Grandmas Goulash

Please Don’t Bite Toby loved his costume until he was chased through a vacant lot by monsters carrying chopped onions and hot sauce.    No Girls Tonight Rex had hoped for a costume that made him look hot, but this was not what he’d had in mind.  (91) Getting It Right I told you to hold the mustard!  

Since I didn’t get to an entry last week, I decided to do double duty this week. In her first swinging competition, keen skills defeated an older opponent. Future Olympic gold would pale in comparison to this moment. The thrill of victory. The agony of no feet. Stop! The restrooms are right over there. “I started feeling poorly after I ate a bowl of stew.” “Hmm. Sounds like a classic case of stuporitis.”

Cavoodlin’? What’s that? Could it be a new type of sport? Or is it a euphemism for something a bit risqué? No, it’s just Grandma getting a bit of a canine education. That’s the story in a nutshell, but read on for the unedited version. Let me assure you that we’re not in the market for another dog. We adore our border collie. While, at the age of eleven years, he’s showing a few signs of slowing down, we’re hoping to enjoy him for many more years.  While purusing some sites on New Zealand, however, I saw a link to “Cavoodle Puppies for Sale”. I had to learn more. What the heck is a Cavoodle? When I checked out some pictures, I found that Cavoodles look a lot like a dog we had many years ago. Cupcake had been originally been named Satin by my daughter. There was nothing satiny about her curly, tousled coat, so I’m not sure what prompted the choice. But she was as sweet as a cupcake and that was the name that stuck. She had such youthful enthusiasm that folks were always ...

“Leggings!” “Striped socks!” Clearly, the fashion designers didn’t see eye to eye.   “I have a gut instinct about this.” “No need for instincts, just use your head.” Slim lost 50 lbs on a yam diet, but Shorty gained weight. Guess no one told him that butter, brown sugar and marshmallows weren’t included.   Who would win the fight? Some spectators favored Jeff and his low blows, while others believed that Mutt had the upper hand. 

He could have wagered a myriad of personal belongings. Why had he opted for his horse and buggy?   He knew models must have good posture, but this was not what he’d envisioned, when he paid $5,000 for an online supermodel course.  It had seemed like a harmless flirtation until his enraged spouse evicted him. Now he lived on Drury Lane with only a platter for shelter.  

Jimmy successfully climbed the slide, but his gymnastics career had an electrifying end, when he mistook a live wire for an uneven bar. As a kid, Otis had been full of energy. As an adult, he spent his days sitting on the dock of the bay. Harvey was the butt of everyone’s jokes. He wondered if this was related to something in his childhood.

Sci Fi It had been a tranquil Sunday afternoon. Then a child, touched by a luminous alien proboscis, ran for his life and shattered their reverie.   Legal Thriller As a boy, he was always being chased by cops. No one dreamed he’d become a criminal defense attorney, now facing the case of a lifetime. Romance As a toddler, she’d admired him from a distance. Twenty years later, the age gap had closed, but he was still oblivious to her adoration.   Action Superhero Bob needed to run faster if he was going to save the day.  (Maybe he should get a fast car . . . and a driver’s license!)