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Saturday, January 24, 2004 Bad Dog    Damn, busted. All I really wanted was one, two max, you know, just a taste. But the whole bag fell to the floor and then I couldn't stop. Gone: one bag of yogurt covered pretzels. Master buys them in bulk; must've been two or three handfuls in there. That of course made me thirsty as hell and by the time I'd nearly drained half my water bowl I felt Master behind me, staring down disapprovingly at the empty bag on the floor. Busted. "What's this?!" What answer was he expecting? I offered nothing, just put the ol' tail between the legs and stepped lighlty toward the front door. I sat down, face penitent. "Sure, a belly full of pretzels and water and now you need to go out." (Emphasis Master's). I redoubled my look of contrition. I didn't dawdle outside -- I found the first snow berm near the garage, raised my rear leg and fired, then marched obediently back inside, up the stairs, and plopped down in the most anonymous place I could find. What's making me feel even more bad about this is that Master has been sick - really sick - since Wednesday. He finally went to a doc 'n the box today to get some whoop ass antibiotics prescribed. In spite of all that he's been making sure that I'm taken care of. What's the line in that TV commercial after someone commits a major gaffe: "Wanna get away?" Oh well, tomorrow night he has two tickets to Rob Becker's comedy "Defending the Caveman" at the Anchorage Performing Arts Center. Hmm, wonder who he's taking? 9:19:28 PM    Comments disabled © Copyright 2009 Rufus. Nonsense, distribute widely and freely! Last update: 7/1/2009; 3:21:48 AM.			Readers Amused       Home About Me Airedale Philosophy How this all got started       FAQ What's an Upright? Upright: noun : a by and large bipedal companion, also referred to as a human being. What's a Cheechako? Cheechako: noun : a person new to Alaska who has come with the intention to live here. Who's Master? Master: pronoun : just the finest upright on the face of the earth, that's who! To read him is to love him. What's Dogdom? Dogdom: noun : Life's venue from a dog's point of view. What's a Sourdough? Sourdough: noun : A long time Alaskan who has an automatic suspicion of cheechakos. What does Outside mean? Outside: noun : A provincial reference to somplace other than Alaska; usually the lower 48. What's Breakup? Breakup: noun : A uniquely Alaskan season between winter and spring when the snow and ice begins to melt for good. Where is SquareBanks? SquareBanks: slang : A self-evident euphemism for a place widely known as Fairbanks, AK. Where can I read the Houston Trip? Houston Trip: vignette : Here What digital camera do you use? Camera: hardware : Canon Powershot A80 (4.0 MP) Who's Mom? Mom: Hottie : Have A Look What's a Squeakamunka? Squeakamunka: noun : your ordinary gray squirrel which can be seen everywhere in our Cleveland neighborhood! « Alaska Blogs »  Stories Fiction Boy Wonder Bat Girl Objects in Mirror Are Larger Than They Appear Used To Be Fish Skin Deep Essay Life Is Good Desert Nostalgia A Voice of Reason Fictional Four Realms of Darkness Poetry Lucky Chain  The Cycling Pages 1999 Canadian Tour 2000 Tour of Alaska "Yooper" : 2001 Tour of WI/Michigan UP 2001 Spine of Italy Tour 2002 Tour of New England 2004 Tour of New Zealand (coming soon!) 2005 Tour Of Nova Scotia Conways Game of Life (needs java plugin) Sometimes Interesting Billy Greg (Hiatus) Virginia Postrel Wendy McElroy Samizdata Atlantic Monthly Reason No Treason Slashdot Derke Lowe Heather Champ (Photo blog) T.C. Boyle Liquid Generation Improved Clinch Exquisite Corpse, A. Codrescu Fred On Everything Assymetrical Information The Daily Ablution (Hibernation) Lileks Frank Kelly (Hiatus) Up In Alaska