Povey Prattle

I live at Glen Oaks Ridge in Sarasota FL. It is a deeded 55+ development (blah!) which means that in the case of joint ownership at least one owner should be aged 55 or above; and single owners must be at least 55 years old. Photo' from the web. All well and good I suppose, except that in 55+ developments  we never hear the important voices of children making noise (delightful noise!) That's until "Spring Break" when children come here to visit Grandma and/or  Grandpa. This is a spring break week.  The joyful sound of children as they play in our streets is a balm for me and for my dog.

Passover and Easter are on the same weekend this year. Today  (30th March 2018) in the late afternoon,  Rabbi Michael Shefrin  was out and about walking his dog Goliath. So was the Revd. J. Michael Povey, with his dog Zion. "Happy Easter" cried out the Rabbi. "Happy Passover" I replied. Behold how good and pleasant a thing it is when brothers dwell together in unity.  (Psalm 133:1)

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The cross must be raised again at the center of the marketplace as well as on the steeple of the church. I am claiming that Jesus was not crucified in a cathedral between two candles, but on a cross between two thieves; on the town garbage heap, at a crossroads so cosmopolitan they had to write His title in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek. At the kind of place where cynics talk smut, and thieves curse, and soldiers gamble, because that is where He died and that is what he died about and that is where churchmen ought to be and what churchmen should be about. George MacLeod on Where Jesus Died ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “HE WAS A GAMBLER TOO.” A ND , sitting down, they watched Him there,   The soldiers did;  There, while they played with dice, He made His Sac...

NOT ME.  Rather it's Mr. Perfect whose had a few accidents inside because of diarrhea. He's woken me up a couple of times and we've gone outside in the middle of the night.  But when my sleep has been deep he's been unable to alert me and has had in house poop -fests. Of course I have not chastised him, or even remonstrated with him. I took a sample to my Veterinarian today.  Analysis showed no major problems, but some "bacterial anomalies".  Unfortunately the vet cannot follow through until April 16th. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Perfect had his beauty enhanced today.  We were at the Groomers for a de-shedding and a bath.   He looks gorgeous (Mr Perfect, NOT the Groomer!). I mentioned the poop problem.  The groomer asked me what anti-flea chew-able med I was giving my dog. I told him that it is Nex-Gard.  The Groomer said that (particularly in the case of ret...

Sacramento, CA 22 years old. Slain by twenty rounds of  Police gunfire.  Police Officers were unable to distinguish between a gun and a mobile 'phone.

WONDERFUL BEAUTY I encountered a beautiful dog as I walked in Arlington Park, Sarasota today. It was an Afghan Hound. Stock photo'  (not the dog I met) The dog I met is twelve years old, is a bit skinny, and walks cautiously because of his arthritis.   I asked the owner about shedding and learned that these beautiful beasts do not shed. When I told her that "Mr Perfect" is in full shedding mode she told me about a product called the "Furminator", good, she alleged, for canine shedding. There is no good reason to take the advice of a non-shedding dog owner about an enthusiastic fur-shedder (Mr Perfect), but I did! Later in the day I met my pal John C as he was walking his two super black Labrador retrievers.  I told him about Mr. Perfect's shedding issue.  He told me that his two dogs shed a lot, and that I should buy a Furminator. So now I have one. But there is a problem.    It is sold  in one of t...

Monday 26th March 2018 Isolated and scattered snow in Sarasota FL.