Was Zum Teufel?!
Tues Jan 29 – While the Dems and Right-Wing Whackos continue to duke it out in the primaries, tonight a battle raged between dog lovers and dog haters right in front of our apartment on Wisconsin Avenue. When I took the boys for their evening walk, two middle-aged-plus-ten-or-fifteen-years-or-so women were walking on the sidewalk toward us. As we emerged out from under the awning of our building onto the sidewalk, one of the women saw us coming, stopped in her tracks, and gave me the "Halt!" signal. I was a bit taken aback (I mean, really, what is this, Nazi Germany??) as she was at least 25-30 feet away. But, it was obvious she wasn’t comfortable walking past my dogs. So, I pulled into the driveway to let her pass. As I did, she started snapping at me, saying how not everyone loves my dogs like I do, blah blah blah. To make a long story short, when I asked her why she was afraid of dogs (I was genuinely trying to understand – sheesh!), she went off on me, at one point asking, "What business is it of yours??" and "Which is more important to you, a dog’s safety or a human’s?"
Oh, boy. Don’t even make me answer that one. It depends on the person. DUH! And right now, the choice is a no-brainer, bitch! And like my dogs were putting her in danger. GEEZ. To this woman, I now say, if you don’t like dogs, stay off the goddamn sidewalk!!!
What I said instead while she was yelling at me – totally unprovoked, I might add – was how sorry I felt for her because she doesn’t like dogs. And to not forget her take her meds in the future….
Frickin’ dog haters.
Wed Jan 30 – While the Weims and I recovered from the previous evening’s emotional abuse, I spent the afternoon surfing the web, looking for resources on how to get revenge. While surfing, I came upon this site. When I first saw the URL, I was a little nervous, not knowing what to expect (like a porn site, maybe??). Thank god it’s just about a Golden Retriever named Callie, her little friends, and a dog owner who’s more obsessed with her dogs than we are.
Thurs Jan 31 – Today started with me and the Weims running hard with our Nike Plus. It ended with Oslo growling at Will when he made him get off the bed. Since Will was gone for seven months and Oslo had me pretty much all to himself, he gets a little jealous. So I have to point out that Will’s the one who bought me the big fat diamond I sport everyday on my left hand. Sorry, Oslo.
Fri Feb 01 – Nothing happened today. Unless you count the death of January.
Sat Feb 02 – Today’s top story involves Will making note of how good the Weims have been in our new space. So good, in fact, that it’s been over a month since Mies had an accident (remember that doozy of an accident? when he had the runs all over the lobby?). Will thinks we should get one of those safety posters to mark this progress. Maybe see if we can get an OSHA-based tax write-off or something…
Today’s runner-up story focuses on the movie Juno. There are Weimaraner references in this movie. Hilarious ones. If you have not seen this movie, get thee to a theatre. NOW.
Sun Feb 03 – Nothing happened today, either.
Mon Feb 4 – While Mondays usually suck because people have to go back to work after a way-too-short weekend, this Monday kicked ass for me and the Weims. Why? Because instead of having to go to IKEA for a cheap leather couch, we found one on craigslist instead. A very nice, high-quality, red leather Thomasville sofa that this guy has had less than a year and is selling to us for a little more than a third of what he bought it for. Oslo and Mies, who have been couchless in Seattle…er, I mean, DC…are ecstatic. No longer will they be forced to lie on the floor like ordinary dogs, aka Labs and Goldens, do.