EDITION OF MONDAY, JAN. 13, 2025 [PetPowellPress] I may have some humbug left over from the previous
holiday season. I base that assessment on how I was quickly fed up with the snow and the cold and the terrifying predictions of roadway apocalypse for days at a time.
We'll get to the idea of doming the Metroplex in Contemplations.....
[PARDON ME A SECOND... Had to call a 'time-out.' ...I just had two dogs wake in the office and a pair of cats saunter in for EMTD -- Extra Morning Treat Disruption -- sorry, I mean to type "distribution"..... OK, resuming....]
A DOG NAMED REGGIE
CAME IN WITH .......
[LARRY ASIDE: "Came in with what? With what?" I can hear you demanding. Read on. Free of charge.]
That's part of the story of Reggie from Judi Brown, one of our Volunteer Dog-Writing Tipsters at Mesquite Animal Services.
The basics are Reggie is #57605995 at Mesquite -- he's a 5-month-old, 18-pound "fawn-colored" Shepherd/Black Mouth Cur mix. Ah, but this next part of his description by Judi may just be the part that captures a human heart and gives Reggie a Home. She writes, that he has "unique, crazy ears and a fun-loving personality."
But here is what he came in with: On Jan. 8 he was "brought in by one of our officers" and Reggie "limps on his left hind leg." Judi writes, "You can notice it when he’s walking, but if he’s running it’s hardly noticeable. He will be taken to the vet to have this checked out. This little guy is frisky, wiggly, happy, and very friendly. He seeks attention. If you’re not paying attention to him he whines. He occasionally jumps on you but gets down when told to do so."
Judi also says that Reggie takes treats "gently" and then sits patiently "in anticipation of another one."
Again, Reggie is #57605995 when you telephone the shelter at 972-216-6283 or email rescues@ cityofmesquite.com.
You can see many more Mesquite animals by clicking on the shelter's website here.
[LARRY ASIDE: We clicked on that link this morning and found this cat Frankie. Our philosophy is "All homes need a black and white cat and all black and white cats need that good home!"
We dedicate this to the great black and white cats of our past -- and the current star of the household, our boy Stevie Ray Treeboy, formerly of Oak Cliff. Black and white cats are their own breed, so to speak.]
CONTEMPLATIONS
SOME MONDAY MANEUVERS THROUGH THE CURIOSITY CALLED A 'BRAIN.'....
OK, the bulletin just arrived (about 11:30 a.m. Monday) that the Dallas Cowboys have excused another coach from further participation. Hello, Rex Ryan? Got time to coach Dallas? [LARRY ASIDE: Ok, I've got experience coaching kids in baseball and soccer and I played second and third team tackle in junior high football -- I'll take the job, Mr. Jones. Pay me half of what you gave the last guy. I'll need a driver and a no-firing clause until I win the Super Bowl. It'll read like your GM contract. I promise that if I'm selected the team will go vegetarian and I'll ban that goofy choreographed celebration in the end zone after a touchdown. We'll play football, not pretend.] Whew. Glad I got all that off my mind. I can start writing The Lesser American Novel again. ...
ABOUT MY HUMBUG MOOD AND THE WEATHER...Looking back through the years of weather I've seen and my time in public school, I will assert that there are only two real reasons for snow in our part of Texas: (1) Dress up the area for the Christmas season (2) Get kids some time out of school so they can dodge tests in Latin, Algebra, English and Biology. Yeah, I personalized that second reason. ....
CAN WE DOME THE METROPLEX? Yes. We should. You saw last week's weather challenges. It is high time to "DOME THE METROPLEX." Ever see Logan's Run, that 1976 futuristic film shot in Dallas and Fort Worth? Doming a city! If it can happen in Hollywood, it can happen in North Texas. Besides, putting the dome gates on the freeways might help control traffic. And the dome could be decorated like an umbrella. The Umbrella of Irony, when you think about how wet is gets around here the rest of the year. Have to change the river's name to The Trinity Canal. OK, I need a time-out to get control of my thought. Yep, singular. Thought. I'm sure this dome idea doesn't qualify as "thoughts."
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