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
KEEP THE LOVE STICKIN
Ken-Dogger: Uh-oh, seen this look before
Chow: What you talkin about?
KD: You’re scheming something, what is it?
C: OMG, attributing deviousness to me…It’s just sad.
KD: No, it’s reality, I’ve seen your work, so what is it?
C: You won’t know until it happens (Chow reaches over and licks KD’s face)
KD: What was that?
C: My scheme…what do you think?
KD: Keep on lickin, keeps my heart tickin and the love stickin…
Ken-Dogger: Morning Home Slice
Home Slice: We’re getting close to the END.
KD: Hope you mean end of the year.
HS: I do Bro, don’t go doomsday on me…It’s Christmas time. What has this year brought you?
KD: You know, most might say GOLF, and my learning and improving.
HS: Has been an epic journey thus far, is there something else?
KD: Yes, I’m no longer trending GRUMPY, you know, the old man disease.
HS: Keeping those Bright Eyes in the light?
KD: Only way to live it Slice.
IT'S WHAT YOU PUT IN
Ken-Dogger: Morning Mongo, what’s with the hat?
Mongo: Getting into the Holiday spirit don’t ya know…
KD: IKR, peeps do get all decked out this time of year
M: They tell me it helps them rekindle love and joy
KD: Mongo, it’s not what you put on, it’s what you put in…
M: Did you just say Putin, I’M NOT…
KD: Chill Mongo, it’s what you put inside you
M: For me, it’s already there…
KD: Keep it there, year round little buddy
M: Bro, I do...I do
EXPERIENCING JOY
Ken-Dogger: Hey Butkus, morning.
Butkus: I’m sad.
KD: It’s the JOY season, why are you sad.
B: I was working my Naughty-Nice List.
KD: You mean your Christmas List?
B: No, I’m pretty sure it’s a Naughty-Nice List…I’m a puppy, I’m still trending naughty.
KD: Are you making amends?
B: I’m trying, this control thing is damn elusive.
KD: It is for many of us Buddy, it is for many…
Morning Un-Stuck Ones,
Ken-Dogger: Morning Horst, you look puzzled.
Horst: I am Bro, was wondering about all these transfers…
KD: Not sure I’m tracking…
H: These College footballers in the transfer portal…lots of changes
KD: I guess their initial choice didn’t work out.
H: Wow, must be nice, getting re-dos.
KD: There are always options, depends on if you want to be stuck or not.
H: Well, let’s get to UN-STICKING please…
KD: Amen, Horst, amen…
Husband Advice if your WIFE is a Whirlwind
Ken-Dogger: Hey Bandit, morning…I said morning
Bandit: Dude, I can’t move
KD: I see, what’s going on?
B: All this activity around the Holidays, shopping, baking, decorating and wrapping…
KD: I know, Lots to do…but wait, when were you doing all these things?
B: I wasn’t, I was watching the Mikster do all these things…The Lady tires me
KD: Dude, I learned long ago to stay away from the whirlwind
B: Good advice bro…
Working today, here's a PM for ya
Morning Boomers and Bloomers,
Ken-Dogger: What ‘cha doin’ Mr. Fluffy?
Mr. Fluffy: Admiring the flowers and the Amaryllis
KD: Yes, those bulbs turned into beautiful blooms.
MF: We should give more plants as gifts.
KD: Why’s that?
MF: Well, It’s a message of growth. Think about it, we get bulbs, it’s up to us to nurture it, water and feed and ‘clothe’ it, and love it and tell it you love it.
KD: And then it blooms…
MF: Yes, and then it blooms…
Morning Peeps,
Ken-Dogger: what’s with the net Gert?
Gert: I’m straightening it for tossing.
KD: Tossing?
G: Yep, gonna find me a mate.
KD: That’s not how it’s done.
G: Well, I see peeps throwing their nets out indiscriminately and then just looking through their catch to see what to keep.
KD: I think it starts with understanding what you want to bring you joy.
G: Really? Damn, you mean internal work.
KD: Yep.
G: Help with this net, I’m back to tossing…
A PM for ya
Ken-Dogger: Morning Stanley, well, looks like someone is tuckered out
Stanley: I am Dude, this studying is exhausting
KD: What are you prepping for?
S: We got a debate scheduled, seems others want to be lead pup too
KD: Well, that’s a fine how do you do, how does debating tell you who gets to be lead?
S: Whoever barks the loudest I guess?
KD: Damn, then it’s just like Presidential debates isn’t it?
S: Sadly, yes bro
Free Pass Pups
Ken-Dogger: Hey guys, you're getting a little loud playing this morning...
Petie: Yep, no holds barred...
KD: But you should be behaving better, Christmas is right around the corner.
Paulie: Dude, we're not worried about any Naughty List.
KD: Why?
