The Border Collie Chronicles Observations from (arguably) the World's Smartest Dogs; (but, without question, the bestest friends!) or, Life As We Understand It, as told from dad's shop. |
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Posted June 4, 2015 |
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Dang this is pretty! Resting with dad! Water Spouts! I mean Tornados! Pretty Nice Pool - Not so great of a view right now though! Rip Rap! Love me some palm trees! Where's Waldo(s)? Yeppers! Can't wait for next year's tropical destination! |
26° 30’ N[i] …
By Stuffed Roo[ii]
Well, really
all of us started this trip with pretty good overall attitudes (even
though me, mom-D, and dad started out at 30° 89’ and Christopher and
Angela started at 30° 62’). But it all only got
better since we all had a really good, relaxing time while we were
there – and it just improved the attitudes!!!
Yeah, what a
time I had this year!! Mom-D and dad took me BACK to
the Islands!! We again went with some dear friends, but
unfortunately, like last year – others were planning on coming, but
couldn’t make it – missed ya’ll! I did feel a little
guilty about going this year since our neighbor to the south was
unable to tend to the rest of the crew … but fortunately for
everyone, H & C stepped up and cheerfully picked up the duties …
Thanks Guys!!!
It was a
really easy, laid back trip this year … mostly lots of lounging and
soaking up some rays! No significant excursions … and
even immigration was way more relaxed – well, except for when we
were leaving. I was packed nicely in the suitcase and I knew
that I’d just been checked in at the baggage counter when I again
heard dad’s voice! What was wrong? I
knew that we weren’t all the way back home yet, and then, all of a
sudden, the suitcase opened up and some strange guy picked me up!!! Mom-D
explained, “That’s our stuffed Border Collie. We take
it with us on vacations so we can pretend that we are vacationing
with our dogs.” The guy laughed and replied, “Kinda
like the travelling gnome?” Anyway, it was all good,
just a random inspection to make sure that mom-D and dad weren’t
smuggling anything back to the good ol’ USA!
The weather
was simply beautiful! The winds were relatively calm! The
water was gorgeous and refreshing! And the sun was
out! The ladies were wise and applied sunscreen pretty
liberally – they really enjoyed lounging on the beach and by the
pool! Dad is always in shorts … but he did use it when
he took his shoes and shirt off! The other person in
our group (who I won’t name, so as not to embarrass him!) didn’t
think it through so well … he looked really ‘rare’, but I think he
was really ‘well done’!
One morning,
everyone did head over to the straw market. Mom-D
already had her mind set on getting her hair braided – and that’s
exactly what she did! Looks pretty cool too!! The
other three two legs went wandering around – guess what they saw? On
that morning, there were a reported seven tornados (don’t make the
mistake, like dad did, of calling them water spouts around the
locals … they tend to get a little offended! But that
is exactly what they looked like – pretty big dirt devils with water
instead of dirt!) Come to find out, they are not
common at all in the Bahamas, but thank goodness that none hit land
and we heard of no damages or lives lost!!
Yeah,
overall a WONDERMOUS excursion! Attitudes were good
starting out, and they just got better (I’m still thinking that that
little ol’ 4.5° change in latitude definitely added to it!) It
seems to me that sometimes changes in where you’re at can really
improve outlooks and dispositions! Which, of course,
improves performance, points of view, character, temperament, mood
and personality … which is, of course, attitude!!
Sometimes
folks offer the advice “Maybe you need to step back and take another
look.” This is really just the same thing! Re-evaluate
your situation … figure out the next step! Maybe you
step right back in and tackle the job at hand! But
sometimes, after you review the situation … you realize that the
best choice is to run like hell to a new latitude! Dad
did – many did before him, and others will also come to that
realization! Don’t be afraid to ponder the possibility
(and act, if necessary).
Hey … Life
is MORE BETTER than good!! Carpe Diem!!!
Love you long time!
As a post script, this would not be very good reporting without the
following comments:
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Sorry ... but you KNEW we just
[i] The
latitude of Freeport, Grand Island, Bahama (or, the
alternate title “Changing Your Latitude Might Just Change
Your Attitude!”) |
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