Sleepless in Seattle? Well, no. I mean, yes, but really, just kinda.
First, yes, this is kinda a story about me, a relationship, and, me thinks it's pretty certainly known, while there have been (in fact they ALL have been) WONDERFUL TIMES, each, they weren't really really long novels.
12/13/14. First date with a really hot blonde, and no, this ain't kiss and tell. It's just an old fashioned love song, ha.
I thought to myself, "Wouldn't it be something, with the 12/13/14 starting date, if this did in fact turn into a novel-length relationship?"
Long about this same time, Seattle, Washington, Jeff Young adopted a 10 week old black lab, bull mastiff mix, name.. Eclipse.
Jeff and Eclipse would hop on the red bus right outside his apartment, roll a mile or so to the doggy park, have unleashed fun, run time...and red bus it back home.
Back in good ole KC, the 12/13/14 thing was kinda sorta working, and several times a week, we'd hop in the car, fetch her miniature schnauzer with us, roll the wind'er part way down, (head out, GLEE!) then we too would hit-up the dog park.
Mr. Young, back in Seattle, simultaneously went out for a cig, and let Eclipse out to 'do her thing.' He turned his head, then turned it back - gone, Eclipse was gone. Down the road, he saw the tail lights of the red bus. Uh huh, apparently, Eclipse's 'do her thing' was going via bus, BY HERSELF, to the dogpark.
This happened, again and again, and the again. Oh sure, oft times Jeff would go too, but some days, he'd let Eclipse out, she'd eyeball the green bus ('nope'), the yellow bus ('huh uh') and finally hop on the red bus...watch for her stop...head to the door, scratch, hop off, dog park fun. Rinse, repeat, she became a legend.
So much so, the bus system utilized her in ads, strapping a bus pass to her collar, taking pics of her, Jeff, all about Seattle.
Back in KC, a few years later, long about the actual Solar Eclipse, the 12/13/14 thing was ending. All good, this smart feller (me) had said (in part joking, but too, kinda seriously) "if we ever split up, I want visitation rights with one said mini Schnauzer". Did, for awhile anyways! Pull up, pickup, head out wind'er (GLEE!), dogpark, home.
Eclipse had a wonderful ten year Seattle thing with her, Jeff (or not), the red bus, dogpark, but her time on Earth ended recently as cancer set in.
Ends, sadly, happen....however, blessings are counted daily, no matter if it's novel length, a short story, or even a blog.
Get out there. Get offa your leash. Love. Run like they left the gate open - enjoy the dogpark of life, whatever mode you take to get there, unaccompanied, or not.
Love, Victurd
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