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
CONTROLLING ACCESS
Ken-Dogger: Hey Champ, what up?
Champ: Dude, I’m not liking this door.
KD: I’m hip, but it does control our living situation.
C: I’m looking for access, not control.
KD: Well, you see now, that’s a problem…You say you want access, but I’m hearing you want control.
C: Yes, I want to control my access…
KD: That’s heresy, thinking those who have access also have control.
C: Not for those in power…
KD: I starting to see why you want to control access.
DEMOCRACY, it's a Living Thing, Up to US to keep it alive.
Morning Sharing Friends,
Ken-Dogger: Kelsey, what you doing?
Kelsey: Looking for land…
KD: Huh?
K: Yep, Nevada Governor wants to give me land to govern.
KD: Are you a tech company? The land to govern is for innovation zones.
K: Not sure I’m techie, but I’m innovative.
KD: So is this Governor looking for new opportunities to share governance.
K: Or to generate revenues…
KD: Democracy, it’s a breathing thing.
BUILD BRIDGES
Ken-Dogger: Hi Jinx, what ya doing?
Jinx: Dude, what is this?
KD: It's a wall bro, it limits your freedom...
J: You know I'm gonna get bigger, and I'll just jump over it.
KD: I'll build a bigger wall, just trying to protect you.
J: Dude, if I don't explore, if I don't find new paths, how will I self-actualize?
KD: Sheesh, would you stop reading Maslow
J: You KNOW we're gonna keep coming...
KD: It's okay, walls just obstruct, there's always a way around 'em..
KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND WHERE YOU STAND
Ken-Dogger: hey Baldo, what are you doing?
Baldo: I’m greeting this guy…
KD: What are you telling him?
B: I’m telling him I’m a Democratic Republican…
KD: What the heck does that mean?
B: Dude, I’m not sure, but peeps are using labels all the time now to say who they are…
KD: Perhaps, you should just let them know what you stand for….
B: That works?
Confronting the SELF, a Lifelong Pursuit
Morning Principled Peeps,
Ken-Dogger: Morning Scratch, what cha doing?
Scratch: Looking at myself…Hello?
KD: May I ask why?
S: Bro, I see what you do when you look in the mirror.
KD: And what is that?
S: You’re seeing if you can live with yourself and how you live.
KD: Self-confrontation, the ultimate argument…
S: Like I say, if I can’t live with myself, who can I live with.
Ken-Dogger: Morning Rocco
Rocco: Look at me I’m Airborne, I’m ready to fight…
KD: You be up in the air, what makes you think you’re ready to fight?
R: Dude, I run and jump, I’m rough and tumble, let’s go to war…
KD: Whoa, Rocco, it takes weeks of training on all aspects of war-fighting to be ready for war.
R: You mean being ready for combat requires training, prepping, practicing, maneuvering, and deftness?
KD: ‘Bout the size of it…
R: Would you repeat that for the politicians here.
BEWARE DOGGIE MIND CONTROL
Ken-Dogger: WHOA...
Link and Mink: (Staring)
KD: You two just gonna stare at me, you know I don't like that.
L&M: (staring)
KD: What? I'm getting up, just give me a chance...
L: See I told ya Mink, this mind control stuff works...
M: And you got the second kit free cause you paid separate shipping and handling...
L: Mink, I wanted to make sure it took...
KD: (hypnotically walking to get food)
REMEMBERING FETCHING THE MIKSTER
Ken-Dogger: Hey Stitch...
Stitch: Whoa, have you seen yourself this morning?
KD: Ah, NO...pretty shocking?
S: I'll say...
KD: Dude, you pick your missus up at 0010 and then drive two hours listening to LA stories...I'm tuckered out
S: Well bro, you better get it together, you got a physical this morning...
KD: Great, just great...Husbanding--stretching the limits of human endurance for those we love.
S: Dude, more coffee...
PREPAREDNESS
Ken-Dogger: Whoa there Shuffles, you ready for the day?
Shuffles: Yep, heard the weather's gonna be bad.
KD: That's what I hear, you're a little overdressed right now though.
S: Dude, you can never be too ready for the elements...
KD: Oh, you mean the weather, that's right buddy
S: Preparedness, the ultimate skill...
KD: You got me there Shuffles, you got me there.
Ken-Dogger: Hey Dixiee, it’s a special day
Dixiee: IKR, Mikster’s day, She’s…
KD: Are you mental, you never tell a woman’s age?
D: It’s a secret? It’s not like you can’t figure it out.
KD: I know, you just don’t do it.
D: So what are we doing for the Mikster?
KD: Wow, hadn’t thought of real special stuff, everyday is special.
D: We’re very blessed to have the Mikster aren’t we?
KD: You know it, she’s been our Shining Star…
D: Shining star for you to see what your life can truly be…
Morning Mates,
From now to August, she is only 15 years younger than me.
