Computer literate?

Now you might think Ripley is computer literate, but that wouldn't be the real reason he loves to sit here. This is the window on the world seat, where Riplay can see all his canine friends as they are walked on the street outside our corner home.

This morning, Ripley saw two of his friends from this "perch", and one of them makes his first appearance here. The little brown dog is T.G., which stands for "Tough Guy" and he really lives up to his name. He's quite playful, but has his own "on and off switch" when it comes to other dogs. One minute, he wants to play, but the next he's off to finish his "business". Of course the other dog is well known to readers as Ripley's girlfriend, Bonnie.

This morning, Stan and Betty were walking T.G., and Barbara was walking Bonnie, and Ripley was doing his best to keep me from reading my email when he became aware of friends outside. He has some form of "doggy RADAR" and is quick to alert when a chance exists to do a bit of friendly sniffing. So, off the desk and to the front door, where some happy dancing in anticipation of the leash begins. Ripley, being a Beagle (a nose with toes) will never go out without a lead. But, once snapped on, we're both off to the races as he rushes to greet his friends. This is Ripley's life, a constant rotation of sleep, walk, eat, poop, sleep, walk, eat.....well, you get my drift. Fortunately my life is a bit more complicated, and the dog also has my wife to take her turn when I'm not on the end of that leash.

Don't get me wrong - retirement is just fine with me, and enhanced by the love of a good Beagle dog. And Ripley is not only a good dog, he's a great dog who shares his love equally with my wife, especially at nap time and in the evening hours. In the mornings, he's his daddy's buddy, reading the paper, doing email, and watching for friends, old and new. He is quick to make friends wherever he meets them, two legged and four legged, short and tall, he loves them all.