It all makes sense in a weird way if you know about Dawn's past. She was born in a puppy mill and lived her entire life there as a breeding dog until she was rescued. A couple owned the kennel, but the wife died at some point, leaving the kennel operation to the husband and their son. I think that Dawn liked and trusted this woman, but was mistreated by the two men after she died. It's really all she knows. Even after several years with us, this is still all new to her. She trusts me a lot more when Janet is around. Probably the kennel was run better and the dogs received better care when the man and his wife owned and operated the place together. I'm just guessing here, but the couple might have even been responsible breeders when they were younger. That was a long time ago though. I'm glad the puppy mill was finally shut down and the remaining dogs were given a second chance. If anyone deserves a second chance in life, it's Dawn.
I'm not the world's most patriotic person, but I do have some thoughts about Independence Day. I find it terribly sad that some in this country seem to hate what the founding fathers created and actively want to tear everything down and start over. I don't think many of these people understand the differences between a republic and a representative democracy or the founders belief that that individuals should control the state rather than the state controlling the individual. If these leaders were alive today they would seem more like libertarians than democrats or republicans. They believed in very limited government and created a republic rather than a representative democracy specifically to prevent the federal government from becoming too powerful. I guess you could call me a libertarian as well. I still think that the people who started this country had a brilliant idea that has lasted for over two hundred years. Our government has become too powerful and you are not going to improve things by making it even more powerful. You can tear everything down if you want, but a phoenix is not going to rise from the ashes. All you will be left with is a hollowed out empty shell.
I tried to take care of a few things in the yard today but it was probably a mistake. It was just too hot to be working outside. I tried to get rid of all the wasp and mud dauber nests under the eaves of our house. I almost got stung several times. There was actually a hornet's nest inside the step ladder I was using. After I sprayed, the wasp and hornet spray got all over the windows and then I had to clean the windows. I watered the Japanese black bamboo in the atrium as well as the small tree in our front courtyard. I forgot the name of this tree. It's not a crepe myrtle or a dogwood, but it's about that size. Jeez. It wasn't that long ago that I knew the names of all the plants in our yard. Now I'm forgetting everything.
Forgetting bills is worse than forgetting the names of ornamental trees. I forgot to pay my storage warehouse rent this month. Luckily I remembered the bill on my long walk this morning and I was still within the grace period so I didn't have to pay a penalty. I probably should set everything up on auto-pay, but I like to pay my bills at the last possible minute and most companies prefer to suck the money out of your account as early as possible.
I did take my long walk this morning, but I'll probably just go to the gym for the rest of the week. It's going to be even hotter tomorrow. A short sunrise walk with Dawn is all the outdoors we need until things start to cool down again. I'm starting to hear fireworks now. I'm not a big fan of fireworks, but luckily Dawn isn't afraid of them. The only noise that seems to bother her is the dishwasher.
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