Ken-Dogger: Morning Noodles, it’s a special day
Noodles: IKR, it’s the Mikster’s Birthday, she’s…
KD: Hold it right there Bucko, she’s older
N: And wiser?
KD: She was already that and she endures…
N: She does that, so what are we doing?
KD: Art and Houses, two of her passions…
N: And let’s shower her with love…
KD: That’s right, she showers us daily.
N: Yep, HB 2 the Mikster.
When #45 was in his Nuclear Posturing Phase
Ken-Dogger: Dixiee, we're filling this out today
Dixiee: Why's that Bro?
KD: We're in a National Emergency, all Hell could break loose, need to keep track of you
D: Oh, the campaign promise?
KD: Yep, although not that one on the wall, the one on manufacturing
D: He's bringing back manufacturing
KD: Yep, peeps thought it would be factories, turns out it's manufactured crises...
D: Dude, keep him away from the nuclear codes...
WHEN THE DOGGER FASHIONED A BOOT
Ken-Dogger: Morning Rocco, why the look?
Rocco: What is that black thing on your foot?
KD: Oh that, it’s a boot, looks like the Dogger Man might have broken his toe/foot yesterday.
R: You don’t know? I think I’d know…
KD: No, I know…that’s what the throbbing reminds me it is…
R: Can I see the throbbing?
KD: No, but I can ensure you feel it…
R: I’ll pass bro…
IT AIN'T PRETTY WHEN THE PUPS AND I ARE LEFT TO OUR OWN DEVICES
Ken-Dogger: C'mon Butkus, we didn't party that hard...
Butkus: Speak for yourself Dude...
KD: The Mikster's only been gone 1 day, where's your hangin' stamina?
B: Dude, I am hangin'...ya can't see that bar I'm holding onto?
KD: Nope, can't say I can.
B: Well, it's there and I'm holdin' on by a sliver, but I'm losing...
KD: Thankfully, it's a short fall for ya...
B: Tell the Mikster to come home, I can't hang...
IN NEIGHBORHOODS, YOU B NEIGHBORS
Morning Neighbors,
Ken-Dogger: Something wrong Reggie?
Reggie: More stone? You got more stone?
KD: Yep, didn’t like the look of the black lava, it was more grey lava.
R: You said when we moved West, we would just play all day.
KD: IKR, I didn’t think there would be this much setup.
R: It looked okay before.
KD: We’re in a neighborhood, we want to be neighborly.
R: More stone is neighborly?
KD: Enhancing the community, that is what is neighborly.
A PUPS GOTTA DO WHAT A PUPS GOTTA DO
Ken-Dogger: Happy Valentine's Day to you Sully
Sully: Thanks bro, it's a love day
KD: It IS a love day, what you gonna do?
S: Dude, I'm gonna make everyone love happy...
KD: Sully, a little insight, you can spread happiness and you can send love, peeps gotta make themselves happy
S: I'm a do, what I'm a do...Sending LOVE
KD: That works, it just works...
LOVE'S POWER GONNA WIN
Morning LOVE POWER Nauts,
Ken-Dogger: Morning Shanene, what you got there?
Shanene: A Box of Chocolates, It’s Valentine’s Day you know…
KD: Oh snap, could I borrow them?
S: What will I give Jorge?
KD: Just give him all the love you got, it’s brought you this far.
S: Probably fitting that trial ended yesterday.
KD: How so?
S: We just witnessed POWER loving POWER, today is for LOVE POWER.
KD: And you know what, LOVE POWER’S GONNA WIN.
HEARTS ALWAYS GET 'EM
Ken-Dogger: Ahh, love it when the pups stay in bed...
Ralph and Malph: ZZZ
KD: Would you look at that, you two don't normally sleep like that.
R and M: ZZZ
KD: I know, it's to remind me of something...
R: (one eye opens)
KD: A Heart, that's it, it's a heart...Oh yeah, Valentine's Day tomorrow, gotta get stuff
Ralph to Malph: Dude, hearts always get 'em...
GETTING THE HEARTBEAT RIGHT
Ken-Dogger: Cuddles, what the hey man, what is up?
Cuddles: Dogger, this Valentine’s celebrating has me all confused
KD: My boy it’s all about opening up your heart…
C: I’m hip, you should’ve seen me trying to contort into a heart, but my peeps helped me though
KD: Oh, got it now, cute, the heart circle…
C: Yep, wanted to show how it just warms and completes you…
KD: Embracing the Heart Loop, good job…
SETTING THE PACE
Morning Pacers,
Ken-Dogger: Hey Cleo, enjoying the ride?
Cleo: Somewhat…
KD: Somewhat? What’s the problem?
C: Dude, this traffic is intense, and your driving makes it intenser…
KD: Intenser? Is that even a word…
C: I’m a neologismist…But, darn, keep me in the back here.
KD: We gotta get to where we’re going, what do you want me to do?
C: Sometimes, you just need to step off the wheel Bro…
KD: That’s right, up to us to set the pace.
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