Bring on the Famdamily

This weekend is the much awaited uBRDO grand opening party. Everyone is in town for the event and it's going to be interesting to say the least. After 9 years the 2 Dad's are going to be in the same place at the same time. These 2 are about as different as cats and dogs... I'm sure everyone will behave themselves, but I wouldn't at all be surprised if one of the Mom's sparks some conflict 'cause she thinks it will be funny to watch them fight. What will it be? Politics? Religion? Environment? Immigration? Not being biased or anything, my Dad just happens to know mostly everything about everything. There's really no use in trying to argue with him because his competency in all these subjects is mind boggling to say the least. Case in point: He can trace the current debt crisis in this country back to the middle ages, making points as to who changed what along the way and what conditions triggered particular schools of thought, why they stuck, and how it all got modernized. See? Mind boggling.

Both these guy's are wonderful people, if not a little whacked in their own special way. It will be fun for them to commiserate about mustaches gone by and... well, that's probably all they have in common besides their kids.

Puna Vika! a.k.a. Miss Barks-a-lot

Our new puppy! She is a 9 month old rescue and she is so sweet, smart, and strong! We learned yesterday she barks a lot and really loud. The rescue people failed to mention that fact when they were deciding if we'd be a good match for her. She loves ice cubes and is now starting to calm down since we got her a few toys to play with. She requires a firm hand but is great on a leash if no one else is around. As soon as there are people or other dogs, she goes crazy. It's going to take some time to get her trained to handle all the goings-on in the shop but we have no doubt she will be a wonderful shop dog.

Vika is showing some good search & rescue traits as well. She likes to sniff everything, is very attentive, and learns fast. Last night we were tossing some toys around the yard and at first she liked playing the keep away game until she figured out I wouldn't come and get the toy from her. It then became much more fun to actually bring the toy to me. See? Fast learner.

What To DO?

These people are moving into a new house. Don’t worry, you don’t know them. They are excited as they now get to get a dog, not have to deal with the daily disappointments of apartment life and get to enjoy a great yard. It’s an old house presumably with problems that commonly plague old houses like plumbing issues, mildew, and appliances that have seen better days. Even so, they are gung-ho to give it a go.

The first week they move in a foreclosure notice shows up on the front door. The landlord is contacted and a meeting is set up to discuss the situation. It turns out she is a victim of fraud and all the equity in her property had been pilfered out right under her nose by an ex-boyfriend with the help of his local Posse. The bank is aware of the situation but the lending side of the bank is having a hard time communicating with the fraud branch. Apparently it is being sorted out. Not to worry… Lawyers are involved.

Only, the story goes on… The ex-boyfriend is currently in jail for violating a restraining order and is due to get out anytime now. The landlady will be disappearing for a while during this time due to the fact that this nut-job has made several attempts on her life, raped her best friend, and apparently was involved in giving another one of her friends brain cancer (he survived but just barely) after threatening his life. The nut-job apparently works for the Gov’t in the capacity of undercover agent able to pull off plenty of unsavory deeds with no repercussions for his actions. He’s above the law, or below it as the case may be. The local cops are involved and looking out for her and everyone in town supposedly knows what’s going on.

The question is: Do these new tenants stick it out to see how things go down? Deal with the funky old house that has great light, is super quiet, and will put up with a new puppy? Or do they get out of Dodge ASAP? Is the possibility of living inside a freaky psycho thriller movie worth all that quiet?