CUTENESS...It CAN be Functional
Ken-Dogger: Hey Max
Max: Hey Dude
KD: We got a big day today
M: Ummm, why's that, thought I was just hangin' out
KD: Max, we got sled training today...Never too early to start
M: Dude, LOOK AT ME...Look at all this cuteness, you actually think someone is gonna put me on a sled team?
KD: Well, I'm a purist and you need to be functional
M: My brother, cuteness IS functional.
GIRDING FOR CAMPAIGNING
Ken-Dogger: Morning Nanook, you singing?
Nanook: Keep on rockin’ in the free world
KD: Into Mr. Young this morning I see
N: Yep, learning campaign songs, but sometimes they’re tricky
KD: You mean getting the words down?
N: No, I mean the message…Rockin’ in the free world over all this squalor?
KD: Some peeps get verses, some just get the refrain
N: They miss the point, but they reinforce theirs don’t they?
KD: It’s a campaign, it’s what they do…
IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT COMMUNITY
Ken-Dogger: Hey Porgi, what’s up?
Porgi: Just coming over, you look like you need someone to pet.
KD: How did you know that?
P: Dog-tuition Bro…we sense stuff.
KD: Bowser yesterday, now you today, it’s a conspiracy…
P: Yep, it’s a dog-love community conspiracy, the best kind.
KD: So you think your Pack Love will do the trick?
P: You ever see dogs in Dog Town Parks, we do community like no other.
KD: Ready to learn Porgi, ready to learn.
GETTING TO THE MADNESS...
Ken-Dogger: Morning Max, what are you up to with the crew?
Max: Dude, play practicing…
KD: The Crucible?
M: Really? We’re practicing basketball plays, it’s March you know…
KD: Oh, that’s right, it’s tournament time…And you’re putting in new plays?
M: Yep, these one-and-dones, short memories. It takes time to build a team…
KD: Adds to the Madness doesn’t it?
M: Well then, let’s get to it…
DOGS KNOW
Morning Loving Friends,
Ken-Dogger: Hey Bowser
Bowser: Hey Bro, Neighborhood Dog Watch sent me over.
KD: Word’s out?
B: Yep, news travels fast in Dogland, especially when we lose a matron.
KD: Yep, Dixiee was making this corner her own.
B: And she was cool with all of us, that’s rare.
KD: We’re getting on…Takes time.
B: Bro, we got the love covered, just pet us when you need some more.
KD: Tell the guys thanks from Mikster and me, and Dixiee
thanks you too.
POWER IS AFOOT
Ken-Dogger: Hey Max, morning
Max: Hey Dogger, you workin’ again?
KD: I am Max…another day, another sniff of a freshly mowed green.
M: Would you stop, there’s significant shite afoot.
KD: There’s power afoot, nothing more, nothing less.
M: When will this avoidance behavior stop? There’s stuff to do.
KD: When we get about doing stuff, not destroying it.
M: You don’t believe we’re on the eve of destruction?
KD: No, just more avoidance…
Dixiee has been gone 3 years now
Morning Loving Friends,
Ken-Dogger: Hey Petie
Petie: How you doing? I know yesterday was rough letting Dixiee go.
KD: You don’t know, you think you’re ready, but you’re not.
P: That dog loved you LOTS.
KD: She did, stole my heart.
P: You two were inseparable, what you gonna do now?
KD: I’m going to remember, going to laugh, and I’m gonna find stuff to appreciate.
P: Honor and Remember…
KD: She has a hallowed place…
Treasure the love we have, we should treasure the life we live...
Ken-Dogger: Bailey, c'mon, what are you doing up there?
Bailey: Dude, just hangin' out...
KD: But you're on one of mommy's nice decorative bowls.
B: Dogger, I'm hip, it's about reverence...
KD: Reverence?
B: I've seen how you handle that bowl, you are gentle and careful and soft with it
KD: Well, it's a treasured piece
B: Hence, my reverence comment...I'm treasured too
KD: Yes, you are buddy...
Retired educator / military officer(Army Colonel) - Current Ops Div Chief (G333), HQDA / married / political progressive / ED.D. and Army War College Grad. 3277