MAY 10 2019

"LEAVE THE WEIGHT ON THE GROUND"  I CAN STILL HEAR MY FATHER TELLING ME THAT..    AND THAT EVOLVED TO MY BEING VERY LAZY AT PUTTIN G UP HEAVY FENCE POSTS  OR .. THE FLAGPOLE.... IF THEY ARE NEARLY PERFECTLY PERPENDICULAR-- YOU CAN KEEP THEMN THAT WAY WITH ONE FINGER...THE MORE YOU  LEAN-- THE HEAVIER... THAT CONCEPT IS APPLICABLE LOTS OF PLACES...YESTERDAY-- 1.5 INCH GALV IRON PIPE FOR THE START OF TEH TENT FRAME... TEHRE WERE 6 OF THEM IN A HOME DEPOT WAGON-- AND A BIG STRONG GUY WAS HAPPY TO PUT THEM IN MY CAR.--- 99% OF PEOPLE LIKE HELPING ---  AND LORD KNOWS WITHOUT MUCH EFFORT I CAN  PROVIDE THEM WITH TEH OPPORTUNITY TO HELP.....  I GET ALOT OF MILEAGE OUT OF  LITTLE OLD LADY WITH HEAVY OBJECT  LIKE PIPE OR  10' LUMBER ....  --TO GET INTO  MY CAR... NOW IF THE PARKING LOT IS FULL OF HELPLESS LITTEL OLD LADIES AND THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF BRAWNY  CHAPS TO HELP...-- WHAT I DO....IS TO LEAVE ONE END OF THE PIP/LUMBER IN THE CART-- AND SLIDE THE OTHER END IN THE CARI HAVE HAD TO LIFT ONLY 1/2 TEH WEIGHT--- WITH ONE END IN THE CAR I CAN THEN LIFT TH OTHER END AND SHOVE--  BETWEEN THE SHOPPING CART AND THE CAR SUPPORTING THE LUMBER..., I HAVE HAD TO LIFT VERY LITTLE,  THIS PLAN HAS TEH ADVANTAGE OF   IF I GET TIRED IN THE MIDDLE, THE LUMBER WILL JUST SIT THERE WHILE I GO BACK TO THE  LITTLE OLD LADY ROUTINE.- NOBODY CAN PICK UP A WASHING MACHINE-- BUT MOST CAN TIP IT ONTO ONE CORNER AND SHOVE/TWIST.. WHERE WEIGHT GOES IS  A BIT LIKE  WATER--MOSTLY IT  GOES DOWN--- INLESS IT IS IN MOTION ... LIKE TEH PIPES IN MY CAR  NOW ACROSS THE PASSENGER SEAT AND WITHIN INCHES OF THE FRONT WINDOW... SECOND PHYSICS LESSON OF THE DAY   OBJECTS IN MOTION TEND TO REMAIN IN MOTION-- SO IF I SHOJULD PUT ON THE BRAKES TOO  QUICKLY  THOSE PIPES WOULD HAVE NO TROUBLE GOING ON THRU THE WINDOW... THIS IS WHY  WHEN LOADING THE CAR FROM COSTCO,....I PUT THE CHLOROX BRACED  RIGHT BEHIND THE PASSENGER SEAT--  AN ACCIDENT WOULD BE BAD ENOUGH WITHOUT BEING DOUSED WITH A FLYING BOTTLE OF CHLOROX. OBJECTS AT REST TEND TO REMAIN AT REST. MAY--- IF YOU STRETDCH IT--- ALSO BE INTERPRETED "LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE."  TODAYS   ACTIVITY ON THE " PAD" MAY BE JUST OUT OF CAMERA RANGE... ONE THING AT A TIME;. HIGHLY SUGGESTED GOOGLING  WALLY  WALLINGTON OF FLINT MICH  WHO MOVES REALLY BIG THINGS-- USING GRAVITY    LIKE STONEHENDGE STUFF.  *********** DEAR CARLENE, SEAGRAM WAS PERFECTLY HELPFUL DURING OUR LAST TRIP TO NYC. WE ARE WELCOMED EVERY PLACE WE GO, FROM THE MET TO RESTAURANTS AND OF COURSE FOR OTHER APPTS.  I RECENTLY SHARED PICTURES OF SEAGRAM IN CENTRAL PARK INCLUDING THOSE YOU SAW YESTERDAY ON EXPLORE JUST BEFORE MAIL CALL.  