Knock at the door

So last night I was watching some episodes of Boardwalk Empire when there was a knock at the door.  I had seen that my neighbors, whom I was collecting mail for while they were away, had returned a day earlier than planned.  I assumed it was one of them coming for their mail.

Well when I stood up and turned the corner instead I saw a sheriff’s deputy at the door.  Instantly I was thrown off balance, why was a cop at my door??  My confusion increased when I opened the door, said hi, and the deputy asks me if I have a black dog?

Um, my mind was really stumbling now. I say to the guy “Um yea, I have two black dogs, well, uh, my wife does actually.  Um why?”  For an instant I was actually thinking that somehow Nicki or Sadie had wandered 12 miles to the house, which of course is ridiculous.  Like I said, I was really caught off guard.

The deputy says he has a black dog he just picked up in the back of his car.  He asked then if I knew of anyone in the area that may have a black dog that gets loose.  I asked him more about what the dog looked like, he said it has pointy ears and a choke collar.  Well I told him it definitely wasn’t one of my dogs, I asked if I could see the dog.

We walked down to his police car and I saw the happy looking dog in the back seat.  He almost looked like a black lab/doberman mix.  I told the deputy that I know up on 10th street there are a couple dogs that have gotten loose on a semi-regular basis.  I told him he could check up there.  He thanked me for the possible lead and headed out.

Hopefully he found the owners, otherwise the dog will be heading to DAS.

As I walked back to the front door I shook my head as I realized I had to come off to the deputy as strange based on the confusion and awkwardness I displayed when asked about the dog.

Yesterday as the day wore on my right hip was hurting more and more, to the point where I couldn’t walk without a limp.  It’s the end result of squatting heavy (for me) on Wednesday.  It feels a bit better today but I think doing the club run tomorrow morning is probably off the table.

So we have a three day holiday weekend ahead, how nice.  I am timing a race on Monday and there is a running club Memorial Day picnic that I haven’t decided if I want to attend or not.  It doesn’t start until 4PM.  I really dislike doing social things or housework at the tail end of a weekend for some reason.  A noon or 1PM start would make the event much more attractive to me.

Other than those two items my weekend is pretty open ended although I do have a full plate of home to do’s to attend to including cleaning, mowing and all of the other little fun items in between.  There is another Tarpon arena football game Saturday night that I may or may not check out.