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6 October 2026
I had an appointment this morning, so Iām sitting down to write in the afternoon instead. After the appointment, my wife and I stopped at a local Chinese buffet. The food was good, but I was a little disappointed that their ice cream machine was out of order. I have a weakness for ice cream. After lunch, she went into Bealls to shop while I waited in the car. Iād go in with her, but nothing in that store interests meāand they donāt have chairs. Iām not much of a shopper anyway.
Charlie is already making his little grunting noises because itās getting close to his dinner time, even though itās still twentyāfive minutes away. The closer it gets, the more animated he becomes. He wants to make sure I donāt forget him, which Iāve done a couple of times. It usually happens in the morning when I open a can and give him half. He gets half in the morning and half in the afternoon, plus a bowl of dry food to graze on if heās still hungry.
For his afternoon meal, he gets the other half of the can topped with MilkāBone dog biscuits and a couple of Begginā strips. Heās spoiled, no doubt about it. Every now and then Iāll open the refrigerator to grab the remainder of the canāonly to find there is no can. Thatās when the guilt hits me. Oh noā¦ I forgot to feed him that morning. And suddenly it makes sense why heās been glued to my side all day. On those days, he gets a full can for dinner with all the trimmings.
āEnjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.ā ā Robert Brault
āThe bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth can ever be.ā ā Konrad Lorenz
āLife is uncertain. Eat dessert first.ā ā Ernestine Ulmer
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