OVER AND OVER AND OVER : JACK WHITE

TIME OF THE SEASON : BEN TAYLOR BAND

A VACATION NEEDED AFTER A VACATION

I accepted when asked to dog sit for a "friend" and, like the Norman Rockwell painting of the family that comes back from a vacation more worn out than when they left, I need a vacation.  I accepted thinking that I wanted to get some extra sleep.  That I wanted to fall asleep reading books.  That I wanted to linger in bed with four old dogs in with me, reading books.  I wanted to take the dogs out on long walks in nature - as long as their old legs would allow - and between walks I wanted to rest and read.  I wanted to read on the back porch that overlooks the garden.  I wanted to read overlooking the ocean. I took books with me that have been on my pile of books I want to read. I started a diary of my dog sitting experience.  After a few days I came up with the title "Diary of a MAD Dog Sitter."  Mad such as "I was crazy to accept."  Mad such as "I'm really getting angry here." 

At this moment, I cannot find the paper I wrote it on - old school paper and ink pens.  It is buried.

My pile of books to be read are unread.