TROUBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE
Retired educator / military officer(Army Colonel) - Current Ops Div Chief (G333), HQDA / married / political progressive / ED.D. and Army War College Grad. 3277
Joined Nov 2017
LET'S STAY TOGETHER, COME ON, COME ON, LET'S STAY TOGETHER, NOW, NOW PEOPLE
"You guys cut it out, you're always lovey-dovey, damn, you're brother and sister..."
"We know, this is what we are...family..."
"Until someone breaks us apart..."
BALANCING...
Morning Balancers,
Ken-Dogger: Hey Snoop
Snoop: Got a question…Balance, it covers a lot right?
KD: Not sure I get what you’re asking?
S: Well, climate is heat in versus heat out and now peeps are saying we have an Earth energy imbalance.
KD: Yes, that’s true….
S: So we need to get back in balance, just like in eating, just like in activity, just like in emotional energy.
KD: Pretty much…
S: Okay, I’m getting in tune with this balance thing then.
KD: Hope more do…
GET YOURSELF A CUDDLING BUCK
Ken-Dogger: Morning Buck, oh, sorry, didn’t realize you were still sleeping.
Buck: zzz
KD: So nice to cuddle in bed huh? Not sure why I’m asking you a question while you’re sleeping. So glad you’re comfortable in your surroundings. Maybe, if we keep working for more justice and more equality in America, more peeps will get comfortable.
Buck: zzz
KD: We can do this; we just build a little more comfort each step of the way. Keep on cuddling Buck.
CENSORSHIP...EVEN IN THE ANIMAL WORLD
"Ken-dogger, did I hear you say STATE FAIR?"
"Dude, it's not for another month, and to tell you the truth, I think their dog acts are booked..."
"Ken, dude, CENSORSHIP, all my life, CENSORSHIP..."
"Dude, tell it..."
MANDE LANGUAGE
Ken-Dogger: Morning Mandingo, what up?
Mandingo: It’s Juneteenth Bro, a day of joy…a celebration of freedom
KD: Yes, it is, took two years to spread the word.
M: But wait, why am I called Mandingo?
KD: Well, since you have black and white on you, I thought I’d honor the Mande language.
M: Wow, how’d you know that?
KD: Looked it up, amazing what you find when you open your mind.
Ken-Dogger: Happy Juneteenth
Snoop: Is that how you say it? It’s a Happy Day.
KD: It is…it’s when Freedom become real for many formerly enslaved.
S: It’s important we commemorate days like these.
KD: Yes, it is, and also important we remember the struggle of many to make it happen.
S: Took a Civil War didn’t it?
KD: Actually, the War was an event, it was the movement which made it happen.
S: We need more movements…
KD: Let’s celebrate what has been achieved and build for more.
INTERVENTIONS, THEY COME IN PHASES
#pups4peace
"Dude, she said stop barking..."
"I was gonna stop, could you let go?"
"Dude, it's called Level II intervention...don't make me go to III..."
FROM 2020, WHEN CORNERED
Ken-Dogger: Morning Amari, I got you now.
Amari: You do, I’m caught, you’ve got me in this corner, I’m giving up.
KD: Come on Amari, you used to fight better than this.
A: I just can’t deal with the weight of it anymore. And throwing your hands up in defeat is so easy to do.
KD: You’re right, we’ll pass 120,000 American dead today and our hands are up too.
A: Guess we’re all gonna be cornered.
KD: ‘Bout the size of it, Amari, ‘bout the size of it.
FOR THE COLLECTIVE SAVE
Morning Global Savers,
Ken-Dogger: Hey Koufax, you’re lookin’ worried
Koufax: Dude, this heat…record-breaking
KD: And now they’re shutting down a hydroelectric plant in California
K: Why’s that?
KD: Low water levels, we’re in a drought too…
K: Sheesh, we’re getting into survival mode aren’t we?
KD: We better, the issue is do others see it as survival.
K: Hope so, hope it brings us together for a collective save.
KD: I do too, Koufax, seriously…
DUDES, THEY'RE ALWAYS LAYING TRAPS FOR US...
#pups4peace
"Brutus, come on, I can handle it...Does that dot make my ass look bigger?"
"Dude, it's a trap, don't answer that..."
SIZE...THE LAST FRONTIER
Ken-Dogger: That’s a good boy Roscoe, great catch
Roscoe: I’m really getting good, aren’t I?
