Smile Friday: Two Boys With Big Round Heads Edition.
When the future is uncertain, I need the Ducky Dog more than usual to remind me to focus on what really matters. Love. And food. Mainly food.
Last Sunday’s new Ducky Post from wellthatsjustducky:
Ducky: You look tired.
Me: I am.
Ducky: Ran again today?
Me: Yup. A half marathon. And we saw a doggie run the whole thing with his daddy!
Ducky: …
Me: Over 13 miles.
Ducky: …
Me: Maybe we could start training you for that.
Ducky: …
Me: ..
Ducky: No need. I am already tired fairly regularly.
Me: That’s not why you run.
Ducky: …
Me: …
Ducky: How long was that doggie running?
Me: About two and a half hours.
Ducky: Uh huh. And while that doggie was doing that, what was I doing?
Me: I’m guessing sleeping.
Ducky: Since I was asleep from the time you left until now, good guess.
Me: Not interested in running?
Ducky: I’m not saying that. But I’m working on soaring with my strengths first.
Me: You are good at sleeping.
Ducky: Yup. Slept all morning. You know what I have planned for the afternoon?
Me: Sleeping?
Ducky: Bingo. I’m pulling a double. I bet that dog isn’t doing another half marathon.
Me: No, I would bet not.
Ducky: What do you think he is doing this afternoon?
Me: Probably sleeping.
Ducky: …
Me: …
Ducky: Jack of all trades, master of none.
Me: That’s one way of looking at it.
Ducky: Thanks for wanting to run with me.
Me: Always want to be with you, Duck. But I think you’re right. Focus on the sleeping. It’s your special gift.
Ducky: I love you, Daddy.
Me: I love you, Ducky.
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Ducky: I can explain.
Me: No need.
Ducky: There was a lot of noise.
Me: I know.
Ducky: For weeks.
Me: Hours, but yes, a long time.
Ducky: I barked but the noise kept noising.
Me: I know, Ducky. It’s okay.
Ducky: …
Me: …
Ducky: I think I killed the fuzzy.
Me: It is in pretty bad shape.
Ducky: I’m sorry. There was a lot of noise…
Me: It’s okay, Ducky. People were painting the house. That was the noise.
Ducky: …
Me: …
Ducky: Did the cat see them and tell you? Because it’s not fair that she gets to roam…
Me: No. The Lady and I asked the people to paint the house.
Ducky: …
Me: And we knew that the noise make you tense. That’s why we left the fuzzy doggie in here for you to destroy.
Ducky: …
Me: …
Ducky: What?
Me: We wanted to give you something to destroy it you got tense so we left the fuzzy as…bait.
Ducky: …
Me: …
Ducky: His death is on your hands.
Me: I’m okay with that.
Ducky: You didn’t have to do that. There are lots of other things in here I could have destroyed.
Me: Exactly. But they’re done painting so we’re all going to be much more relaxed now.
Ducky: Fuzzy can’t get much more relaxed.
Me: No, I guess not.
Ducky: Dead is as relaxed as it gets.
Me: Pretty much.
Ducky: I love you, Daddy.
Me: I love you, Ducky.
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Yesterday’s new Ducky post from wellthatsjustducky. Be sure to follow for the latest news on the developing Ducky book!
Me: Comfy in the sun there, kitty cat?
Ducky: Cats didn’t invent resting in a sunbeam.
Me: No. But it is kind of their thing.
Ducky: Assign your arbitrary species roles elsewhere, old man.
Me: Alright.
Ducky: And yes, it is quite comfy. You should try it.
Me: Sounds nice, but I’ve got a lot of stuff to do, Ducky.
Ducky: Better things than lying in the sun?
Me: Better? No.
Ducky: Things that will make you happier than lying in the sun?
Me: No. Not happier.
Ducky: ….
Me: …
Ducky: Is the Lady trapped in a well and you need to go rescue her?
Me: No. It’s just work stuff.
Ducky: Oh. So it’s stuff that if you do now, you’ll be done and won’t have to do anymore work stuff later or tomorrow?
