Take Me Out …
Sigh.
The Beagle and I were all set to go to Surprise this Sunday for Bring Your Dog to the Ball Park Day at Surprise Stadium.
Now the forecasters say there is a 95-percent chance of rain. Ninety-five percent. Have you ever heard of such a high percentage before? Sixty, 70 percent, sure, but 95! Jeez.
So, all we can do is keep everything crossed and hope for a gorgeous day, or at least the rain to wait until the seventh-inning stretch.
But…. it looks like there is a Bark in the Park for the Arizona Diamondbacks on May 27. I guess we will have to wait just a little bit longer to take in a game.
Well, it IS raining…
Made me think of that great book “The Art of Racing in the Rain” by Garth Stein…
The narrator is ENZO, a dog whose master is Denny, a Race Car Driver in Seattle (get it? …Racing in the Rain!)
Enzo tells us how he views humans and his reflections are wonderous and revealing…Enzo wishes he could speak and have an opposable thumb…he learns a lot about us from Denny as he falls in love and has a child…and from watching TV when his master Denny is at work…and he is most anxious to find out if (as a National Geographic special on Mongolia taught him)…he might return as a human:
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ENZO: “In Mongolia, when a dog dies, he is buried high in the hills so people cannot walk on his grave. The dog’s master whispers into the dog’s ear his wishes that the dog will return as a man in his next life. Then his tail is cut off and put beneath his head, and a piece of meat or fat is placed in his mouth to sustain his soul on its journey; before he is reincarnated, the dog’s soul is freed to travel the land, to run across the high desert plains for as long as it would like.
I learned that from a program on the National Geographic channel, so I believe it is true. Not all dogs return as men, they say; only those who are ready.
I am ready.”
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Looking for a great read on a Rainy Day…this is the book that will make you laugh..and cry…and remind you of why and how you treasure your dog…as you see Enzo in him or her…every day and night…and in the rain…
Have fun! I’m sure the bunster will enjoy cleaning up the stands! 🙂