Not the funniest thing I've seen, but it had some seriously hilarious parts.

The Ocho cracked me up when I watched Anchorman.

erin_o I hope you get some relief from the nausea and thumpy-heart soon.

I have to work today, and I wish I didn't. I want so much to go back to bed. I woke up at five and naturally didn't start feeling sleepy again until shortly before it is time to get ready to leave. Bleh.

Good morning everyone!

I have a nice story to share...not exactly worthy of Good Stuff, but it is good stuff none the less.

Yesterday, one of our client dogs was stolen from her home during a burglary.

Can you imagine? Margo is a 2.5 year old Cockapoo, who is her person's centerpoint. E, the human, was understandably out of his mind.

As a company, we did everything we could to help, including having the walkers put up posters. The guy was really smart though, he went straight to the media and offered a $10,000 reward...much more than a miscreant could get by selling her.

This morning, she was found...with some of the things taken from the house...following an anonymous tip. Safe, sound and happy.

Our relief, as a company, goes beyond our love for the critter...which is huge. The bad guys entered the house through a door we don't have a key for, so Margo's walker (who is a sweet guy and one of our franchisees) can finally stop second guessing himself.

We are all just so grateful.

And. Who STEALS A DOG!? Burglary is a crime of opportunity. What seems convenient about opening a crate, snagging a leash and taking a dog? I'm just shaking my head.

PRO TIP: On the posters and in the news stories, the owner published the microchip number. Not just that a chip was present, but now every vet/shelter/PD in the area could have helped.

Smart.

I saw that story on Facebook. That dog is super-cute.

Also, bonny, a regular patron at the library where I work talked to me for some time this week about the Great Peace March! He said he and one other guy (named Hippie, who wore a helmet) were the only people who walked the entire thing. He is probably in his 60s and wears a straw sombrero at all times. He's eccentric, but unlike some of our more eccentric patrons seems to be operating without excess input from space or drugs.

Was his name Jerry, by any chance?

Martin (Born Again) Hippie, is a lovely man. He recently ran for Congress, bless him. He did, indeed, walk every step of the way. There were actually 15 people who added 300 miles to the 3742 miles the rest of us did, to ensure the integrity of the March.

We had to bus through Utah (due to bureaucratic misbehavior...ie, they lied to me) and through a pass in Colorado (due to active blasting on the only road we could walk). Martin, his brother and a hardy (hearty too) band of folks bailed out our compromised intention.

How cool is it that you got to make a personal connection like that, flea!?

We truly are everywhere.

Did you mention that you know me? I can imagine...especially if it was Jerry...such a revelation would not be met with peace and love.

My job was massively misunderstood by the City we moved every day. Especially by those as dedicated at those who could not fathom anything but one foot in front of another. I'm grateful for their dedication but did not love how at odds we occasionally had to be.

I didn't mention you for exactly that reason - I figured that the chances of him being grumpy were about even with the chances of him being happy, and not worth the risk. I don't know his name. He talked about amassing more archival material about the march (he knows about the collection at Swarthmore) and maybe writing a book. He was looking for a copy of a book about the march written by two women from New Zealand.

Cheers. You are very wise. With the passage of time, most folks I thought would still have hard feelings have SO gotten over it. But, ya never know.

I'm sure you found it, but book he was talking about this one:

Feet Across America by New Zealand marcher Anne Macfarlane[12]

Two New Zealand women, neither of them young, trekked across America on foot in 1986, covering more ground than most people do in a lifetime. Their purpose? To promote the idea of nuclear disarmament, as members of 'The Great Peace March'. Visiting communities large and small, protesting at the Nevada Test Site and learning about what happened to those who lived 'down wind' from it, scaling the 12,000 foot Loveland Pass in the Rockies, observing the rural decline in the midwest, addressing local groups, coping with the group dynamics of the march, seeing America from the unusual perspective of the pedestrian Anne Macfarlane has a story to tell, and it's compulsive reading.

The other woman mentioned is Maynie. She is still active in her near 90s. A true inspiration.

Is the doggie's owner still going to pay $10K for the return?

What an amazing small world. Very cool.

That's up in the air right now, Connie.

The police were on our walker like a cheap suit today. I'm assuming, asking him a ton of questions about what might have happened.

I don't know where the investigation stands, in terms of the anonymous tip. He is prepared to do so, but I'm wondering if the ex-partner, who has been a suspect all along, was involved. If that turns out to be the case, I'm assuming the 'no questions asked' thing won't apply.