Monday, January 22, 2024

Never just a pet

People get cats, dogs, birds, fish, etc. ... as pets or folks refer to them as pets.  They are never just pets or shouldn't be considered that but just family.  You spend time, money and effort on them making sure they are feed, safe, and ideally comfortable.  They reciprocate with one pure simple thing, love.  Sure they may protect you, guide you or warn you of something but that could just be their instinct but ultimately they just want to be with you and love you for all you do... or don't do but they don't care.  They are the true example of unconditional love.  Orion was a perfect example of that and he was always there when I needed him.  When I came home from an event, work or just doing errands he was mostly at the gate looking at my direction waiting for me to come home.  He had super hearing so he would usually hear the garage door open unless he was asleep but as soon as I walked him, he would wake up.  He never asked for anything special but the basics; go out to go to the bathroom so he doesn't go inside the house, feed him when he's hungry and be there.  He was born from Shadow (originally named Onyx) in a German Shepherd dog rescue in April of 2009, the last of 9 puppies I believe.  He was always extremely shy or perhaps he was scarred at all the adoption events that he would always hid.  In October of that same year he came home and Shadow had already been adopted by us and she didn't want to bite his head off as she did with all other dogs.  Orion would make a good companion for her and being her last pup, so adopted into the household on 10/25/2009.  He never had any major surgeries and remained healthy through all those years.  Some fatty tissues masses here and there scared us but turned out to be nothing and every blood test ran through the years came back perfect.  His ears never did stick up so he always looked like a black lab and a puppy till the white hairs started coming in but even then, still had the puppy look.  Eventually his back legs started to give out and he lost his ability to jump up on things like the bed, couch and car without assistance.  Then much later he started developing what the vet believed was dementia or early stages of that and he was stuck going in circles till he couldn't stand anymore.  So, it was time for him just shy of his 15th birthday (just over 102 human years if go by the 1 = 7 theory).  On Saturday, January 20, 2024 we said our last good-byes to such a sweet puppy on a very raining day.  Good night Orion...

Weekly Update:
And it rained... finally some solid rain for a couple of days.  Not a lot of days but enough to kind of clean all the dust from the ground and re-water everything.  It was enough that I got to break out the umbrella a few times.  I like my umbrella's, they are big golf ones and by that I mean they are the kind that fit in a golf bag and when opened, about 4 people could stand under them and be covered.  I have had these umbrella's for a very long time and rarely get to use them.  Also being very big and long, they make a decent walking cane if I should need one but since I don't, it's just easy to walk with because of that design.  But, I'm glad I have a couple of these and also got them for a tremendous deal way back when.  Funny thing, I don't golf but hey an umbrella is still an umbrella.

At the movies:
Holding ground at #1 for a 2nd week is Mean Girls with an extra 11.7 million and now hitting 50 mil domestic cume.  Probably won't get much further but not a bad number for the award season time frame.  Also holding its spot at #2 is Beekeeper with 8.5 mil extra and will likely start dropping soon.  No change at #3 is Wonka with 6.4 mil as it makes its way to 200 mil and should get there soon.  Holding at #4 is Anyone But You with 5.4 mil and also another film doing well considering the time it was released.  And completing the no change weekend set at #5 is Migration with 5.3 mil and so close to 100 mil, should get it by end of this coming weekend.

New movies that did not make the top 5:
Just one this week at I.S.S. comes in at #7 with a wide-release and only making 3 mil for it's debut.  No idea where this one came from but it will be going out in no time.

Quote of the week:
"Once you label me you negate me." - Soren Kierkegaard

Facts & Tips:
Every minute about a billion tons of water falls on Earth.

"Our babies are gonna be smart and beautiful." - Johnny Galecki as Leonard Hofstadter in the TV series The Big Bang Theory.

posted by McDuck @ 00:00

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

<< Home