Thank You For Visiting

Texas Bob's World

 

Listen with Windows Media Player Plug-in

 

DOG MAIL

 

 

 

RECENTLY WE HAD SOME BAD STORMS IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS.  THAT’S WHERE I LIVE.  OUR ELECTRICITY WAS KNOCKED OUT FOR 48 HOURS.  NO LIGHTS, NO AIR CONDITIONING AND NO COLD REFRIGERATOR TO KEEP FOOD FROM SPOILING.  WE LOST EVERYTHING IN THE REFRIGERATOR AND THE FREEZER.

 

NOW THIS IS ALL BAD BUT IT’S NOT THE WORST THING ABOUT THE BLACK OUT.  THE WORST THING IS NO EMAIL.  YES YOU HEARD ME RIGHT.  NO EMAIL IS WORSE THAN LOOSING ALL THAT FOOD.  NO EMAIL IS WORSE THAN NO AIR CONDITIONING, EVEN THOUGHT THE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE 80’s.

 

WE HAD FOUR FLASH LIGHTS SO WE MADE DO WITH OUT LIGHTS IN THE HOUSE.  WE JUST WENT TO BED WHEN IT GOT DARK.  BUT WITHOUT EMAIL I COULDN’T SLEEP.  I MUST HAVE TOSSED AND TURNED ALL NIGHT.

 

THE NEXT EVENING LITTLE FOX AND I WERE SITTING OUT ON THE FRONT PORCH.  LITTLE FOX WONDERED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE OUT OF MY SIGHT, SHE WAS GONE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND WHEN SHE CAME BACK, SHE HAD A PIECE OF PAPER ATTACHED TO HER COLLIER. 

 

“NOW WHAT IS THIS?” I SAID TO MYSELF.

 

I REACHED DOWN AND PULLED THE PIECE OF PAPER OFF HER COLLIER AND IT HAD SOME WRITING ON IT AND THIS IS WHAT IT SAID:

 

 

“NO EMAIL WITH THE POWER OUT.  JUST DOG MAIL!”

 

IT EVEN HAD AN EMAIL ADDRESS ON IT. 

 

J.E.BURTON@DOG.NET

 

BURTON IS MY NEIGHBOR THAT GAVE US LITTLE FOX.  ANYTIME SHE SEES HIM OUT SIDE SHE RUNS OVER TO SAY HELLO.  THEN SHE COMES STRAIGHT BACK HOME.

 

JAMES KNEW THIS AND WAS READY TO SEND ME DOG MAIL NEXT TIME HE SAW HER OUT.

 

I GUESS HE WAS SUFFERING AS BADLY AS I WAS WITH NO EMAIL.

 

WHEN I SHOWED JOHNNIE MY DOG MAIL, SHE ABOUT CROCKED WITH LAUGHTER.  SHE SAID, “ONLY JAMES COULD THINK OF THIS.”

 

WELL I WROTE OUT MY DOG MAIL AND HAD IT READY FOR THE NEXT TIME I SAW JAMES OUTSIDE.  IT SAID … BUT NO THAT’S A WHOLE NOTHER STORY FOR A DIFFERENT TIME.  IT IS A HUMDINGER OF A STORY.  IT HAS TO DO WITH THE WAY JAMES AND I PALAVER.

 

                      

  BY LOREN MOORE

COPYRIGHT 2004

LOREN

 GOTTA GO - SEE YA

                         

 LIKE TO JOIN OUR FREE MAILING LIST, CLICK ON THE HEART BELOW

.

.

I would love to hear your comments on the pages we prepare  and recommend, we enjoy doing it for your pleasure, our pleasure is receiving your comments.

Page design By: Texas Bob

Visitors to the site since 7-12-03

free web counter