EDITION OF MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2020
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November is my favorite month and as the leaf said about the Oak limb, “I hate to let it go.” But, that we must do.
Our illustration for this opening is my little girl Porche Noel, snoozing on the couch Sunday morning after a brief walk outside where, somehow, she acquired a small traveler on her back.
Porche is a giving dog with a feeling for nature. She is a Leafhound.
More later in Contemplations.
THE CONNECTION OF HEARTS
HAS AN ENDURING STRENGTH…
For years we have had a tipster/friend who prefers to be known just as “MB” in public writings.
As the week was ending, Dear MB sent us a message that read, “My heart is going out to two dogs waiting for a home for a long time.”
One dog is in Carrollton, the other in Fort Worth.
So, I asked MB, “What caught you eye about these two?"
And, as you may suspect, it is a heart thing.
MB replied, “My little dog recently died due to complications of diabetes. He was such a good boy and rare color. Taupe brown eyes, nose and coat. He was adopted from Carrollton Animal Services 13 years ago. I look at the websites out of boredom and sadness. Taco has been on the site (Carrollton) for a while. He was rescue only at first. Now up for adoption. Just saw Lennon for the first time today (Fort Worth). He is goofy and looks like a fun dog with his squeaky toy.”
So, readlarrypowell. com went online, got photos and information. We’ll get back to MB in a moment.
She told us abut Taco, a 5-year-old Rottie mix — he’s neutered, came in on October 6 and is available in the “foster-too-adopt” program. He’s #45838124. Here’s the CARROLLTON LINK. And, in this era, you have to call the shelter (972-466-3420) and “schedule an appointment to visit Taco.”
Lennon also caught MB’s attention. He’s a 2-year-old, 55-pound neutered, vaccinated and heartworm negative dog. He’s listed as a Cur/Mountain/Mix. And he came into the FWACC Chuck Silcox Animal Care and Adoption center on JUNE TENTH — he’s had plenty of care, but no adoption. Now’s the time for 
the adoption. You see how handsome he is. Here’s the LINK to the Fort Worth’s shelter.
When we asked MB about her inspiration and she told of us her little dog, she also told us that an infamous pet store’s sale of lots of bred-to-sell dogs “horrified” her. “I saw the saddest Dachshund pups on that site. So sad….”
She also told us, “My little red-headed cat friend is still coming by. But likes to travel at night. 
He will come into one room in my house to eat. The other night he was batting the door. I opened it and he walked in [with some prey]…. Shudder. He has avoided coyotes and a neighbor chasing him with her Great Dane. I originally thought he was a female, but is a neutered male. I call him Little Boy. He is sweet. One of my indoor cats loves him. Carrollton is allowing some pets to go out on a rent-to-own-type basis. I hope you can help Taco and Lennon (in Fort Worth) find a home for Christmas. Thanks. Sincerely, mb.”
[LARRY ASIDE: So, Dear Readers, that’s the mission for this Monday edition. Find homes for Lennon and Taco and while you’re at it, any other dog or cat in a public shelter. ‘Tisn’t the season to let them meet their fates in shelters. Homes are where they ought to be living the good life for a long, long time.]
CONTEMPLATIONS
NOVEMBER, MOOSE RULES AND LEAVES
OK, that headline makes it read like the moose made a ruling and left. Moose rules and leaves. There goes my 
award for clear writing in headlines.
Three different things in that headline: (1) November, the most autumnal month in Texas; (2) Moose rules of behavior in Canada and (3) leaves off trees in autumn. We’ve got a moose predicament, the shadow of a three-eared dog and what the dog was thinking.
First, November turned cold Sunday and I’m typing this while wearing a hoodie in my home office. Cold is a concept that differs from place to place. For example, right now my hands are cold but my feet aren’t. I may put sox on my hands.
Now, about the moose situation: The headline on autoblog reads “Canadian officials urge motorists not to let moose lick their cars.” The fine is $20,000 in U.S. currency; $25,000 in Canadian currency. Not sure what it is in Moosecoin but everybody knows you can’t bribe a moose. In Texas, of course, it’s considered good luck if a moose licks your pickup. That’s what I heard, anyway. I’ve never seen a moose in Texas. I’m almost sure not even zoos have mooses in the Lone Star State. Your Texas cars are safe from mooses — it’s the birds you have to worry about. An ostrich with no sense of decorum can really hop up on the hood and wreck a paint job — hard to wash the car. …
We’ll close explaining that photo shows Porche in a state of contemplation on her ‘60s Den of Tranquility Dazzling Rug of Meditation. She has the ability to concentrate so sincerely that she doesn’t create a Third Eye but creates a Third Ear that is so powerful it can cast a shadow.
And, of course, we’re closing with the Porche Face you’d see if you caught her napping with a leaf on her back — exactly what was going on when I snapped the picture. Oh, and this is the joke I was going to close with: “Right after this photo was snapped, Porche woke from a vision about the Dallas Cowboys and said, ‘I don’t know why everybody’s making a big deal out of Denver playing without a 
quarterback for one game — we’ve seen entire seasons when the Cowboys played without a functioning quarterback. Thank you, Jerry Jones.’ ” But, instead, I’m going to close with a this: “Thank you, November, for being the most interesting month of 2020. Some day you’ll have to tell us about all these people who were making headlines. Unless there’s long, long a statute of limitations on whatever shenanigans they pulled.” Anybody up for forming The Shenanigan Party? Could be ready for 2024.
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