4 posts tagged “lula”
Show us something you hold dear.
Submitted by Cindercone.
More than anything or anyone else in the world. Lula Dog, always.
When my ex-husband moved out, I told him that I'd kill him in his sleep before I let him take her. You think I'm kidding?
Last night, I took Lula Dog outside around 2:30 a.m. to "go piddle" before we headed for bed. She dashed over to the side fence, I heard a hiss and looked over to see a very small (possibly a young one?) possum run up and then down the side of the fence in an arc and Lula try to catch it in her mouth; they scrambled together while I yelled at the dogger to "leave it" and then she backed off to show the critter curled in a ball with its teeth barred and eyes tightly closed. Lula instantly lost all interest, trotted away, peed, and came inside.
I like woodland creatures and was horrified at the lil' lifeless body until I remembered that freakin' possums play freakin' dead. With Lula inside, I walked three feet up to the critter and in a soothing tone said, "You alright, baby? You okay? Sorry about that."
Swear to God, it instantly looked at me, locking eyes as if to say "Keep that goddamn dog away from me. Bitches." Stretched out (no blood or scratches or dog-bit-sized chunks missing) and crawled off.
Oh, yeah, and then I made sure Lula was okay. Crazy f-ing dog.
Let's make a list. What are 20 things in your life that you're grateful for?
Inspired by wyndslash.vox.com.
I never do the Question of the Day, but this is a good one. I have Major Depression, peppered with some anxiety issues, and there have been a couple times through the years when I've come undone. There were times when I'd wake up in the morning and the first thing I'd do is count all the things for which I'm grateful. There were times when that list was what kept me from stabbing myself in the face.
Here's right now's off-the-cuff list of Things That Prevent the Crazed Face-Stabbing:
1. Lula Dog, always.
2. Finally having the strength to end my marriage.
3. Good friends like Jill, Cynthia, Marc, Jennifer.
4 Family who are proud of me and who never think I'm a screw up no matter how bad I screw up.
5 Zombies aren't real.
6 No, seriously, the fact that the world is zombie-free. Sans zombies.
7 Red tulips and purple irises.
8 Japanese horror films.
9. That no matter how bad the cut, hair always grows back.
10 Adult Swim on the Cartoon Network.
11. Cadbury Creme Eggs
12. Again, let me emphasize how awesome it is that zombies don't exist. You have no freakin' idea.
13. I've been fortunate enough to see and experience so many different places in this country, and meet so many amazing and diverse people.
14. City Point in South Boston
15. South Street in Philadelphia
16. I survived college and actually got that degree.
16. I've never gone more than three months without sex since I was 18 years-old.
17. Those moments when I first hear a songbird in the spring.
18. I still have full use of all my appendages.
19. My art - however amateur and recreational.
20. That the cop yesterday only gave me a ticket for not having my registration card on hand, and let the expired inspection slide.
Leah Vanon was walking her 8 year-old Lab and 3 year-old Terrier along a canal at the rear of her Boca Raton home when the dogs were attacked by an otter:
"This one large otter ... came swimming across and before I knew it she ran up the embankment and grabbed Jasmine the lab by the snout and pulled her down into the canal," Vanon said... "The otter immediately starts going after [the terrier, who jumped in the fray] and goes after his snout and starts flipping him and dunking him and to drown him like they do to a fish. I started punching the otter in the face which I felt really bad about because it's cute and I didn't want to hurt it but it was killing my dog."
Kudos to this lady for taking on the wildlife in defense of her dogs. Cute otter or not, don't mess with the pups. Hell, I'd slap the Baby Jesus if I caught him trying to drown Lula Dog.