THESE WERE TAKEN DURING AN APPLE PHOTO WALK THAT FOCUSED ON TEACHING HOW TO TAKE PORTRAITS WITH THE IPHONE. SINCE NO ONE ELSE SIGNED UP (AND I PREFER TO *TAKE* PICTURES), SEAGRAM SERVED AS OUR SUBJECT. THE INSTRUCTOR FROM APPLE WAS ESPECIALLY IMPRESSED AT HOW SEAGRAM HELPED ME NAVIGATE THROUGH CENTRAL PARK AND HOW SHE WAS ALWAYS WATCHING ME TO BE SURE I AM SAFE. AFTER TAKING CLOSE-UPS, I WANTED TO TAKE PICTURES OF SEAGRAM FROM FURTHER AWAY TO SHOW OFF THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS IN THE BACKGROUND. SHE WOULDN'T LET ME GET FAR AWAY ENOUGH TO DO SO - ONCE I WAS FURTHER THAN SHE LIKED, SHE WALKED RIGHT BACK TO MY SIDE. SHE TAKES HER JOB VERY SERIOUSLY AND IS ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT HOW TO KEEP ME SAFE.  DURING OUR TIME IN CENTRAL PARK, WE ENCOUNTERED A MOM AND A SHY GIRL OF ABOUT 5 YEARS OLD. MOM ASKED IF THE GIRL COULD PET SEAGRAM AND I EXPLAINED THAT SEAGRAM IS WORKING. THE GIRL LOOKED QUITE SAD, UNTIL I GAVE HER ONE OF SEAGRAM’S BUSINESS CARDS AND EXPLAINED ABOUT THE EXPLORE CAMERAS - HER FACE LIT UP LIKE IT WAS CHRISTMAS MORNING WHEN SHE HEARD ABOUT THE CHANCE TO SEE PUPPIES OF VARIOUS AGES. IT IS WONDERFUL TO DO A LITTLE EDUCATION AND SHARE ABOUT THE CAMERAS.  DURING ONE OF MY MEDICAL APPTS, WE CHATTED WITH A WOMAN WHILE IN THE WAITING ROOM. SHE WATCHED AND WAS IMPRESSED BY SEAGRAM’S BEHAVIOR AS SEAGRAM IMMEDIATELY LAID DOWN ON A FLUFFY THAT I SET OUT, THEN POLITELY WAITED. THE WOMAN STARTED THE CONVERSATION BY ASKING, “HOW DO YOU TRAIN A DOG LIKE THAT?” SO I EXPLAINED ABOUT SPOON FEEDING AS A WAY TO TEACH YOUNG PUPS TO PAY ATTENTION AND LEARN THEIR NAME. I GAVE HER ONE OF SEAGRAM’S BUSINESS CARDS BEFORE I WAS CALLED IN. AFTER I FINISHED MY TEST, THE WOMAN WAS STILL WAITING THERE. SHE HAD OBVIOUSLY USED HER PHONE TO GO TO SDP’S WEBSITE, SINCE SHE SAID, “IT’S GREAT THAT THRY DONATE THE DOGS.” I AGREED. SHE CONTINUED ON, “I WILL DONATE TO THEM,” SO HOPEFULLY WE HAVE FOUND ANOTHER SUPPORTER FOR SDP.  WE WENT TO AN EVENING EVENT AT THE MET. MY HUSBAND & I AGREED THAT IT SEEMED AS THOUGH SOME OF THE MEMBERS WERE PAYING MORE ATTENTION TO SEAGRAM THAN TO THE ART. A COUPLE OF MY FAVORITE QUOTES FROM THAT NIGHT: “THAT IS THE BEST SERVICE DOG I HAVE EVER SEEN!”   (and) “NOW *SHE* IS A PIECE OF ARTWORK!” I AGREE - SHE IS BEAUTIFUL AND HELPFUL AND SWEET. BECAUSE OF HER, I AM ABLE TO WALK AROUND TO ENJOY CENTRAL PARK AND THE MET, SO I AM INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR HER. AND I THINK SHE IS HAPPY TO BE WITH ME, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE RETURN HOME (SINCE THE CITY IS NOT HER FAVORITE PLACE). SHE LITERALLY MAKES ME LAUGH ALOUD WITH HER GLEEFUL ZOOMIES AS SHE HAPPILY RECLAIMS HER YARD.  AMY