Pugs Reported As Thugs To Bayfield Marshall

Well! We are finally back in southwest Colorado ... and not too soon it seems! When we got back to southwest Colorado, we found this email message waiting for us in our email inbox...

"LK, I don't know how to break this news to you, BUT .... Rob called the Bayfield Town Marshall's office last night (August 11) about 11:00 p.m. and had the Marshall come to the post office and threaten your poor pugs with guns and metal instruments and threats and menaces to make them let Rob get in the Highlander.

"Duchess, Sadie and Ruff were merely trying to give Rob a little life lesson in how it is not too damned smart to leave the car running and the windows up when you go into the post office in the late of night. But, Rob had to make an almost FEDERAL case out of it by calling the Marshall and reporting Duchess, Sadie and Ruff for attempting to prevent him from making lawful use of a vehicle.

"When the Marshall pulled up with a huge gun on his hip and Rob in his car, Duchess, Ruff and, especially, Sadie (being black) were fearful for their physical health and well being and had no choice but to reluctantly roll down the window an inch or so. A tow truck guy stuck a rod in through the opening and got the window open all the way.

"You would have been proud of Duchess, Sadie and Ruff, schooled as they have been by their recovering attorney. They immediately went into their acts as if they were soooo glad to be rescued from a locked up, running vehicle in the middle of the night in the post office parking lot and how WONDERFUL it was to be reunited with Rob (oh, yow). Their award winning performances probably convinced the Marshall that it wasn't their fault but, rather, Rob's, and probably kept them from being thrown in the pokey overnight, or even over the weekend."

So... That is what Ruff was trying to tell this NW Okie when she asked how the girl pugs treated him while we were gone! Ruff the Talking Schnauzer goes into his speaking dog mode and yaps the whole story to us. At least his version of the story. BUT... since this NW Okie is not too fluent in Schnauzer lingo, she was slow to pick up on the language usage, until she finally read all of her emails. Then every little piece of the story started to fall into place. It cracked us so -- we decided to share the story with you all!

If there is a Moral to this story, it would be: "If you leave your car running late at night with the infamous Pugs inside, they will do anything to keep someone from hopping inside and driving the car off ... they will lock you out until you make a federal offense out of it!" Are these Pugs trained... or what?!

This story reminded us of the time that Sadie locked the Highlander doors over at our neighbors and then went out the back hatch door of the Highlander. Duchess isn't much good at jumping over the seats, so she was stuck inside. Not knowing that Sadie had locked the doors, I shut the the back hatch door... not realizing that I had locked Duchess inside -- me and sadie locked outside. Thank goodness it was in the shade and not hot yet... and my neighbor was handy to drive me over to our place so I could get the extra key. So... you see... Rob isn't really the culprit here. The locks are just too dang easy and situated so a dog's paw can lock... or unlock and even work the windows.
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Excerpts - Lt. Pike's Journal

On our way back to Colorado we stopped at the Hickory Restaurant in Lamar, Colorado on a coffee and pie break. We found this bit of Colorado history on their placemats. The information was published by the Historic Arkansas River Projec Foundation - Design & Production by Robert E. Pratt - Map image made by NOAA - Excerpts from Lt. Pike's journal.

Nov. 12, 1806 - "I determined to spare no pains to accomplish every object even if it obliged me to spend another winter in the desert."

Nov. 15, 1806 - Pike encountered bluffs that force them out of river valley. A "small blue cloud" caught Pike's eye. Later a snow-covered peak materialized from the prairie floor. They were still 120 miles from the mountains.

Nov. 21, 1806 - "Marched at our usual hour. Passed two Spanish camps within three miles of each other."

Nov. 18-19, 1806 - "Sent out the hunters; I walked, myself, to an erninence from whence I took the courses to the different mountains, and a small sketch of their appearance... several buffalo brought in... I found it expedient to remain and dry the meat, as our horses were getting weak...

Nov. 22, 1806 - "... about five miles... Baroney cried out Voila un Savage,... When they were in some order we found them to be sixty warriors, half with firearms and half with bows, arrows, and lances. Our party was sixteen total. In a short time they were arranged in a ring and I took my seat between the two partisans. During this time Docotr Robinson was standing up to observe their actions, in order that we might be ready to commence hostilities as soon as they."

Nov. 23, 1806 - "At one o'clock came to the fork on the south side and camped at night in the point of the grand forks."

Nov. 24, 1806 - "...cut down fourteen logs and put up a breast work five feet high on three sides and the other was thrown on the river." Pike gave orders for his absence and marched with three others north for the "mountain."

Nov. 26, 1806 - "We commenced ascending but found it very difficult,... Some distance up we found buffalo, and higher still a new species of deer and pheasants. We descended by a long deep ravine..."

Nov. 27, 1806 - "The unbounded prairie was overhung with clouds, which appeared like the ocean in a storm." It was 4 degrees below zero."

Dec. 16, 1806 - "The Doctor and myself ascended high enough to ... lay down the course of the river into the mountains. One of our party found a large camp, which had been occupied by at least 3,000 indians, with a large cross in the middle."

Dec. 25, 1806 - "800 miles from the frontiers of our country, in the most inclement season of the year, not one person clothed for the winter, many without blankets,..."

Jan. 1-4, 1807 - "We had great difficulty in getting our horses along, some having nearly killed themselves falling on the ice. I marched five miles on the river, which was one continuous fall through a narrow channel and immense cliffs..."

Lt. Melgares heads south having failed to intercept Pike's party. On February 26 he finally arrests Pike at his stockade on the Rio Grande. Despite their different national interests a unique and lasting comradeship developes.
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You Can Learn A Lot From A Dog

"If a dog was the teacher you would learn stuff like:
- When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
- Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.
- Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.
- When it's in your best interest, practice obedience.
- Let others know when they've invaded your territory.
-Take naps.
-Stretch before rising.
-Run, romp, and play daily.
-Thrive on attention and let people touch you.
-Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.
-On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.
-On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.
-When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.
-No matter how often you're scolded, don't buy into the guilt thing and pout..! Run right back and make friends.
-Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.
- Eat with gusto and enthusiasm. Stop when you have had enough.
-Be loyal. Never pretend to be something you're not.
-If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.
-When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close, and nuzzle them gently.
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Hard To Believe

"Thursday night (August 10) at about 11 PM we got a little rain (almost 1/10" at home but just a trace 3 blocks south) and then yesterday the price of gasoline dropped to $2.94.9 for regular unleaded and today it dropped even further! Now it's at $2.88.9 at the major independents and at the Phillips 66 and the Conoco stations. Now I'm watching for the first snowfall (don't think it'll happen for awhile though)!" -- Roy in Perry, Oklahoma View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

New Library Search Engine

New Library Search Engine... Not Since Sliced Bread. For the kind of FUN hobby work that I do, Google and the brand new Beta WorldCat have become my most important aids to research. Google's easily accessed, but WorldCat's locations of 1.3 billion items in 10,000 libraries around the world have previously been available only through institutional access. It's become available to the public here and now. It's FREE and simple to use. Just type in a book name or author and it shows which library holds that book. View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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For all True Southerners and those who know some... "Even living just 90 miles downsouth in south western Kansas made a difference in how people talked! It is amazing... but... we were NOT south enough for people to want SWEET TEA! Only a Southerner knows the difference between a hissie fit and a conniption fit, and that you don't 'HAVE' them, you 'PITCH' them.

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