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Ok, so I'll get the damn dog.
On the way home, as Ernie sat next to me in the cab of my Ford,
I tried to have a heart-to-heart with her.
"I'm getting to be an old man, Ernie," I said. "So I'm going to
ask you to try to live longer than me, ok? I'll work it out so that
one of the kids gets you when I can't take care of you anymore,
but if I live to be 92, I'm going to need you to live longer. Got it?"
The bouncing of the truck on the slushy road almost made it
look like she nodded.
"But if I die and you are alone with me for a few days," I've since
told her, "I really don't want you to eat me. I've heard a lot about
dogs and cats eating their late owner. I don't think you should do
that, because I'm pretty sure I'm going to be as tough as mutton.
In fact, you probably shouldn't eat me because there's some that
say I'm full of shit."
I eye the dog for signs of canine hilarity, but I guess the pup's
sense of humor isn't very well-developed.
"Ah fine, I give in. You can eat me, you little monster. Alright?"
She hasn't left my side since.
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