August 19, 2019

Good morning crew,

We had quite a storm in this area early into late Sunday morning. A kind of storm like you don't see very often. Lightning flashing, thunder cracking, and the rain coming down in buckets.

I had kind of an exhausting day on Saturday and would have probably slept right through most of it, but the poor dog was terrified. I was awakened about 7 in the morning not by the thunder, but by Mini's little paw gently scratching my face. I'm not sure what she expected me to do about it. I guess she just figured her misery would enjoy the company.

I didn't mind letting her sleep with me and giving her belly scratches by way of comfort, but I was getting nervous because by 8 a.m. she had gone 9 hours without being outside and she would not even go near the door with the storm whipping the rain against the glass.

So I had no choice (short of waiting around with a mop and a bucket), I carried the dog outside in my arms and held an umbrella over her until she figured out what in the hell we were standing in the pouring rain for. It didn't take her too long, and the little coward was drier than I was when we got back inside the house.

Laugh it up,

Joe

joe@gophercentral.com

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