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“OK”

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If your pet could talk, what would be the first thing it says?

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So if this knucklehead could talk, she would prolly mimic the old man.  

And be of very few words.

She was an amazing being.  

Stayed by my side, never needed a leash even when amongst other mongrels.  Let me qualify that.

While taking a youngin’ on a walk, someone elses much larger dog made the mistake of lunging in an aggressive manner at us.  Several stitches and about $400 in vet bills later, that one with the tail now between the legs learned it unwise to mess with the Wonder Dog.  She was never gonna let anything harm her loved ones.  Ever.

If we were going to take her on a walk, we couldn’t say it or even spell it correctly before we got started. In conversation, it had to be referred to as “taking her on a w-l-a-k.” If she heard the car keys, she was sitting at the passenger door waiting.

There were some simple commands we used, albeit sparse. “Heel” on walks. “No”. “Sit”. “Stay” as the situation demanded. “Smile” sort of just happened when she curled the upper lip and bared her teeth. Wish I could find that picture.

But the one that guided all was simply, “OK”.

Like when we offered a Scooby Snack, she was told “OK” before she could take it.

When she could want to go with us? “OK”.

Ready to get into front seat? “OK”.

Sit on a picnic bench? “OK”.

Go on a w-l-a-k? “OK”

So if Babe could speak in something other than her native tongue – Labraspringielmutt – my guess is he would simply say, “OK”.

Babe, want a treat?

“OK”.

Babe, want to go ifor a ride, roll the windows down and turn the tunes up?

“OK”

Babe, want to chase that squirrel?

“OK”

Babe, you want to share a smile?

“OK”

Babe, want to go for a walk?

“Huh? ” (in that Scooby tone)

Sorry,

A w-l-a-k?

“OK”

Today.

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A stunning and beautiful reminder to be present. Make the most of each moment. Move forward.

Scant minutes before, our solar lights brightly dotted the boundary of the patio and the final vestiges of night yet remained.

Ephemeral.

Then this.

A new day.

Today.

Please don’t get ahead of yourself and mentally jump into the 10:00 AM TEAM meeting or the interview you have been counting on for a month. Or fret about dropping the car off and figuring out the logistics of picking up groceries or just paying for it. Sure the kids need to get up and get ready for school or maybe you do too.

And your dog needs that morning walk.

Or you promised yourself one.

Perhaps the weight is not of these concerns but more so of a different source.

A rut.

Remorse. Resentment. Regret. That sense that you need to make things right not just with those around you but with with yourself. And, with another.

That the old has served its purpose and the transformattive nature of the new is there to be embraced. It’s just that it seems so scary and uncertain.

Not of your control.

Please don’t get ahead of yourself and jump into tomorrow.

Simply be present.

Make the most of each moment.

Move forward.

For today.

Have a pleasant flight!

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What’s the best and worst airport you’ve been to?
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Back in the day, I did some extensive flying. My arms are still tired.

But I cannot speak to a best and worst from a traveling standpoint. Doesn’t really matter anyways. I am still in one piece. My lost luggage from the early 2000’s just arrived at my door step. I fell asleep once the door closed. And now I get to annoy all of you with my ongoing trope of tripe.

I will say I do have two favorite pilots.

Well, three if you count the attendant in the back ground, making the perfect manhattan.

And the ground crew trying to get them to their gate on time.

That worked!

But then if you are flying commercial, I would go this route, Trans American.

(Couldn’t make that one up in a million years.)

Sorry for giving you all that baggage.

Have a pleasant flight!

Simply became tripe.

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What’s the most annoying trope in books or movies?
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Huh.

I guess my lack of command of all things math has usurped control from my long standing knowledge of the English language. Al had to help me to understand today’s question. Based on that, what follows is certain to be nothing but tripe.

Not meant to be hype. But I digress….

What he offered was this:

“…a trope is a recognizable theme, plot structure, or character type that appears repeatedly across stories and genres.”

I love all sorts of movies. Need to work on my reading at this point in my life.

I am drawn towards flicks that are certain to give my eyes spasms from constant rolling, the B grade monster movies on Svengoolie every Saturday, and old stand bys like “Airplane”, “Naked Gun” and anything Python, Deadpool and the like.

But I also love the classics, and what made them so. The compelling story, characters and the actors that took the chance of a lifetime and made things happen. If I go to the theatre, it has to draw me.

Toy Story did not need to be made four more times. Batman should have stopped after Heath and Christian, but Tom and Christian were pretty good too.

LOTR needs to stop.

I cannot return to the galaxy far, far away after episodes 4, 5 and 6 came out in the 70’s. Enduring the Passion makes me want to see Him come back. I missed Hamnet on the big screen, so maybe on Prime. After that, I am sort of just lost.

I will say it like only a boomer can; “they just don’t make ’em like they used to.”

This all being said, and based on what Al told me was the gospel, the only annoying trope I am aware of is the ongoing monologue that passes for reality and life these days. Mono in that it never takes the form of a dia.

Via any manner of media, 24/7 and sadly, 365. I check a baseball or football score these days to see who is winning. Maybe the weather, so I can gird myself for that surprise. Then onto news to check the pulse.

But after that, nothing of substance truly exists.

Examplars ?

Role models?

Don’t make ’em like that any more.

Just influencers.

Content creators.

Huh.

Maybe that is me now, in answering these prompts.

Trope?

Simply became tripe.