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Last Updated: Nov 14, 2008 - 12:49:26 PM |
Hello and welcome back to the world of fear in the Dogpound.
You know we all have fears, some big and some small. For me, big ones are like, will I get hit by a car, have a job tomorrow, or bitten by a vampire [well, it could happen]? My small ones involve things like the fear of dropping something in the toilet. You know: I get ready to sit down and my cell phone, billfold, or keys fall out of my pants or shirt pocket and take a swim. The thought of having to fish something out of the tidy bowl makes me always double-check everything to make sure all is secure before I settle in.
Another minor fear I have is the fear of backing into the garage door while still inside the garage. I have never had a close call like that, but I guess I am afraid of the reaction I would get from my insurance agent when I tried to explain my insurance claim.
Him: “So let me get this straight. You were in the car that was sitting inside the garage [snicker] and you somehow forgot to open the garage door [snicker].” I can just see him trying to swallow his grin.
Anyway, the other day I did my usual morning routine: I got in the car, pushed the garage door opener, checked the rearview mirror to make sure the door was completely up, and started to back out of the garage when suddenly there was this “BANG” noise. What the heck? If I was not awake before, I was now!
So I get out of the car to investigate the cause, since I knew the garage door was open. It seems I backed into my lawnmower. I was mowing the previous night and left it in the driveway right in front of the garage door. No damage done to car or mower, but now I have created a new “minor” fear to contend with.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
“Fear grows in darkness; if you think there’s a bogeyman around, turn on the light.” Dorothy Thompson
FEAR OF FIRST HAIRCUT
I was getting my hair cut at a neighborhood shop, and I asked the barber when would be the best time to bring in my two-year-old son for his first haircut. Without hesitation, the barber answered, “When he’s four.”
FEAR OF WATER
Johnny’s mother looked out the door and saw Johnny reading the Bible to his cat. She thought to herself, “Isn’t that sweet? I will not disturb him and will let him continue to play with the cat.”
Some time later, Mom heard an awful noise and looked out the door to see Johnny trying to force the cat into a bucket of water. She loudly said to Johnny, “Johnny, what are you trying to do with the cat?”
Johnny replied, “I am trying to baptize him!”
Time for me to go check my driveway for the all-clear sign. As always be good, play safe, and remember to turn on the lights.
JR and Max
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