231 in Dog Years

I feel old. I have severe Rheumatoid Arthritis in multiple joints. Can you say polyarticular? I wish I didn't need to. I use a wheelchair sometimes mainly to take the weight off my knees. Things like museums are just too difficult without it. It took me a long time to work out how to pace myself and allow for days when I can't do much. Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Taking care of me is definitely a trick or at least tricky. I was only 119 when I was first diagnosed with some form of arthritis. (Hey! She's making us do Math.) That's 17 to you humans. It changed my whole perspective. A life of promise became more complicated. Teachers, think twice before telling your students they can do anything. It might not be true. I'm not saying that I am unhappy with my life. I get to do some of the things I love; I just have to be a little less ambitious. Did I mention the manic-depression? Hm, guess not. There are days when I want to do everything all at once. Hey, me! Nobody can do that. Maybe God can if you believe in God. I never wanted to be God. Queen of the World, yes! I think I'd be good at it. Then again, I'm kind of a communist. Life is full of contradictions. Thanks for listening.

I Feel Puppy Today

I feel puppy today. Am I a sad in-the-doghouse puppy or am I a where-do-I-hide-this-bone excited puppy? Sometimes it can be hard to tell. I know that sounds strange, but I have been depressed and mildly manic at the same time. Right now I am just dog-tired. Why do I feel puppy? Well, I am short, furry and cute ... Curses, foiled again. I keep trying to be scary; I always fail. No one has ever found me scary. Although, there was that guy who asked me out in middle school. I hope he recovered. That is completely off-topic. We were discussing puppiness in all it's myriad forms. I am a puppy of the two-legged variety. I bark more often than most puppies of my breed, but it's always playful and rarely loud. I absolutely never ever bite (hard.) Many people claim that puppy is in fact a noun. Puppy is far too versatile a word to be limited in such a fashion. Here are some examples to prove my point. Bob took his puppy to the vet (noun.) "Why did you do that?" "I was just feeling puppy" (adjective.) He greeted me puppily (adverb.) I would now like to apologize to all non-native English speakers reading this post. Thank you and good night.