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A man and his Dog

14 Wednesday Sep 2016

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9d6b671a6cd3f1aaa10ce7071129e9dfOn my walk home today I met a man and his dog. He was doing the thing that responsible dog owners do and picking up his dog’s business while she nosed around in the sand and then rolled happily in some smell or another. As she did so I smiled and said to him something about hoping it wasn’t a particularly vile thing she was rolling in. He laughed.

“She does that right after I bath her, too.”

“Is she a mum?” I ask as she writhes now on freshly mowed grass – at least that smells good. I had noticed her swollen teats as she rolled blissfully about

“Yeah, ten puppies, here let me show you a picture!”

“Ten! oh my goodness!” No wonder dog was enjoying herself outdoors.

The sheer joy and pride he took in showing off her babies to me was endearing. We chatted a little about how hard it was to find a place to live that allowed dogs – which these days is basically nowhere unless you own your own place. Mama dog nosed me, but she wasn’t really all that interested in anything but rolling in some more dirt.

I had been feeling a little flattened out, depressed even for the last little while, but seeing the simple joy he took in his pet, who obviously adored him right back, made me feel better.

I think it’s easy to lose sight of the simple things in life – which are often the more important ones: moments like that one where he could share his joy with someone else and not be afraid. There was nothing else, just a man and his dog and me sharing in his adoration of her and her puppies.

These days people are so caught up in things they have no control over, bigger things that are far too vast to deal with: global warming, electing Trump or not, Syrian refugees, war, bombings, economic collapse you name it. All these things are important, but we forget that half our problems start with something as simple as how we treat others.

No one ever had to teach me to feel empathy or compassion. I had an over abundance of it as a child in fact, which caused my mother some worry, and some laughter. (I wouldn’t eat baby carrots because it was mean, and went so far as to ‘rescue’ them by hiding them in weird places where I’d forget them until mom unearthed them.) But I had a hard time learning that compassion could cost me, and that I needed to have some for myself, to find a balance.

It was nice to be reminded that it is the simple things that help you get there.

 

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Feminist or sexist….?

13 Wednesday Apr 2016

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This meme showed up on my Facebook feed the other day:

Maisie feminist sexist

This is an interesting way to flip the issue – do you think it would help accomplish the goal, which is ultimately equality for everyone, or no? I mean, we’re either racist, or not, there’s no distinguishing word for someone who is not racist (at least not one that I am aware of at this point), so this is an interesting idea.  Thoughts?

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My take on Ms Spears

26 Monday Feb 2007

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Give the woman a break already!

Seriously, she’s got some real crap to deal with and she’s got stupid ass paparazzi following her around everywhere, even to the freaking gas station in the middle of the night.

She’s probably embarassed that her first marriage turned out to be a huge mistake. when you realise you’ve made a fool of yourself in the public eye by marrying someone everyone else could see was a total ass, you kind of want to have some time to sort that out, or alternately, do something that wipes that shame out of your consiousness for a while. Spears went and partied. Everyone self-medicates in one manner or another, it’s just too bad that Ms. Spears decided that hanging with Hilton and forgetting her panties was a good option. But she’s in a bad head-space. If the head-shaving incident isn’t a gigantic cry for help, then I don’t know what is. I hope she gets it. Really I do. White trash pop star fame aside, she is human being and a mother and it’s time she had a moment to step back, clear her head and get her priorities straight and she really can’t do that with cameras shoved in her face 24-7.

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03 Thursday Feb 2005

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Our upstairs neighbour had been evicted.

About a week ago, there were near 8 cops here to arrest the guy on an assault charge. They’ve been after him for weeks, because J and I had come across a cop in the back lot looking for the guy’s car. He’s loud upstairs, especially when he has his girlfriend(s) over. Apparently he was out on bail, because he’s been back for a bit, but last night, at just past midnight, there were two cops here for him again. J and I let them in, but upstairs-guy wasn’t home. We asked the cops if we could help – apparently the guy’s got a curfew. He’s supposed to be home between 8pm and 6am and he’s not supposed to drive anymore. I’m glad the landlady has evicted him.

J woke me up this am, earlier than he needed to. It was/is my only sleep-in day. I’m not quite with it yet as a result. I need my shower….

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