Some of My Friends Got Four Legs...
Today's blog is going to be a little bit more sentimental...a little less witty...but full of love. This morning I have decided to write a blog in honor of three very special four legged friends...Tang , Sandie aka Homely Dog, and Roxie the Enormous. Each of my canus familiaris friends has a unique identity...a great personality...and they all share one thing in common...they love me! I am a sucker for a dog...just take a look at some of my ex-boyfriends...ouch...cheap shot. And the first dog to capture my heart as an adult was Tang (pronounced TONG). (Incidentally...my first pet was a dog named Piso...which in Spanish means floor...don't ask questions...it's better that way).
Tang owns a human named Juliana Pegues (who I sometimes refer to as J-Monster)...who is as great a human pal as Tang is an animal buddy. I am one of the very very few men that Tang will tolerate. It may be because I was raised by wild lesbians or that I look fantastic in a dress...but whatever the reason...I am grateful. I sometimes go long periods without seeing Tang. Especially now that I am living so far from her. But, I am constantly astounded by the way that I underestimate the ability of dogs to recognize their people friends. I can forgot a human friend if I go more than two weeks without seeing them. But not Tang...whether it's a day or a month...when she sees me her tail starts doing double time...and it's game on fun time. On more than one occassion...I have been meandering aimlessly through Powderhorn Park...only to be bowled over by Tang...who at times seems to materialize out of thin air...and has only one thing in mind when she sees me...to hold my hand. Tang is the only dog I know that loves to hold hands. At all times and in all places...Tang is not completely content unless she has one paw in the hand of her human family. You know you have made it into Tang's world when she gives you her oh so demure look...and slyly offers you a furry paw to hold in yours...a gentle canine reminder that friends come in more packages than just homo sapiens sapiens. Last spring when I was going through some heavy life rebuilding...I would on occassion open my mailbox to find a post card or a clever note...dictated to Juliana...but direct from the desk of Tang Pegues. In all ways...Tang is a part of my family. One love Tang...one love.
The next four legged friend that I'd like to honor today is Roxie. Now...I see Roxie much less than I see Tang. But she is my niece...daughter of my Non-Romantic Life Partner Jason Ruiz. Roxie is also the daughter of Jason's ex-partner David...who...incidentally...was my "glasses" man before he and Jason shacked up...that man convinced me to by a pair of $750 (that was 30% off) glasses...I got the bill...and Jason spent five years globe-trotting. We'll talk about that another time. Roxie is a little (I use that term loosely) bundle of fun. She would jump into your lap if she didn't have her own gravitational field...but she always has a gentle Kibbles and Bits kiss for her dear Aunty Brandon. Unfortunately....I may have to kidnap Roxie and send her to Doggy Craig before the poor girl goes the way of Nell Carter. I love you Roxie girl...ain't nothing wrong with being a big girl..except when Mo'nique starts suggesting you think about gastric bypass surgery.
And last...but not least...the newest addition to my family...the little ball of fluff with legs that would make RuPaul swoon...little puppy Sandie. I just met Sandie last weekend...but she nibbled and romped her way into my heart during my stay with Kandance and Andrea. Now...I was a little leery about meeting Sandie. Andrea sent me a picture of her right after they got her...and perhaps Sandie doesn't have a modeling career a head of her...but the first word to come into my mind...was HOMELY. Now...I believe that you should call all babies some version of ugly...really...I called my human nephew Baby Ug for the first year or so of his life...it's the way I like to try and play tricks on fate...like...maybe if you start out callin' them ugly with some affection...fate will decide to pretty them up as they get older...the truth is both my human nephew and my puppy niece are gorgeous. But you can't just go around telling them that...heads will swell...and next thing you know you've got America's Next Top Model...still in diapers or learning to hold it until they get outside. But back to Sandie. Sandie is a trickster. She is one of those young ones that will pull things with the unwitting uncle that she wouldn't dare try with her Mom's. Like...for example...whenever I would enter the room...she would leap on the couch and immediately start gnawing on my fingers...she would put one in her mouth and kind of leave it there for a bit...like a pacifer...and then commence to going at my nubs like they were Milk Bones. And when she would do it a little too hard...she'd look up at me...blink a couple of times...look around at the cat...and then go back down to some serious masticating. We truly bonded. I miss the little furball....Sandie my dear...if I were a Tramp...you would be my Lady.
So...there you have it...the four legged members of my family. Each one there for me...if I need a finger chewed...a hand held...or my breakfast eaten...thanks ya'll...you make the world just a little bit brighter...and fuzzier.
damn you, BLC. damn you for all time.
roxie knows you love her --- why else would you pay jacked up prices to keep her in kibble? lots and lots and lots of kibble.
Posted by: Jason | October 28, 2005 11:27 AM