Animal Lover -- Not Me -- Not Much

"Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful."
Ann Landers (1918-2002), syndicated newspaper advice columnist

There are issues with stuff toys scattered about the house, splintered chew sticks, a dog bed in the living room, towels laying around to cover the couch when wife has to have the pet nearby.

Dogs smell like dogs and that is suppose to excuse the stale, pungent stench that hovers over the pint-sized beast like the dirt cloud that follows Charlie Brown’s buddy Pigpen?

Nonetheless, I am slowly finding an appreciation for the furry-headed pet with the protruding under bite. Maybe it’s because of teasing and playfully tormenting him brings me a bit of pleasure. He is certainly not a brave dog. If I crinkle the newspaper or a plastic bag from the grocery store and go after him, he starts tearing around the house until he eventually races into my bedroom scrambling under the bed or hides behind wife's legs. Watching him start off on the wood floors is like a cartoon, his little legs are moving, but for a moment there is no traction.

The thought of making him overly skittish is not a worry as he wags his tail and barks encouragement to keep it up, so we start anew until I tire out.

More Best Buy Quality Service

Customers don’t expect you to be perfect. They do expect you to fix things when they go wrong.
Donald Porter, V.P., British Airways

Here is my 42” Samsung Plasma HD flat screen. Oh, that big black stripe running vertically down the right side is the second time in less than three years that this television has had issues. This is also the second time in less than three years that Best Buy has sent someone out, because I have the extended warranty, and the second time in less than three years that Best Buy could not fix it and has to come back in two weeks, which means another time of trying to be home from work within their 2-4 hour window.

Thank you Best Buy! I get to watch the French Open, the NBA Finals, The Belmont Stakes, the new season of Weeds, Nurse Jackie, the news everyday with this black block. Thank you for your quality service.

And, Samsung you suck too!