At just 35 years old, I have learned a few valuable lessons: 1) I really do not believe I am 52; 2) My wife really doesn’t like that couples “Snuggie” (as seen on TV) even if it is camouflage; and 3) If I think I have posted my blog, that doesn’t mean that I have.

Of course that is why tonight’s picture of our dog Viper is appropriate.  His eyes are glowing because it is somewhere between 5 and 6 in the morning, but just because there is a truck there doesn’t mean we are going for a ride.  In fact the leash (that he carries for me) indicates that we are taking our old arthritic bodies for a WALK…..which we did.  It however never seems to stop him from walking over to the truck, as our speed would certainly be a lot faster and our distance far more impressive.

But when there are not glaciers here in Edgewood, Indiana, that is what he and I do…..we walk.  And although it was early, we were both happy to be out there.  I will say he is struggling more.  His surgery in December and his weight gain since he was “put out to pasture” as a stud dog, has made life more of a challenge for him.  Plus, that walk was “pre-meds” for him, which means it is a bit of pain for him but he sure does walk a lot straighter.  I call Amanda his “dealer” as she doses him everyday for the very reasons that are implied above.

But the other thing that has thrown me was the “series” I was doing.  I still have not found the picture I wanted, but I have one more part of the series to go, so I will figure out a solution (as Ben says) sometime on Sunday.  Which is pretty savvy on my part, as most of his solutions involve me fixing something anyhow.

Goodnight my friends and God Bless!

Tommy+