Ansel Adams – Farm Workers and Mt. Williamson, CA

If you care to play along, pretend that you have to answer 150 questions with one of the following choices:
“Agree”
“Disagree”
“Neither Agree Nor Disagree”

Oh yeah, and also, pretend that you are involved in the beginning stages of an “interview” at a temp agency.

Please find that space within you that is both humbled and completely annoyed by having to fill out an “application”, even though you have worked your booty off over the last twelve years to alleviate the need for this task. Add to that your instructions to bring two copies of your resume, as well (redundant, huh?). Slap that smile on your face, breathe deep, and remember that this, too, shall pass.

Ready? Here are five of my most favorite, ACTUAL, questions that I answered last week.

1) People rarely comment on my good manners.

2) I like to say things that are witty and clever

3) I have never used swear words

4) It is all right to bend the law if you do not actually break it

5) I have never intentionally told a lie

How would you have answered? I’ll tell you mine if you tell me yours…

One last thing, kind-hearted readers: do you like the new design?

The parents of Darby of Dogs waited a LONG time to tell me their dogs name was, uh, Darby. In fact, I learned it in the paper, as Darby’s mom is a recently retired columnist for our venerable Bluffton Today newspaper. And, I suppose if they ever thought they would ask me to watch their sweet bundle of dogness, they would need to come clean.

David and I are enjoying every minute of our dogsitting duties. I couldn’t ask for a better canine namesake.

Some things about Darby, the Dog:

• Darby, the dog, is male
• He REALLY likes cheese
• And walks
• And chasing squirrels
• And pretending to be able to kick the ass of any passerby, but when met with said person, he uncontrollably wags his tail in sheer delight
• He is funny
• And cute
• He likes people, too. Reminding me that his human counterpart plays that same game, sometimes. The “barking and then wagging of behind” when meeting people because, well, we actually like them.