miketheevil1

yesterday was a strange day for me. woke up late, got to work late...oh well, i'm never late to work so fuck it. after work guaged my ears (up to 6 now). met up with my best friend and got coffee. we called up another buddy and made plans to watch the sonics nba playoff game. then we went to my friends house and played a little whiffle ball (cause that is just how fuckin cool we are). now to set this up you have to understand that this is my best friend. i've known him for almost 14 years, i was the best man at his wedding and drinking partner at his divorce. he was there for me when my ex-fiance (his ex-sister in law) cheated on me. we both slept with the same married woman ..... big mistake, long story, and to an outsider i could see how this makes us look like assholes. but, its not what you think ..... we've been through alot together. his parents treat me like a son and i see them more than my own family because he lives behind thier house. they buy me or make me dinner at least a couple of nights a week. so we are screwing around, playing some whiffle ball and his mom calls. they are at the vet with thier dog, a 15 yr old mastif, and he has to be put to sleep. so we head over to the vet so i could drive his parents home and so we could both say goodbye to a great dog. some people may laugh about this but, for the first time in a very long time i cried yesterday. it's hard to explain the relationship i had with that dog. as a young dog he tolerated me, as a middle age dog he growled at me for no reason, as an old dog he got excited to see me. the last year or so, it has become obvious the pain he was in. he couldn't climb stairs without help (and this is a 135lb dog) and when you helped him it was almost nausiating (sp?) to feel the way his joints popped. he is finally no longer in pain. so today i dedicate my journal entry to a wonderful dog who will be greatly missed, he was not just a dog but a friend. and i would also like to thank sarahjane who, even though she had no idea, put a smile on my face with her normal smartassed journal comments......but, don't worry, it's still on!
R.I.P. Camano 1991-2005 - i just wish i had a picture to go with this.

mike