D.O.A

On a very bad day, Sara, my beagle, crept away to die. She'd been sick for 13 months but early this afternoon, her heart rate crept up to was 2/2 time for you music lovers out there. I called my dad and suggested that we go ahead and euthanize her asap. She was struggling to breathe so much, well, you can use your imaginations.

Anyway, we took her to the pet hospital but she arrived what they call "DOA" Dead On Arrival. The poor girl was already between worlds. After her final send off, we had a paw print made and the ashes promised to me. That just leaves us with one dog, Matt's. Angel. Part chihuahua, part whippet and part jackrabbit. She's Matt's dog, and he's moving out in two years. So for now, we mourn for Sara, but we know she's in a better place for all dogs go to Heaven.

Betrayed

103 years. That's how long the Boy Scouts of America fought back against the homosexuals and the like especially during this past year. Naturally, having the kind of the officers at BSA headquarters in Dallas, this generation of leaders, or lack thereof made from grass that blows whatever the wind decides to.

What about all the protests and speakers? The people spoke loud and clear: "Do Not Let In  Homosexuals!" Clearly, the committee didn't listen to the masses.  As a result of this vote, Boy Scouts is going the way of Girl Scouts: You never hear from them 'til it's cookie time, or in the case of the Boy Scouts, popcorn time

I spent my adolescence and my early twenties getting my Eagle award and spending time in two Venture Crews. That's all gone now. As you might have figured, I was brought up to be a Christian, straight young man, and I come from a family that's not afraid to call a spade a  spade. 

 It's not that I hate homosexuals, it's just that I yearn for them to be something more, better even. What Christ designed us to be like; Man and Woman; Boy and Girl; it's just not natural for the same gender to love each other outside of friendly love for them. I guess my expectations were too high, maybe, but not too late.

Hopefully the BSA will see the error of it's ways before they try to vote the adult leaders of the rainbow coalition in. Time will tell.