The Pound

"I must claim the quoter's privilege of giving only as much of the text as will suit my purpose," said Tan-Chun. "If I told you how it went on, I should end up by contradicting myself!" - Cao Zhan (c.1715-1763)

I am welcoming the end of this week. Thursday was another day that left much to be desired. I'm at work and I get a phone call from animal control. The dogs got out yet again and this time the neighbors called the authorities on me. I had to rush from work and when I got there, the dogs were sitting on the porch of the house while the dog catcher was waiting for me in his truck. He was a very cool man, he told me that the fine would be about $130 a dog, but that this time I would just get a warning since it was a first offense and he didn't have to take the dogs in. I was very lucky.



My hearing must be bad because I can't hear the under 40 sound in the video below. Where do you rank?

I run into a lot of really random websites. Here is one I thought was clever. http://www.exboyfriendjewelry.com/, a website for women to share their break-up stories and sell their jewelry. It makes me wonder about my discussions with friends about buying an engagement ring from an engagement that did not work out. You could get a really great deal, but the history makes people see it as bad luck, or at the least, it comes with a bad story. Maybe that is why ebay or craigslist would be a better idea. Considering the diamonds were probably mined in a way that has a worst story, you would think it wouldn't compare, but people don't like thinking about that. A wise person once told me to "marry someone you can talk to." When we are old and grey, talking will count for more than we can imagine today.

I finally got to see this weeks How I met your mother. Oh my...Barney and Robin....that is so wrong. Maybe I never got over the Robin Ted breakup, but Barney? Yes, I'm this emotionally invested in this show.

is it just me?