On dogs...
Jeff has requested several topics for my post tonight. Out of his suggestions, I picked my love of dogs.
Growing up, my family had a chihuahua/dachshund mix named Peanuts. Peanuts was in my earliest memories. We got him when he was one, I think, from an animal shelter or the humane society. He lived in three houses and two states in his lifetime. When we first moved to San Diego, my family spent the first two weeks living in the Radisson Inn that used to be adjacent to UCSD. The hotel provided Peanuts with doggie welcome things, like his own water bowl and dish, snacks, tasty food, etc. Peanuts, like our current dachshund Heidi, was very much an indoor dog. Towards the end of his life, he slept in my bed. He would sleep there the whole night, somehow ending up on my feet. His passing was very hard on me... I can count on both hands the number of times I've cried on the phone to someone; that day was the first.
I want a dog. My life just isn't suitable right now. I think a dog speaks to my larger desire for a different lifestyle. I want a larger apartment (or small house) with a yard for a garden and dog. I want to live closer to where I work, maybe even bike commute. Be able to come home for lunch, if I needed to.
Growing up, my family had a chihuahua/dachshund mix named Peanuts. Peanuts was in my earliest memories. We got him when he was one, I think, from an animal shelter or the humane society. He lived in three houses and two states in his lifetime. When we first moved to San Diego, my family spent the first two weeks living in the Radisson Inn that used to be adjacent to UCSD. The hotel provided Peanuts with doggie welcome things, like his own water bowl and dish, snacks, tasty food, etc. Peanuts, like our current dachshund Heidi, was very much an indoor dog. Towards the end of his life, he slept in my bed. He would sleep there the whole night, somehow ending up on my feet. His passing was very hard on me... I can count on both hands the number of times I've cried on the phone to someone; that day was the first.
I want a dog. My life just isn't suitable right now. I think a dog speaks to my larger desire for a different lifestyle. I want a larger apartment (or small house) with a yard for a garden and dog. I want to live closer to where I work, maybe even bike commute. Be able to come home for lunch, if I needed to.