8-10-05

Okay, this is a true story. I realize that anytime you hear somebody say that, most people are prepared for a lie.

Two months ago, we had to get rid of two of our dogs. They wouldn't stay in their pen and were causing a lot of problems. Butch was the ringleader. Gabby was strictly an accomplice.

They were moved way out in the country, some 25 miles from here.

Once before, Gabby was given away, but she escaped and was back home the next day. Anyway, Gabby had always been a good dog. Butch was a good dog also, but did not need to live in town.

This morning, I heard our remaining dogs barking and going crazy. I thought there was an armadillo or something in the yard. I went out to investigate and saw a dog running through the backyard.

Something seemed familiar about her. Gabby is part-Akita and part-Rottweiller. She has the Akita tail that folds up in the back. I saw the folded up tail and could not believe my eyes.

I went to the front door and whistled. Gabby came running around to the front of the house, wagging her tail and overjoyed to be home.

She came back from 25 miles away, in the dead of summer from a place she had never been before. I had heard of dogs doing this before, but not to this extent.

We won't get rid of her again. Somehow, Gabby will remain a part of our family. We'll just have to figure out a way to keep her home and out of the neighbors' yards.

Last night, we were supposed to go out and eat with some friends. We showed up at her work and were told that it would be a little bit. We went off to Wal-Mart to kill some time.

About an hour later. they called and were ready. Not too bad, but it's typical for them. So we go eat and everything is good. As we start to leave the restaurant, she asks if we would mind going to Sears for just a quick trip.

I have been on trips with her before. Quick and her should not be included in the same sentence. So we wind up at the mall. We're walking down the row of shops and shes spots something.

So she decides to go in the store. Her husband and I do what guys typically do in a situation like that. We go to the game deal next door and shoot some bad guys. When we emerge, the wifes are nowhere to be seen.

We call and find out now the women are at some bath and body works crap. We make our way to that store and both the women want us to come in. They are trying on some lotion. We want ten more minutes and finally get out. Finally, they are headed to Sears. The guy and I stop at the book store. We're there for some thirty minutes before they call and tell us that they need to make one other stop, then go to the shoe story

I was fairly well behaved. No, really. Only a couple of comments.

Okay, here are the top stories for the day.

Two Missouri teens were trying to figure out some way to raise money for college. They decided to offer their services for a week on eBay. Their offer was seven days of work from both of them. Bidders must not have been impressed. The winning bid was $246.50. The story mentioned that they probably will not do this again.

At the prison at Guantanamo Bay, the top reads include Harry Potter and Agatha Christie. No, really. That's what the top reads are for a bunch of Aghan and Arabic prisoners. The only other book that is so popular is the Koran.

In Britain, one of the top new pop bands refused to play after the show's host mentioned that they were fat. That's fat, not phat.

A UPS driver found a delivery he never expected in the back of his truck. It was a nine-foot python hidden among the packages. The driver thought it was fake until he saw the scales. Neither the snake or the driver were hurt. The python is back with its new owner. UPS is investigating as they are not supposed to ship snakes. Other live animals, but not snakes. Especially nine-foot ones.

A 75-year old German was so shocked after accidentally running over his 73-year old wife that he did it again. She survived. No word on his condition after she got hold of him.

Speaking of snakes, in Alabama, a woman went to the post office to retrieve her mail. While she was getting the mail out of the box, she was shocked to find a 2-foot long snake in the box. Sadly, the snake was disposed of so if you have a P.O. box in Alabama, you should feel better.

Finally, in Des Moines, Iowa, a man was so angry after seeing a careless driver that he pulled the driver over. Get this, the man was arrested for impersonating a driver! Like that is wrong. What happened to Gomer Pyle's "Citizen Arrest!" It probably did not hurt that the man was also busted for driving a stolen truck.

That's enough for today. Until next time. farewell.