It turns out Rueben is not the best guide dog in the world, and I guess I’m not surprised, she’s impulsive and temperamental, I’ve seen her chew through a wad of aluminum foil that once had a cookie in it and it took all my strength to get it away from her, so expecting her to quietly lead me around my neighborhood was probably too much to ask. But we wanted a walk, and I’d been to the eye doctor where I found out I have cataracts and I left there mostly blind due to some drops he’d put in my eyes. So now I had 2 pairs of sunglasses on plus a visor hat and I told Rueben “keep us on the sidewalk, son, I don’t need a broken leg now, too” and away we went. Exactly two doors from our house I ran into a tree as we cut through the neighbor’s yard to smell some small fuzzy shape in the grass. We tried again, but time after time I ended up tangled up in branches that looked soft and fuzzy but turned out to be sharp. By the time we made it to the park I was in some serious pain but at least now we could wander a little more freely. The hockey rinks are up, and I hoped that Lula and I would have some room to skate this year where we weren’t going to get mowed down by overexcited hockey-dads coaching three year olds clutching folding chairs in one hand and hockey sticks in the other. On the way home Rueben had to poop, and I made ready with the little bag, trying to stay focused on the little fuzzy lump she’d produced. I got most of it, I think, plus a bunch of leaves and grass and some other stuff and here I am, with my face as close to this screen as I can get it, telling it all to you. There’s no moral, the doctor was only trying to help, and it’s not Rueben’s fault that I can’t see nothing but fuzz, it’s a beautiful day as far as I’m concerned and these cuts and scrapes will heal eventually. I hope I can see by tonight, I’m taking Lula trick-or-treating and I’m thinking it might be good to go dressed as Blind Willie McTell. Tomorrow I’m heading for Minocqua to see Dustin and all my friends at the Minocqua Brewery. Have a nice Halloween, everybody, whether you put your light on or not.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 17:42:25 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015