Me: No. Pretty much there’s always work stuff to do. It never gets finished.
Ducky: …
Me: …
Ducky: When do you get to be done?
Me: …
Ducky: …
Me: No earlier than the year 2040.
Ducky: …
Me: If I skimp and don’t spend too much money on things that make me happy.
Ducky: …
Me: …
Ducky:
Me: Move over.
Ducky: Plenty of sun to go around. You just gotta’ decide it’s time to lie down.
Me: I love you, Ducky.
Ducky: I Love you, Daddy.
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Ducky: Glad you’re home.
Me: Glad to be home. Missed you, Duck. The Lady’s Sister said you were a very good boy.
Ducky: Really?
Me: Yeah.
Ducky: She doesn’t like the cat.
Me: I assume that played a role in her positive assessment of your behavior.
Ducky: Meaning…
Me: She doesn’t mind if you chase Scooter.
Ducky: Yeah. You should take more vacations.
Me: Nice.
Ducky: Still glad you’re home. You understand the intricate subtleties of the dog/human relationship.
Me: Meaning?
Ducky: You know to feed me early.
Me: I am the dog whisperer.
Ducky: Welcome home. I love you, Daddy.
Me: I love you, Ducky.
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Me: Go inside, Ducky.
Ducky: Is it dinner time?
Me: Not yet.
Ducky: Then your suggestion fails to engage me on either an intellectual or emotional level.
Me: …
Ducky: I mean I prefer to stay outs…
Me: I know what it means.
Ducky: I love you, Daddy. Nice day.
Me: I love you, Ducky. Yes it is.
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Merry Christmas Eve From Ducky!
Me: It’s almost Christmas, Ducky.
Ducky: Already?
Me: Time flies when you have no sense of it, huh?
Ducky: Oh, geez! I haven’t heard someone bring up that old myth for years.
Me: Three weeks.
Ducky: Really?
Me: Yup.
Ducky: …
Me: …
Ducky: Time flies.
Me: I see a present under the tree from you for me.
Ducky: Yup.
Me: Thank you.
Ducky: The Lady helped me.
Me: I assumed.
Ducky: I assume there’s a little something for me under there?
Me: Of course. The Lady helped with those too.
Ducky: I assumed. She has proven useful. We should keep her.
Me: That is the plan.
Ducky: The cat can go.
Me: I’m afraid they’re a package deal.
Ducky: …
Me: Like you and me.
Ducky: …
Me: Like a cooler version of you and me?
Ducky: Unless you are comparing yourself to the one of them that’s allowed to poop in a box in the house, I am uncomfortable with the analogy.
Me: Technically they’re both allowed to poop in a box in the house. They Lady just prefers the toilet.
Ducky: …
Me: Just one of the little things I love about her.
Ducky: …
Me: Her preference for toilets over boxes.
Ducky: …
Me: …
Ducky: …
Me: The Lady increases the chances that your dinners don’t get delayed when I work late.
Ducky: …
Me: …
Ducky: Fine. The cat can stay.
Me: That’s the Christmas spirit!
Ducky: Let’s wrap her.
Me: That’s less festive.
Ducky: Merry Christmas, Daddy.
Me: Merry Christmas, Ducky.
Me: Ducky.
Ducky: ...
Me: Ducky
Ducky: Shhhh!
Me: …
Ducky: …
Me: I have food too, Ducky.
Ducky: …
Me: The Lady isn’t going to give you food.
Ducky: She might. She did earlier.
Me: No. You took the food out of her hand.
Ducky: I think she carried it low on purpose.
Me: She wouldn’t do that.
Ducky: …
Me: …
Ducky: Really?
Me: Yeah. She might.
Ducky: She’s on my side, old man.
Me: I don’t think…
Ducky: Shhhh!
Me: I love you, Ducky.
Ducky: I love you, food.
Me: …
Ducky: Daddy. I love you, Daddy.
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Last Sunday’s new post at wellthatsjustducky:
Me: Got enough toys there, Ducky?
Ducky: …
Me: …
Ducky: …
Me: …
Ducky: …
Me: …
Ducky: No.
