Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for January 28, 2016

I think he’s just peeved, Bev…

It’s hard to march to the beat of your own drum, if you can’t carry a drum…and you don’t have opposable thumbs to help you hang on to the sticks.

Speaking of peeved…I’m peeved at myself…Who woulda thunk the comics would suddenly be on time…so I went to make a sandwich and missed the turn

Then again…. why didn’t they call us to tell us, huh?We’re faithful readers, after all.

Bev, is that the way to the gum wall in Pike Place Market?

Well there is the problem, he should be taking lessons from Bat Pug.

Sparky has a snarl drum.

@beviekI definitely saw fried chicken. Maybe it’s because I haven’t had fried chicken in forever (not heart healthy, don’tcha know).

Now if Sparky could just get those opposable thumbs he asked for at Christmas …….

Rose… Well, BatPug is pretty good with those sticks…He fills in for the drummer in the Monkey’s band sometimes.

But don’t say he’s a cool cat..neither he nor the Monkey appreciate that term… LOL

Somehow that pic of the little boy and the goose reminded me of this one, which I’ve loved for years…A Fool and His Bunny…by William Bullas.

Yes, I am hungry because I saw fried chicken, not puppies. I am not hungry because I saw puppies. I would not eat puppies. They do not taste like chicken.

Sparky doesn’t understand cymbalogy

Of course I saw fried chicken at first. I haven’t had breakfast yet.I think I’ll have a hot dog for lunch.

yep… still holdin tryowts fer a drummer in mah band…

Sparky needs a dog to fetch his drumsticks for him. Drumsticks? That reminds me of chicken. I haven’t had breakfast yet, either. Beviek – “If I woke up and nothing hurt”…….boy, isn’t that the truth! SusanSunshine – The work of Willam Bullas is so humorous. I enjoy it too.

I too saw fried chicken first. Then I thought it was fried chicken in the shapes of puppies! I guess I’m really hungry! :-)

Yep, fried chicken. Then again, I was eating lunch when I saw it.

zat fryd cHikin tase lak YAK??HUH…?

Something amazing happened to me this evening.Ive posted here before how Sweetheart is no good at riding. She barks and cries and can’t sit still. Anxious is an understatement.I was advised to try using a ThunderShirt to help calm her down.I honestly wasn’t sure about it. Sounds too much like quackery. But, i really want to have the ability to take my dog places with me, so i decided to try it.Thirty Dollars (!!! $29.99 !!!).Well, i put it on her and took her for a little ride around the neighborhood.Except for a couple small squeaky whines she was very calm.I very much endorse all of these “calming” shirts. They actually work.

Quick update on the booth at the antique mall.I got to go check it out today for the first time in a little over two weeks. I couldn’t get back sooner than that because the other male caregiver that covers our to bigger guys here was on vacation.I had thirteen straight days of nine or ten hour days so going down to Newport was out of the question.Well, nothing sold. Nothing. I wanted to get a little down but i know, business is slow this time of year. Tourists don’t go antique-ing in the winter.I asked the clerk/manager there if i was doing something wrong and she confirmed my suspicion. She also said that next month would be better. I paid up next months rent, courtesy of my boss at Adeo, so i will get least two more mouths there. Still, its not about the sales. Remember, I’m fishing for donations here. If i get enough sales to pay the rent, then its not a total loss.