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Heh! I learned to drive in Los Angeles, which is also notorious for shooting back at egregious drivers. Was it Heinlein who said that an armed society is a polite society?

My BFF has a dog, Bentley, who we first thought was some sort of bulldog-Pitbull mix but then decided was a Staffordshire Terrier. A DNA test told us she was a purebred American Bully -- which I didn't even realize was a breed -- thought it was a nickname for a bulldog. I'm looking forward to dog-sitting Bentley for a couple of weeks here in June.

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We assumed Gracie was a Staffordshire. She sure looked like one. She had quite a personality! Our neighbors have her “pup” so I get to visit with my granddog regularly.

Dogs are good. They love unconditionally. Too bad humans don’t follow their lead. ( myself included) The world would be a far better place.

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Yeah, they’re just big bundles of furry love.

Have you ever seen this from Lake Wobegon:

https://logosconcarne.com/dogs/if-you-can/

One of my favorites!

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That is so true! Thank you for sharing it with me. I’ve been a dog person all my life and I can’t imagine what it would be like without one.

It also tells me something about your history. You’ve been writing a posting information for several years. Obviously, you enjoy what you do. :)

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Yeah, they are amazing animals. There is no other animal so connected with humans as dogs. Long, long ago they came out of the darkness into the light of our fires, forged a relationship with us, and have been our BFFs ever since. I miss having one, but ever since I retired, I’ve been — for the first time since kindergarten — enjoying a life almost entirely free from obligation. Dog-sitting Bentley, which I do frequently, has to fulfill my dog-need.

Heh, for a coming blog post on my other blog, just yesterday I wrote: “For fifty years, most of my writing has been descriptive. Specifically, descriptive of technical things. I dabbled a bit in poetry in high school (who doesn’t) and with fiction in college (generally in the form of short screenplays), but most of the writing I’ve done has been science or technical communication of some form.” So, yeah, several years. And I do enjoy it — the blood of all the teachers and preachers in my family tree does flow in me.😊

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