Welcome to this week’s edition of Follow-Up Friday, the post where I highlight reader’s comments, answer questions and generally just wrap up my week.

You Make Me Laugh – October 18, 2015

Cupcake said, “Usually when I roll around, I come up wearing goose poop. Mom says the word, “Gross.” That means I did good… Right…? ”

If you think it means you did good Cupcake, then it certainly does.

Sue said, “He looks like one sexy athlete with that towel draped around his neck.”

He almost has a coy/sly little look about him doesn’t he? I can just about see the twinkle in his eye.

Meagan and Merlin said, “Just today i posted on fb a pic of Merlin sitting with his head covered in a lace curtain lol. When he walks past curtains or towels, he has to rub along them before he lays down. Not the weirdest thing he’s done tho, for some reason after i wash my hair he rubs his face up against it and tries to roll in my hair.”

Ah ha ha!! That’s priceless, he must love the smell of your shampoo/conditioner. Hey be thankful, Delilah likes to roll in dirty wash cloths.

Jan said, “My son always says, “If we can make mom laugh we can get by with anything.” Sampson gets this.”

Your son is very smart, that’s the rule in my house too and yes, Sampson clearly understands this.

Emma said, “Nice work Sampson! How did you manage to get it on you so nicely?”

I’d like to know how he even managed to get it on him, never mind how nicely it’s draped! LOL I think he must have rolled really fast in order for it to wrap like that.

Jan K said, “That’s so cute…he looks like a prize fighter! I’ve had mine run away from being dried with the towel still on top of them!”

Oh my, I forgot yours don’t like the towel. LOL

Jackie Bouchard said, “He’s so cute. I agree with Jan K – he does look like a prize fighter! Rita has never done that, but she cracks me up how she rolls around in her bed in the evening when we are watching TV. She’ll go over and dive into her bed and roll on her back and she squirms around and makes these funny grunting noises, and then she’ll just freeze, with her legs all up in the air. She’s such a nut. We always have to pause the TV and watch. (It’s more entertaining than anything on there!)”

I thought we were the only ones that paused the TV to watch the dogs! LOL We love watching Sampson and Delilah when they play. It’s just so joyful.

A Do Over

Genevieve said, “I could use SO many do overs SO many times each day with SO many people in SO many situations. But it’s a fine line between being easy-going and just really not caring AT ALL. I have crossed that line and have reached the age where I flat out don’t give a s&#% about most things. Nothing is a matter of life or death …unless it is actually a matter of LIFE or DEATH. Barring that, I have moved on…”

I really wish I could reach that, “I don’t give a shit” phase. Honestly, I care too much about what other people think of me.

Callie, Shadow and Ducky’s Mom said, “The guy is an asshole, plain and simple. And not worth your time. BUT I understand how you feel; and I can’t wait to read about your revenge plot. 🙂 It will make for some fun reading, with lots of laughs and smiles, I’m sure!”

I’m pretty sure it will be fun, and funny and hopefully you all will be laughing your asses off. At the least maybe a good chuckle now and then.

Mary said, “All-The-Time. And I worked with a gal for years that was so damn funny. But she was great at open mouth, insert foot. She use to say she had a shoe store in her mouth.”

That’s a great line! I don’t have any good lines for putting my foot in my mouth, except for, “I’m sorry, that was totally insensitive of me…”

Emma said, “Mom wanted to type some bad words but I stopped her. My mom is always too polite, but she wishes she would be able to blurt out her true feelings. Poor Katie has so much trouble walking, and in her old age, sometimes just poops with no warning on a walk. She pooped on a neighbor’s lawn one day, Mom was picking it up and the mean lady yells out the door some crap about how much money she spends on her lawn and how this poop will ruin it, blah, blah, blah. Mom just said sorry and walked on. Now she refuses to speak to that lady but wishes she had given her a speech on dealing with a senior dog and all the issues and how she did not pee, only pooped and it was picked up within seconds. The world would be a much nicer place without many of the people in it.”

You should never stop your Mom from typing some bad words on THIS blog. You know this is a safe place for that. LOL That WAS super mean for that lady to say, I’m surprised Mom wasn’t tempted to throw the poop at THE LADY!

Earl Lover said, “I agree! Especially with comebacks… you sit there with an open mouth for 10 seconds, the person walks away again, THEN you think so an amazing comeback for them. Cringes!”

Isn’t that always the way? I think we should start carrying little cheat cards, so we can come up with quick and witty comebacks!

Elaine said, “I’m always nice too and later wish I would have said all the witty things that I didn’t think of in the heat of the moment. But then I think of how miserable those people must be in their lives and with their families. I ALMOST feel bad for them because they’ve got to be pretty unhappy to get so bent out of shape about the little things in life. Then…I smile. :-)”

Yeah…there is that. I’m usually so surprised at the meanness that I don’t think about how miserable they must be as people to treat others so poorly.

It’s Picture Day – Barks and Bytes

Cupcake said, “Wait. What? How are these called pictures without any dogs in them. This is crazy! ”

It’s shameful isn’t it? And I call myself a dog blogger. 😉

Emma said, “We like the two moon and two planets one the best. Even though Mom has a fancy camera, shots in the dark only really work with her cheap point and shoot. Now, we have to ask since we always wonder and never ask…do you spell siriously this way on purpose?”

Thanks Emma, I really like that photo myself, but I like the one with the house silhouetted too…BUT I’m also a big fan of the woods. Sigh, so many options. As for your question, I spell seriously that way on purpose for two reasons, 1) Sirius is also known as “The Dog Star” residing in the constellation Canis Major, it’s the brightest star in the sky, since this is a dog blog…:-) 2) Sirius is one of my favorite characters from the Harry Potter books, which is one of my favorite series. (That third light that sort of looks like it’s in the tail, could very well be Sirius. I need to get that app for my phone that tells you what the stars are.)

Jan K said, “I think the 3rd one with the moon is my favorite. Even with my fancy new camera, I haven’t attempted any nighttime (or early morning!) photos. I barely know how to take normal pictures and get them to come out good yet…LOL.”

Awe now that’s not true Jan! Your pictures are great!! I’ll let you in on a little secret, I just turn the dial and snap the photo. Sometimes I get lucky. 😉

That’s it for me my friends, have a wonderful weekend!