KD: You are, we might be headed to the minors soon.
R: Minors?
KD: Yep, fans will be looking for something to replace local baseball.
R: And you think Dogs catching Frisbees is gonna catch on?
KD: Well, we’re going to need activities which don’t require high fan attendance nor athletes who require adulation.
R: Cool, I gotta develop my touchdown celebration.
KD: Yep, sports imitate life…
MAKE SOMETHING OF YOUR LIFE...
Morning Reflecting Ones,
Ken-Dogger: What up Pepper?
Pepper: The changing of moonlight to sunlight, reflecting on my life…
KD: Whoa Pep, pretty heavy this AM
P: The greetings of peeps in trouble fill my mind
KD: There is so much sorrow, and sad tomorrows
P: Bro, why I’m reflectin’…I’m changing, changin’ everything
KD: We’ve had a year to reflect.
P: Up to Us to make something of it then.
KNOW THYSELF AND YOUR GO-TO MOVES
"I know, I know, there is cute, and then there is me, this lovable cute-as-a-button beagle...
Oh yeah, this crossing the paws thingy, killer move, just killer, gets 'em every time, I consider it my 'go-to' move when in doubt..."
STOPPING THE WRONGS
Ken-Dogger: Hey Chelsea, a question?
Chelsea: Morning, why yes, what are reparations?
KD: It’s making amends for a wrong which has been done.
C: Is this what these protests are about?
KD: Partly, I think they’re really more about stopping the wrongs.
Seeking atonement is the next step.
C: Are we going all the way back to Native Americans?
KD: We should…but we really need to commit to stopping the wrongs.
C: I’m committed, let’s get this ended.
CLARIFYING THE NEED
Morning Those Who Hunger and Thirst,
Ken-Dogger: Hey Spot, I’m hungry.
Spot: Are you sure? At your age, you misinterpret.
KD: Well, I feel hungry…
S: And I feel with my paws, it doesn’t mean I’m grabbin’…
KD: Sheesh, can I get a break?
S: Bro, is it hunger or is it thirst? There’s a difference.
KD: Can I hunger for thirst?
S: You can, but it’s a different remedy.
KD: Best to clarify the need before getting to the fix.
GET YO HAPPY FEET ON
Morning Dancers,
Lucky: Let it lift you off the ground, starry eyes and love is all around
Ken-Dogger: Lucky, singing already…
L: I fell like dancin’, I wanna dance the night away
KD: It’s been a while…
L: We really don’t take enough opportunities to dance.
KD: But there aren’t many places to do that?
L: You can dance anywhere, with music or not…it’s about the warmth of motion
KD: It does soothe…just watch the feet.
SOMETIMES, THE PUPS STRATEGIZE
"I know bro...This puppy stuff can wear thin quickly...Don't worry, you'll get your turn too, you too can look silly doing 'people' stuff like driving..."
"Dude, we'll get 'em back...you know the strategy, poop 'em where they are...See how much driving they want then."
PUPS AND YOUTH
Nope, not happening, not gettin' up, not now, not next hour, maybe not today...
I'm a puppy, oh the randomness of youth...
NO REGRETS...REALLY?
Ken-Dogger: Morning Ollie, why the sad face?
Ollie: Was just thinking about that ‘No Regrets’ statement.
KD: Huh?
O: Yep, WH says they have no regrets about clearing out peaceful protestors.
KD: Wow, guess this means the whippings will continue…
O: Oh, you mean no regrets leads to no resolution?
KD: ‘Bout the size of it, and no resolution seems to be what carries the day now.
O: Yep, right into the arms of therapists, right into their arms…
WE OFTEN SUFFER THROUGH NOT CHANGING...
Morning Friends,
Ken-Dogger: Hey Dagger
Dagger: Stop it, stop it…
KD: Stop what?
D: This mixture of white and black, I wanna be monochromatic.
KD: And why is that?
D: White peeps don’t like my black, and Black peeps don’t like my white.
KD: Sounds like it is their problem…
D: It truly is, but they make me suffer for it.
KD: It is easier to make you suffer, than to have them change.
TROUBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE
Retired educator / military officer(Army Colonel) - Current Ops Div Chief (G333), HQDA / married / political progressive / ED.D. and Army War College Grad. 3277
Joined Nov 2017