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Tuesday, October 31, 2006 Don't Bark With Your Mouth Full Sixty-two and partly sunny today. If you were beneath the parts that were sunny it wasn't half bad, for Halloween. The children began ringing the doorbell about 6:00 pm. Mom was ready for them with 1.5 oz bags of Frito Lay crunchies, which are larger by volume than the usual "fun size" candies, making a trick-or-treater's eyes light up as if they had just struck the Mother Lode. Some inisted on Cheetos over Doritios, or potato chips. Others arrived sans costume talking on a cell phone, putting it to their shoulder only long enough to utter a perfunctory, "trick or treat." Some of these were surely older than sixteen. The smallest children cooed at my face which was peaking out between Mom's legs - "What a cool looking dog." Dozens of children can't be wrong I suppose. Lucy was crestfallen and finally walked upstairs to be alone. If those kids only knew the truth. Earlier when I was eating and heard the doorbell ring the first time, I excitedly ran toward door and barked but my mouth was full of kibble. Food went flying everywhere, which was definitely not too "cool." I guess you had to be there. 8:50:44 PM    Comments disabled © Copyright 2008 Rufus. Nonsense, distribute widely and freely! Last update: 7/26/2008; 10:59:26 AM.			Readers Amused       Home About Me Airedale Philosophy How this all got started       FAQ What's an Upright? Upright: noun : a by and large bipedal companion, also referred to as a human being. What's a Cheechako? Cheechako: noun : a person new to Alaska who has come with the intention to live here. Who's Master? Master: pronoun : just the finest upright on the face of the earth, that's who! To read him is to love him. What's Dogdom? Dogdom: noun : Life's venue from a dog's point of view. What's a Sourdough? Sourdough: noun : A long time Alaskan who has an automatic suspicion of cheechakos. What does Outside mean? Outside: noun : A provincial reference to somplace other than Alaska; usually the lower 48. What's Breakup? Breakup: noun : A uniquely Alaskan season between winter and spring when the snow and ice begins to melt for good. Where is SquareBanks? SquareBanks: slang : A self-evident euphemism for a place widely known as Fairbanks, AK. Where can I read the Houston Trip? Houston Trip: vignette : Here What digital camera do you use? Camera: hardware : Canon Powershot A80 (4.0 MP) Who's Mom? Mom: Hottie : Have A Look What's a Squeakamunka? Squeakamunka: noun : your ordinary gray squirrel which can be seen everywhere in our Cleveland neighborhood! « Alaska Blogs »  Stories Fiction Boy Wonder Bat Girl Objects in Mirror Are Larger Than They Appear Used To Be Fish Skin Deep Essay Life Is Good Desert Nostalgia A Voice of Reason Fictional Four Realms of Darkness Poetry Lucky Chain  The Cycling Pages 1999 Canadian Tour 2000 Tour of Alaska "Yooper" : 2001 Tour of WI/Michigan UP 2001 Spine of Italy Tour 2002 Tour of New England 2004 Tour of New Zealand (coming soon!) 2005 Tour Of Nova Scotia Conways Game of Life (needs java plugin) Sometimes Interesting Billy Greg (Hiatus) Virginia Postrel Wendy McElroy Samizdata Atlantic Monthly Reason No Treason Slashdot Derke Lowe Heather Champ (Photo blog) T.C. Boyle Liquid Generation Improved Clinch Exquisite Corpse, A. Codrescu Fred On Everything Assymetrical Information The Daily Ablution (Hibernation) Lileks Frank Kelly (Hiatus) Up In Alaska