For all of you who have inquired, Baxter is OK. We're just taking things day by day. After all, in doggy years he's 98. I'm grateful for any time I have with him. So we're doing a lot of cuddling.
When I'm not cuddling Baxter, I'm working on the Animal Coalition's Stride for Strays, which is coming up Oct. 13 from 9 a.m. to noon at Al Lopez Park in Tampa. I hope you all come out and visit. I'll be there, as will Dick Crippen, now of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, who is so famous he has his own entry on Wikipedia. Some other area notables will be there, as well.
Entertainment will be provided by the extremely popular Johnny G Lyon Band.
Bring a few dollars and your dog if you can. It's a whole lot of fun.
The money raised supports ACT's low-cost spay/neuter clinic in Tampa. We need all the help we can get. You've heard this before from me, but I'll say it again. About 44,000 companion animals were euthanized in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties last year. It has been proven in other communities that the availability of low-cost spay and neuter can reduce those numbers.
Oh, yes. And this week I'm attempting to herd two teenage boys. My oldest son and his wife are in Nashville celebrating their 20th anniversary. Where did all that time go?
Anyway, I'm supposed to be in charge of the Little Prince and the Laid Back Guy. That's a laugh.
All I do is schlep them to the bus stop, to soccer, to church ... And then there are the older girls, the Fashion Icon and The Woman Who Would Be President. I schlep them around, too.
To soccer. From soccer. To Study Buddy, from Studdy Buddy.
How do modern parents do it?