He Was a Joy and Laugh Riot At Times

Soon, Open Jobs Will Be Filled or They Will Evaporate Into Thin Air

"Stop all this weeping, swallow your pride/ You will not die, its not poison -Tombstone Blues”

My advice to the picky and unemployed - don't be too picky for too long. Musical chairs has winners and losers. Jobless claims unexpectedly rise to 286,000, highest since October - says the headline. Some people are expecting that employers will continue to keep adding to the number of new jobs available and that this is a temporary uptick in the unemployment number. I could be wrong but I don't think that is going to happen. Slowing sales, aging boomers, over indebted middle and lower classes - our consumer driven economy is going to go through changes as employers adjust and figure out ways to operate without as many employees - one year from now, I see people ready, willing and able to fill jobs that they currently believe to be "beneath them".

We're Going Full Retard

"Illegal immigrants worried about having proper identification to fly can now use an arrest warrant as an alternate form of ID when presenting to airport security, according to a TSA letter obtained by the Daily Caller. Responding to Republican Texas Rep. Lance Gooden’s Dec. 15 inquiry about illegal migrants flying across the country, TSA Administrator David Pekoske explained that certain Department of Homeland Security (DHS) documents may be considered acceptable forms of alternate identification for non-citizens, including a “Warrant for Arrest of Alien” and a “Warrant of Removal/Deportation.” -Daily Caller

At this point, I expect the Department of Agriculture to advise farmers to start watering their crops with Gatorade.

I Will So Miss Him

I went to one of his favorite parks today, listened to "Songbird" and had a good cry. He was the best.

For you, there'll be no more crying For you, the sun will be shining And I feel that when I'm with you It's alright, I know it's right To you, I'll give the world To you, I'll never be cold 'Cause I feel that when I'm with you It's alright, I know it's right And the songbirds are singing, Like they know the score And I love you, I love you, I love you Like never before And I wish you all the love in the world But most of all, I wish it from myself And the songbirds keep singing Like they know the score And I love you, I love you, I love you Like never before, like never before, Like never before.

The Years Have Passed Quickly

This was taken June 11, 2011 when he arrived home in St. Louis. He was a beautiful boy that turned into a very handsome bird dog.

June 2011 - picked him up from Nevene Kennel in Liberty, IL