As I head to bed on this Christmas Eve, I'm reminded of Christmas Eves of the past..
Snowy white Christmases in New Hampshire, walking home from midnight mass and watching smoke curl up from the chimneys into the starry night...
Climbing beloved Badger under a full moon with friends, knowing more friends and wine were waiting for us at home at the bottom of the hill...
Pulling white hairs from our poor dogs to leave evidence for the kiddos that yes, indeed, Santa did eat those cookies...
Listening to the ululations of the singers in the church in Africa as they danced down the aisle...
Wrangling lots of excited and exhausted babies to bed so that Santa could arrive sometime before midnight..
But tonight was one to add to the memories list..there is no Christmas here on the 25th of December because Macedonia is Orthodox Christian and celebrates Christmas here in January...but Allan and I were invited by students at my school to attend their Macedonian traditional dancing performance, and what a night of dancing it was...and how lucky we are to be have been able to witness the energy and excitement as these kids continue traditions hundreds of years old....and to realize that Christmas isn't just a day, it's a composite of memories and friends, the future and family..and so I wish you all, my dear friends and family, a peaceful and happy Christmas...
Thursday, December 24, 2015
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
IT'S A DOG'S LIFE
DOGS LIFE
MAK knows how to build a tough dog. There are several kinds of dogs. There are guard dogs, street dogs, car dogs, working dogs and even a few house dogs. At the top of the dog pyramid is the guard dog. These are refrigerator-sized dogs that are specific to this region and are to be given wide, wide berth. They guard farm animals and property and can probably be seen from the moon. I do not like the guard dog.
Street dogs come in two sub-sets, the tagged and untagged. They are both strays of all breeds. The tagged group are those that have been rounded up, given some shots ,then turned loose again. The non-taggers are just plain strays. They are all pretty calm and stay out of your way and understand traffic. They have their own territories so you can say hello to your particular mutt every day in the same place. I'd say we see about 20 dogs in our daily walk to school.
Car dogs are a special set of dogs. Theses curs ride in barely running cars and wildly announce the car's presence and trajectory. Some ride in a box bolted to the back of the car. The boxes have no holes or apparent opening. The only reason you know it is for a dog is due to the wild barking. When car dogs drive through town the street dogs go crazy, apparently due to jealousy but in reality the street dogs probably have it better.
Then there are the working dogs. This group includes house guard dogs and hunting dogs and these are kept outside at all times and either bark at car dogs, or at anything at all. No slight is too small to anger a working house dog.
The last group is the smallest and elite group - the house dog. These are small and fuzzy and are just like your dog except they probably eat worse food. This group is looked down upon by all other MAK dogs, So, if you need a dog, swing by any MAK town and make your selection. I'd advise against the guard unless you really hate your neighbor. Let me know soon as the selections seems to change often.
Al
MAK knows how to build a tough dog. There are several kinds of dogs. There are guard dogs, street dogs, car dogs, working dogs and even a few house dogs. At the top of the dog pyramid is the guard dog. These are refrigerator-sized dogs that are specific to this region and are to be given wide, wide berth. They guard farm animals and property and can probably be seen from the moon. I do not like the guard dog.
Street dogs come in two sub-sets, the tagged and untagged. They are both strays of all breeds. The tagged group are those that have been rounded up, given some shots ,then turned loose again. The non-taggers are just plain strays. They are all pretty calm and stay out of your way and understand traffic. They have their own territories so you can say hello to your particular mutt every day in the same place. I'd say we see about 20 dogs in our daily walk to school.
Car dogs are a special set of dogs. Theses curs ride in barely running cars and wildly announce the car's presence and trajectory. Some ride in a box bolted to the back of the car. The boxes have no holes or apparent opening. The only reason you know it is for a dog is due to the wild barking. When car dogs drive through town the street dogs go crazy, apparently due to jealousy but in reality the street dogs probably have it better.
Then there are the working dogs. This group includes house guard dogs and hunting dogs and these are kept outside at all times and either bark at car dogs, or at anything at all. No slight is too small to anger a working house dog.
The last group is the smallest and elite group - the house dog. These are small and fuzzy and are just like your dog except they probably eat worse food. This group is looked down upon by all other MAK dogs, So, if you need a dog, swing by any MAK town and make your selection. I'd advise against the guard unless you really hate your neighbor. Let me know soon as the selections seems to change often.
Al
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