Today, Michael Vick makes his debut with the Philadelphia Eagles. The NAACP and other civil rights groups are supposed to be coming out to protest, stating that animal rights activists want to deny Mr. Vick his civil right to earn a living. This just blows my mind. Why are the leaders of these groups unable to, as the great Martin Luther King said, judge the man not by the color of his skin but by the content of his character? Which I believe is non-existent. He tortured and killed innocent dogs. What about their rights? A dog doesn’t care if you are red, brown, yellow, black or white nor do I. It’s not what you are, it’s what you do. Just take a look at the new Vick blurb for the Humane Society. In it, he tells inner city kids not to wind up in jail for dogfighting, a "pointless" activity. At no time does Mr. Vick apologize for his actions or refer to them as cruel or sadistic. Just pointless. Make your own judgment, I've made mine.
Today is my dog Patches eighth birthday which is 45 in human years. He still seems like a pup to me, not the middle-aged gentlemen he has grown to be. I got him the cutest little birthday cookie at the fancy pet supply store near my office. They even sell complete birthday cakes but they were way out of my budget. It’s so sad when I think of those poor shelter dogs then compare their lives to the life led by each of my three little princes. I cannot wait until I’m finally cleared to work with those dogs and start to make at least a little difference in their lives.
My Logan was a shelter dog. I met him at a Petsmart adoption event in February and agreed to be his foster mom until I realized I just loved him too much to let him go! Logan was saved from a Philadelphia shelter by West Jersey Volunteers, a local rescue group, skinny and matted and surely slated for "death row." Though Logan is blind and deaf, he is truly just one big bundle of love. Half the time I forget that he can’t see or hear, he gets around just like my other little guys. It's as if he does have all of his senses, he just experiences sight and sound differently than the rest of us. And he is so incredibly happy and grateful for the little things whereas Skippy and Patches just take the good life for granted.
This is kind of funny. I accidentally picked up four cans of Vegan dog food at Petco yesterday thinking I was getting venison. Time for bifocals perhaps? So doggies, you will join my little protest, whether you like it or not!!! At least I know for sure that Skippy likes veggies, especially carrots. As for the other two ...
I forgot that yesterday I had to go grocery shopping after work so I never cooked all those things I said I was going to cook. Jon had his standard shopping day meal, a rotisserie chicken, and I had a veggie burger. I did make garlic soup last night which I love. I first tried it in Spain back in 2001 and it is so good. I was also hoping the garlic overload would help clear up my abdominal issues and it did seem to help!
I feel a little better today, still have a big bloated belly and a low energy level but the other problems seem to have subsided - hopefully for good.
21 Days to go!!!
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