Where Would We Be Without Lips?

It's Lips Appreciation Day.  Isn't that weird?  However, when you think about it, we all should really appreciate our lips.  I mean, if we didn't have lips, I could smile my famous pretty smile at you!  If we didn't have lips I couldn't say, "Read my lips".  If we didn't have lips, I couldn't kiss my babies (they probably wish I didn't have lips for that reason).  Although - we could all make a lot of money being ventriloquists!  If we didn't have lips, would we all walk around with dummies on our arms?  I would, that's for sure.  I may just do that anyway. 

You know what else I'm going to do?  Quit my job (after I've saved a two-year equivalent of what I make right now) and move to the wilderness to live for two years - just like Thoreau.  Just give it all up (well, I'd probably just rent my house, I mean, I'd have to have something to come back to) and live off the land.  Seriously.  Find a tract of land - about 100 acres or more - buy it, build a cabin and just be.  I'd take Jim with me too of course.  And the pups. Just brush this city life off my shoulders and disappear for a while.  Sigh. 

So Maggie thinks the Mittenfish looks like Ziggy.  I have to agree.  What do you think?

On the Zeke News Front:  I've decided that his issues have all been because he's been in pain.  Yesterday when I had done all my jobs and was sitting down to watch TV - around 5:00 - Zeke barked from upstairs.  So I went to check on him and he was just sitting in his pillow waiting for me to pick him up and bring him downstairs.  In addition, the site on his knee where there's still a bit of swelling was a little more swollen than usual.  I called the doc right away and asked if I should put him back on his anti-inflammatory and pain meds (of which I still had some from a Bubba illness).  He said yes, I did and we all got some sleep last night.  Poor fellow...he just never complains and I'm too stupid to figure things out.  Now why the hell can't puppies have lips (and voice boxes) to tell me WTF!? 

K - I'm out...later!