Long ago and far away (here I go again) My first date with a young lady. I was nervous already about picking her up, because her father was the station Commander at the local USCG and I was an 19 year old boy.Anyway, when I got out of my car, a large St Bernard ( named Hoss ) placed himself sideways between the entrance an me. If I took a step to the left, he countered, I step right, he backed up the appropriate distance. He never looked me directly in the eye. I pondered as to what to do, I know! I’ll step over him, I am tall enough. One leg up and half way over was followed by a deep, rumbling growl emanating from Hoss’s massive chest.I believe it was at this point that Captain H came out of the house to rescue the young buck that had dared to come to his house to steal his daughter. Her mother liked me though.Turns out that what Hoss could have done to me was nothing to what I allowed the girl to do to me. It would have been more merciful.My first broken heart.
Long ago and far away (here I go again) My first date with a young lady. I was nervous already about picking her up, because her father was the station Commander at the local USCG and I was an 19 year old boy.Anyway, when I got out of my car, a large St Bernard ( named Hoss ) placed himself sideways between the entrance an me. If I took a step to the left, he countered, I step right, he backed up the appropriate distance. He never looked me directly in the eye. I pondered as to what to do, I know! I’ll step over him, I am tall enough. One leg up and half way over was followed by a deep, rumbling growl emanating from Hoss’s massive chest.I believe it was at this point that Captain H came out of the house to rescue the young buck that had dared to come to his house to steal his daughter. Her mother liked me though.Turns out that what Hoss could have done to me was nothing to what I allowed the girl to do to me. It would have been more merciful.My first broken heart.