It does not feel like summer here. For the past five days its been raining, foggy, and under 50 degrees (last night it dropped to 40). I haven’t even been able to see the mountains. It’s eerie and depressing: just the way I like it. I suddenly feel like reading something by Poe or Kafka . . .
Regular summer day view from our backyard / Today
Spanky warns the fog to go away
Life with Spanky
I called Spanky into my room and she jumped on my bed and immediately threw up all over my blanket. Every time that she drinks too much water, she throws up (as the carpet in our old house can prove). I folded it to keep the chunks from falling on the carpet and took it upstairs to show my Mom and my sister. My Mom suggested that I take the blanket into the backyard and shake it. Since I didn’t have any better ideas, I went outside (Spanky was at my heels, of course, no doubt greatly entertained by my revulsion). I let the chunks fall onto the dirt, then I gave the blanket a strong shake. Unfortunately, I had the throw-up side facing me, and all of her remaining (stuff) sprayed me in the face. And yes, before any of you ask, my mouth was indeed open at the time, as were my eyes. If you’ve never had a dog’s warm lunch covering your face before, let me educate you: dog throw-up is quite similar to human throw-up, only it smells much worse (I’m afraid to even guess what my dogs have been eating out of the trash). That’s enough . . . my stomach’s feeling funny now.
Finally, the Ladies Learn to Appreciate Me . . . Sort of
A girl asked me out today. Well, alright, let me qualify that: she didn’t ask me out exactly, it was, um, well . . . you see, it was more of a . . . you know, one of those . . . let me start over. So, I was talking to a girl I work with about churches in town, and she asked me if I wanted to try a new one with her next Sunday. I said yes, of course. I mean, how often is it that a girl asks me to do anything? Ahhh . . . church . . . the most romantic of places. Maybe she’ll even share a hymnal with me! God, I’m pathetic.
**Note: if Jared Wheeler comments at all on this post, Tough William will be glad to demonstrate some fascinating Mayan torture techniques for him**
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