Man's best friend.
He took a half dozen steps away and we went on our way
Meth-heads are crazy, but not all of them are stupid. The tell-tale sign of a chronic meth-head are the sores on their face. The more sores, the longer their addiction and the more insane they could be.
She just wants my wife to show her some attention.
Her summer coat is so different from winter, both are beautiful, but different. She almost looks like a lab.
Sugar is pretty good at sensing a potential threat.....all 115# of her.
I can attest to that!
I may have told you about the time I encountered a dozen or more of those giant dogs (I forget the breed, CRS strikes again) I'll tell it again because I love these dogs, this story and I'm old, I repeat shit.
At first, they were in guard mode, a few barking fiercely. I kept walking and talking to them. As we approached each other the youngest ones switched to play mode. I thought the huge puppies would knock me down! The others stood off watching me.
Finally, what seemed like the oldest, she was greyer than the others arrived. She walked beside me to keep the others from jumping up on me to play. The respect shown by the others to the old girl was too cool. As if she told them, "He is okay, but don't jump on him, he is old too"
She walked beside me, my hand easily rubbing her head until I put the package down. Then she escorted me back to the gate. With my hand once again rubbing her head. While the others ran circles around us.
They knew not to leave the yard and allowed me to exit through the gate and close it without trying to escape. I even got a kiss from one of the youngsters as he stood on two legs at the gate. He was so tall he easily rested his front paws on the top rail with his head well above the top rail of the gate when I turned to say goodbye.
Those dogs are not only huge, but they are also brilliant! I have never been back to that place. but I would love to go again.
like most places we get our moments
They all do. We go everywhere from multi-million-dollar homes to the ghetto, nowhere is immune.
Hadrian's Wall is just over the horizon.
How cool is that?!
Thanks for the good wishes,
Both you and Nibley have our prayers as well. I'm glad to hear she is home.
My wife and I love that show! We watched season 1 and we can't wait to watch season 2. I never noticed the eggs. I also loved Sleepy Hollow; Tim Burton is great! Hmm... We really need to watch The Nightmare Before Christmas, but I still don't like the title. Maybe I'll get the title when I watch the movie.
I might even take a stab at writing something more goth.
I might even buy that book for my wife. I'll wait for the movie.
Hey Louis,
Explain to me why Freeland (Rockies) acted all butt hurt when Devers (Giants) hit that HR. It looked like all Devers did was hit the ball and watch it go into the stands before running the bases. I don't get what the big deal was.
I haven't seen the Rundown Recap yet. With my Birds on the left coast the replay of the game is not available until well after midnight eastern time. Which is cool, I get to watch the Nationals when I wake up. I saw them break their 8-game losing streak and start a two-game winning streak. Both games featured young starters for the Nationals, and they both pitched well.
Back to your question. Without having seen the play but from your description I will say, It's about respect or in Devers' case, a lack thereof. Standing at the plate watching a homerun leave the park shows no respect for your opponent. In my mind it shows no respect for the game.
Ryne Sanberg said it best in his Hall of fame induction speech.
“Hit a home run, put your head down, drop the bat and run around the bases. Because the name on the front is a lot more important than the name on the back.” Much of Sanberg's speech was about respect for the game, for teammates, for opponents and for the fans.
It is a different era; players seldom show respect. When I was growing up it was different. I'll use Bob Gibson as an example. Stand and watch a homerun against Gibson... The next time you come to bat he will throw at you, not the strike zone. Gibson wasn't alone, it was an accepted part of the game. Gibson was one of the most intimidating pitchers in the game!
Earl Weaver was unique; he didn't allow his pitchers to throw at hitters. He said "Once it starts it escalates. I have better players. I don't want my guys to get hurt"
