We now have our own furry, four-legged satellite dish. Point him in one direction, and you get HBO. You want Showtime? Shift him into another direction. Oh, you're in the mood for a little wife-murdering-her-no-good-husband? Turn Foley this way for the Lifetime Movie Network...
Foley has two hot spots--places he's licked raw--so he now has to wear the Cone of Shame until those spots heal.
And in case you're thinking that the cone of shame has sucked up some of his precious brain cells (and you've jumped to the conclusion he's not the smartest dog, which would make you correct), if you're concerned that he's depressed because of this new accessory he's sporting, forgeddabowdit. This is Foley's normal facial expression...
As Foley travels from spot to spot in our house, trying to find a place where he can lessen his embarrassment, some local St. Louis writers will be spotted as they sign the Not Your Mother's Book...On Travel. When? Sunday, June 2 from 1-3. Where? Main Street Books in St. Charles, Missouri. Who? Terri Elders (the co-creator), Linda O'Connell, Sheree Nielsen, Greg Lamping, me and of course...You.
Wouldn't you like to support an independent book store and get the chance to rub shoulders with some local writers? (Linda O'Connell is nearing the "20" mark when it comes Chicken Soup stories, she's just finished her "Listen to Your Mother" international whirlwind tour, and she's waist-deep in her work as co-creator of one of Publishing Syndicate's anthologies. If you need to increase your luck in getting publishing, buying one of the books and getting it signed on Sunday will guarantee you greater writing success.)
So stop by on Sunday. And if your cable is acting up, come over to my house. Foley will be glad to help you tune into the channel of your choice...
Hi Sioux,
ReplyDeleteWish I could make the signing, but as luck would have it I'm leaving that day to head to the beach for vacation. Hope you all sell lots of books. Who knows, maybe I'll return with a travel story of my own.
Cheers,
Donna
Donna--
DeleteThe beach? Don't tell Linda. If she hears you're going to the beach, she'll ditch us and head with you so she can get sand between her toes.
Poor Foley! Our Rigby boy had knee surgery last October and after 30 minutes in the COS we removed it. To say he was miserable is a vast understatement. He hung his head and wouldn't move, quite literally depressed. We got through his recovery without the cone, but I researched and found alternatives to the COS. There is the BooBooLoon inflatable collar, and the ProCollar which is also inflatable, and a couple others. They fit around the pooch's neck without obscuring vision or hearing. (The cone makes it difficult for dogs to see and it blunts their hearing so it can really stress them out big time.) Anyway, I hope Foley heals up! And enjoy your book signing! :)
ReplyDeleteLisa--
DeleteYes, Foley is not thrilled with it.
Thanks. Every event with Linda is a fun one...
Oh, dear. The Cone of Shame. I'm embarrassed for Foley. He's like Julia Sugarbaker walking down the fashion runway with the back of her dress tucked into her pantyhose. Except Foley doesn't look like the type to give a lengthy opinionated speech once a week. He almost looks as embarrassed as our goat, Nellie, when Hick taped a slab of wood to her head to keep her from getting her horns stuck in the fence.
ReplyDeleteVal--A taped slab of wood to the head? I would say that would be embarrassing to the goat, but does anything embarrass a goat, what with their creepy pupils?
DeleteFoley looks so docile (or is it dog-cile?) in his collar dish! How cool that you can get so many channels now! (Too bad there's not better stuff on TV.) And even cooler: your event on Sunday. Congrats on another publication!!! (And thanks for being the first to discover my return from ... hell.)
ReplyDeleteKatie--I've had my own little bit of hell this year, but it sounds like it would pale next to yours.
DeleteThanks. It might sound like I made this up, but yesterday I was going through all the blogs I follow, and wondering if any of them could be "dropped" because they were no longer active. (I ended up keeping them all.) This is EXACTLY why I didn't nix any of them...a blast from the past came shooting my way.
You are so funny! Poor Foley needs a "friend" maybe?
ReplyDeleteFoley has a "friend." Huey is going on 14, another Golden (we're fostering him) and tries not to make Foley feel embarrassed with that cone on. If you're talking about a female "friend," he was fixed a long time ago, and has no interest in anything except playing ball...and apparently, licking raw spots on his feet and legs.
DeletePoor guy! Your book event sounds like so much fun. I wish that I was closer so that I could come and see you all. (Oh, I am 54 ... thanks for saying that I look younger, unless you thought that I was 64 and I turned out to look 54, lol!)
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Kathy M.
Kathy--You look at least a decade younger in those photos. And it's obvious you are surrounded by a great circle of family/friends...
DeleteIf you lived closer, we would have a blast together.
Sioux, you know I'll be there, however, it will be like a drive-by since I have another event at 2. Hope the line isn't down the street, otherwise, you'll have to hold a copy for me, signed by all of you and I'll pick it up later. Poor Foley... little stinker.
ReplyDeleteLynn--I don't think you're going to have to worry about a swarming mass of people wanting to get their books signed.
DeleteAww poor foley :)
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