Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for December 01, 2022

that hurts just by looking ugh

Gilbert wonders when 2:14 a.m. became walk time.

Ah, now I know why Gil has that weird bald spot.

Hey, when you gotta go, you gotta go!

Maybe that change from Brylcreem to bacon scented pomade was ill advised,

If pulling the hair out of Gil’s head doesn’t rouse him, it’s time for Scooter to attack the nipples.

Good morning Balladeers,(((((Plods))))) and Miss Susan.

I’m with Scooter on this one. I still have not adjusted from Daylight Savings time. Humph!

Scooter needs training!

My buddy starts with a nose in the ear, with accompanying snort.

If that doesn’t work, i get the tung. Then the nibbling starts.

That usually gets the job done.

…And time for Gilbert to go for a bit of a scrape…

There once was a fella named Gilbert, (who looks nothing at all like Dilbert).

The dog wants to walk, but Gilbert does balk,

now Gilbert’s as bald as a filbert…

Believe it or not, I had a cat that would come get me to go for walks in the morning and evening. He roamed wherever he wanted, but felt safer walking with me when we went out of the neighborhood. He knew what “watch out” meant and that I could spot some hazards before he could see them.

When I lived for 8 months in the redwoods of Mendocino. he, Kirby and I would walk two hours a day in old-growth redwoods. That’s where Johnny Depp learned to like walks and how to persuade me to come along. :)

Aaaand, Mortimer gets the message via ‘hair mail’!!!

Yikes!

Love Scooter!!