Saturday, January 19, 2013

Wicked Tuna

I've had too many "lady parts" stories lately that cannot be talked about.  The theme of most say to me...."the Crotch Controls".

Girls rule the world.  We all know this, even if the mens don't admit this.  As an example:  the Fiscal Cliff, that was such BIG NEWS until the end of the year, would have been completely avoided if you got a bunch of women together with a few bottles of wine.  Oh, big budget you say?  More milk, less meat, done.  No big wood in the pants dance, no big face saving political posturing.  Easy.  Pay the frickin' bills already and stop spending or giving it away.

A friend of mine had Lady Parts surgery, thank god.  That was one of the best procedures that a man could ever invent.  I saw her husband last night.  What does he say?  "Nothing in the vagina for two months".  As if that's a hardship.  Doesn't he have two hands?  Evidently not.  Once again....the Crotch Controls.  She is loving not having pain, blood, worry and the like.  He is concerned about getting some business.

Another friend has been diagnosed with Stage 1 prostrate cancer.  A problem and concern, to be sure.  But really, this has been seen as a disease of normal aging, i.e., watch and see.  Do you see any woman waiting and see about breast cancer?  Yeah, not so much.  I'm hoping we'll have the basic blood test (PSA) equivalent for women, too, some day.

So this all wraps up to a good joke I heard:  George was out golfing with his buddies the other day.  Normally a scratch golfer, he moaned when he missed yet another 6 inch putt.  "Oh, my wife is putting out once a week now, it really effects my game."  His buddy, Fred, said, "Yeah, you think that's bad;  some of us have been cut out altogether."

The Crotch Controls.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Dog Cog

When I say something to DogGus, he always has a delayed reaction.  I can see the cogs turning, turning in his head and then, "Wait, I know what you said!" dawns on his face.  This normally occurs with a game of Find It, Get It.  Hedgehog, Polar Bear, Raccoon, Monkey Face and Boney are his toys to Find and Get.

"Going for a walk" brings instant recognition and much excitement, however.  He will run to me, bounce up and down and grab my hand to pull me to the door.  He barely stands still for the halter and leash and off we go. 

If Bridle Trails is our walk, then there is much sniffing along the way and checking of pee-mail.  I don't understand how dogs retain that much pee in order to mark spots.  He looks at me intently sometimes as though to say, "Coyote wrote a bad word here", before jetting his reply.  Then, there is the occasional sneaking of a road apple.  What is it about horse poop?  It's not like there is any meat in there, but they treat it like a big cheese covered meatball.  Geesh.

Finding any dead animal is such a bonus.  We have to immediately rub our face and whole body if I don't forcibly drag him away.  Once, he found a dead salmon and even after washing him four times, he smelled just as bad.

Once we turn around to head for home, he drags his feet and walks as slow as he can to delay us.  It doesn't matter if we've gone one mile or five, it's always the same.  I can't walk that fast, I'm so tired.  I've tried to trick him with "Squirrel", but that usually results in sitting down and looking at trees.

Wipe the paws off and he lumbers in to sleep on the couch.  Snoring is the indication of a good walk.

Monday, January 7, 2013

Ponderences

EIGHT GAMES FOR GROWNUPS:

1. Be sexy all day. Toss your hair about and pout your mouth.

2. Mentally add, “your face” to everything someone says to you. “Paper or plastic?” I’ll paper your FACE.

3. Encourage everyone. It’s better out loud, but you can do it in your head if you want. Right on, random jogging dude! You’re jogging GREAT! Yeah, heavy things on the bottom—way to bag groceries! You’re bagging like it’s your job! Oh wait it is your job! Etc
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4. For parents: if your child is being grumpy and argumentative, you can respond with “Well, that’s just, like, your opinion, man” and have a silent chuckle at her expense.

5. Casually say, “Oh hi, [pet’s name]” whenever your pet walks into the room. This never fails to amuse me.

6. Use exact change! You probably really do have thirty-two cents! So exciting.

7. Look out for danger. Speeding cars! Sudden sinkholes! That guy has a knife and a crazy look in his eye! Gas tank explosion (a cinematic mind’s-eye occurrence that has guaranteed me a lifetime terror of buying gas)! Hot lava!

8. Okay, this is not a game, but speaking of hot lava: it certainly does not figure into everyday adult life the way I imagined it would when I was a kid. Ditto quicksand.


FICTIONAL PLACE NAMES IN WHICH THE COLONEL AND I WANTED TO TRAVEL TO OR LIVE:

1. Mangled Scrotum National Park

2. Groinopolis (a city in the Nether Regions of Planet Area)

3. Crotchgrab, North Dakota

4. Danglysac, Arkansas

5. Butthole Corners

6. Sphincter Ridge

ONE UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH:

It took FOREVER for me to turn 20 years old. I was a baby, and a kid, and a teenager, it lasted ages and ages, and although high school is a bit of a blur I remember quite a lot of my childhood. However, 30 years old to 50 years old is the exact same amount of time and it elapsed in a fucking flash. What was I doing at age 20-whatever? I have no idea unless I think really hard or dig around in the blog archives. If the trend holds, it means that 50 to 60 will go even faster, and imagining this gives me actual stomach flip-flops. Slow down, everything!