Many years ago in a galaxy far, far away… Fall 1977 Rochester,
NY…
As I sat with friends in the cafeteria of Monroe Community
College I mentioned in passing that I was considering enlisting in the Navy…
Someone I had never met… But sitting within ear shot of the conversation…
Interrupted… Yes, it’s been many years… I remember only one detail of the
ensuing conversation about his time in the service… “If you do… You will make
friends that will last a lifetime.”
A few weeks later, I did enlist… And many years later it
continues to be proven true…
This week I posted on FB that I needed a temporary home for my
three dogs… That same day I received a FB message from a friend I haven’t seen
since 1982, when I left the boat in San Diego…
We can marvel at the wonders of the Internet and FB making it
easy to stay in touch… But even that is relatively new… A lot of years had
passed between us before it was even possible…
I prefer to marvel at the generosity extended, when he and his
wife offered to take my boys for me while I am on the road for the next two
months… Now living in Port Orchard, WA with his wife and their 9 yr. old yellow
lab… Who will be getting three wonderful playmates to share 2.5 acres of woods
with… The boys will be happy and safe… I didn’t have to break them up to find
them homes… I didn’t have to do the unthinkable and condemn them to death by
dropping them at the shelter… There are a lot of wags left in those tails…
So next Thursday afternoon the boys and I will load up for a
car ride to the coast… A 12 hr drive according to Google that will most likely
take at least 15 with gas stops, pee breaks and most likely a nap in the car for
me somewhere along the way… The adventure of life continues…
Thanks, Ted, for making this a happy tale…