Petie: Naughty list starts when you develop independent thought, we're pups...
Paulie: Yea, we're pups, we got a free pass for 2 years
KD: Yes, yes you do...
Another PM
Ken-Dogger: Morning Rocco
Rocco: Morning KD, what’s this?
KD: Boy, it’s a step, and right after that one, there’s another one…
R: How many are there?
KD: You’ll encounter many in your life, some you’ll go up, some you’ll go down
R: Wow, so another thing that is all a part of growing up?
KD: Yep, you gotta step up to grow bro…
R: I’m steppin’ here…Look out for Rocco
A PM
Ken-Dogger: Hey Dixiee, you’re up early.
Dixiee: Don’t you know it, couldn’t sleep, thinking about Christmas.
KD: What about it?
D: Gonna be different this year.
KD: Truth be told, it’s different every year…We come together as year older selves.
D: Normally, it’s older and wiser…given 2020, not sure this year.
KD: This might be a pause year – a chance to sit and reflect.
D: We can build from it, or it can destroy us, what’s it gonna be…
KD: I’m gonna build back better…
Morning Christmasers,
#pups4peace
Ken-Dogger: Morning Bucho
Bucho: So tell me, Christmas memories?
KD: Well, it was when David Bowie teamed up with Bing Crosby.
B: You liked that?
KD: Yes, loved the mashup with Peace on Earth and Little Drummer Boy.
B: Wow, the Old and the Young blending together…
KD: That was what struck me, the blending…It just spoke Christmas to me.
B: Blending does…It takes a mix to make things work.
KD: Well then, let’s get to blending and mixing then, and Merry Christmas.
A Groovy PM
Ken-Dogger: Looks like someone’s having trouble this morning?
BonQuiQui: My morning stretch and wake up routine, everyone doesn’t spring out of bed like you do bro
KonTiKi: Yea, we ease into the morning
KD: I hear that, I’ve made it safe for you two to grow
B: Yes, you have…you know, there will be puppies galore at Christmas, and hopefully they find safe homes
KD: That’s all we can ask…Safe Homes to grow up in
K: Yep, room to groove baby
A Conditional PM
Ken-Dogger: Hey Weezie, you ready?
Weezie: Morning Dogger…For what?
KD: To face the day, to get through what we’re going through…
W: Oh, you mean the pandemic and the lockdowns…
KD: All of it, the random responses, the rancor, the disbelief
W: There are new conditions…
KD: Ah, but this smacks of the ‘human condition’…it’s diffuse
W: Dude, keep it on your side, doggies don’t need conditions.
A COVID PM
Morning Jr Scientists,
Ken-Dogger: Hey Theo, what ya doing?
Theo: I was looking up Omicron
KD: You were? Scant info still…
T: Yep, but more guidance from the CDC, and some perplexing.
KD: IKR, keep schools open now, boost everyone, older peeps change their behavior.
T: So, that’s why I’m trying to figure stuff out.
KD: Here’s some help, we just follow the science; we trust our data.
T: Trust, that was the pandemic’s first casualty.
Ken-Dogger: Hey Pugsley
Pugsley: If you start me up, if you start me up, I’ll never stop…
KD: The Stones this early…
P: I’m using the Song, not the reference.
KD: Well then, lay it on me…
P: Bro, about business, seems all you must do is start something up and then it starts to accumulate value.
KD: But most of these start-ups don’t make it, only the top benefits.
P: Kinda gives you a new appreciation for business longevity, huh?
KD: Anymore, if anything lasts, I appreciate it.
BELL CHOIRS ROCK
Ken-Dogger: Ding, dong, ding, dong…
Rocco: What’s with the noise.
KD: It’s choral tryout day, each year it’s the same.
R: What do you mean? It’s a great day, we get to show our talent.
KD: That’s right, and you sing and you play the guitar.
R: Let’s see, you can’t sing, you don’t play guitar…what is there?
KD: ding, dong, ding, dong…
R: That’s right, Bell Choir it is…
Morning Lovers and Learners,
Ken-Dogger: Morning Bella, what’cha doing?
Bella: Playin’ Bro, I have to entertain myself
KD: You think I’m ignoring you?
B: I see a club in your hand more than I see a leash
KD: Tis true, but I’m in a critical learning period.
B: Tis true, but I’m in a critical loving period.
KD: Wow, learning and loving, guess I need both.
B: See why we’re your best friend…we provide correction.
A Humankind Pups Memory
Ken-Dogger: Morning Felix
Felix: Morning, I was thinkin’…
KD: Uh oh, here we go, WHAT were you thinkin’?
F: It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and I know some pups don’t have what I have, so I was thinking about gifting something
KD: Some kind of toy?
F: Naw, something more special, I’m gonna be a better friend to them
KD: You teach me more about humanity than you know buddy
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