i live near a small farming town, and there is always a good roadside veggie
stand nearby. i headed into town yesterday to find some pumpkins (it being
that time of year and all), and parked near a big pickem up truck. now,
this was your typical small town pickem up truck, with big ass tires and a
gun rack in the back, as well as stickers declaring the owner's dislike of
competing brands of vehicles. in the back of this truck, was a beautiful
red nosed pit bull. he had those amazing pale green eyes that the red dogs
often have, and he looked like he needed some love.
so i did what my SO always tells me not to do. i walked up to the truck and
offered the beast my nose. he responded with a big ol' kiss, and we were
fast friends. i gave him some ear scritches, some cheek rubs, and a butt
scratch or two. he responded with some tail thumping and lots and lots of
kisses.
suddenly, out comes dad. you know the guy, mesh backed ball cap promoting a
particularly cheap brand of whiskey, cut off jean jacket with an incredibly
old death metal tee shirt beneath. his response was, "what the f#ck are you
doin' to mah dawg?" and then a bewildered, "hey, he likes you." i just
smiled and told him i had two pit bulls at home, and i just wanted to say
hi. he looked over at my Audi, looked back at me, kind of shook his head
and said, "come on boy" and invited the dog into the cab of the truck.

i think i confused him.

-kelly