A conversation after my most recent epiphany…

Me:  “I decided I’m ready for another dog.”

Doug:  “No more dogs.”

Me:  “What if we were to get an English bulldog? You’ve always wanted one of those.”

Doug:  “They’re purebreds, and they live less than ten years. And I’m not listening to you cry for another three months over a dead dog.”

Me:  “Then we’ll go to the pound and get a mutt.”

Doug:  “How about I pound you with a mutt?”

Me:  “I’m serious. The Bean is depressed. All she does is sleep.”

Doug:  “That’s what dogs do!”

Me:  “I’m getting another dog.  And if you don’t like it I’ve got a $200 doghouse that neither of our dogs ever used right in the backyard.”

Doug:  “Hope you like shoveling shit.”

This isn’t over.