moves towards the open door, cautiously looking out the door, pausing, continuing at his slow methodical pace, he steps out the door as if we are watching a rock and roll legend emerge onto the stage for his final performance in his life. “BARK’ the silence was broken by the majestic, deep and commanding sound… “BARK” again, as if to say “OK, YOU DOGS, THE KING IS HERE, ALL BOW!!!!!!”
Life is always exciting here in the north woods, that smell like of fire but nothing here is burning. Yesterday my throat was burning, eyes watering and boogers accumulated from the soot induced snot I was breathing. Today is starting the same way.
I was looking into this “smoke thing” and some say it’s natural, Others say it’s because Canada has mismanaged the forests, some say “it’s global warming” but most just go to work and tolerate the situation… Whatever the cause, I want to file a class action against Canada for not managing the situation better… who is with me? Am I out of line?
It stops and makes me think, each of us at some point disturbs our neighbors, I just happened to have very few and not very close either, but I am sure there is somebody that drives by and has something to say about how I don’t manage the hay fields right or the rocks from my driveway are not perfectly contained… it’s easy to find fault in others, it’s hard to find fault in self, why? I guess it’s because we always see ourselves as being in the right… the thief can say “I shouldn’t have to pay my rent because I won’t have enough for what I want to do!” The speeder may say “I shouldn’t have to drive that slow because it’s a stupid speed limit” or the hunter may say ”it’s only one deer, and I didn’t bag one last year so this makes up for it!” we can all “JUSTIFY” ourselves…
I like dogs, they always think the best of me, they never question my intentions or assume the worst of me… This reminds me of a joke I heard once (it’s not funny but it is a good display of this point) here we go… “If you ever want to know if your wife or your dog loves you more, lock them both in the trunk of your car for 15 minutes and when you let them out, see which one is glad to see you!” see, that’s not funny at all!!!!
Lets be like Dogs today, just be happy whenever we get to see “OUR PERSON” be excited to see them, let them know how much we love them, but maybe not roll onto our backs and lose control of our bladders, ya, lets not go that far.
Anyway, see you in court for our class action lawsuit against Canada for making our lives miserable. Stay inside, relax a bit and remember, the only one that loves you more than your dog, is “doG” spelled backwards.
C