Another great week! The picture of the little girl and the German Shepard reminds me of a photo I have of one of my daughters with our long passed German Shepard named Duke. I was doing something on the computer and was not paying attention to her and Duke sitting behind me. She was quiet and I just plugged along til the silence broke. When I was done I swiveled around in my chair and saw that she was actually putting mascara on the giant dog who she was face to face with while he just sat there still but rapidly blinking. He was a huge dog that hated other dogs. He once grabbed a whole dog in his mouth and threw it for getting near our daughter. However with her he was as docile as could be. He had mascara all over his face. Priceless. He was such an amazing dog.
"It came to me that every time I lose a dog they take a piece of my heart with them, and every new dog that comes into my life gifts me with a piece of their heart. If I live long enough all of the pieces of my heart will be dog, and I will be as kind and generous as they are." ~Anonymous
The two times in my life I cried the hardest (overwhelming grief from the depths of my being) were when my Father died and when our first Golden Retriever died. I dread the passing of our two miniature Goldendoodles. The grief will come from the depths, where my love for them lives.
It is so crazy hard putting them down. I had to put down the dog I wrote about Duke, when he was only 6 due to a crazy illness. I had a Corgi that died in his sleep waking up to that was devastating. I've had to put down three animals, Two dogs and a pig. All them went laying in my lap while I sang their songs. It is so horrendous and gut wrenching. I have another Golden now who is 4 but I also have the most amazing Beagle mix who is 9 and I can't imagine my life without that Beagle who has been attached to me since day 1. I dread it. I think these are my last two dogs as I don't think I can say goodbye to anymore after these two loves pass.
Oh, so very true. My oldest son's schnauzer is his truest lady. Sticks by him thru thick/thin, ups/downs, right/left. No matter his mood, she's the constant companion and sympathizer. She's almost 14 now. Gonna be really, really hard on him.
Another Irony. When the democrat supported riots were happening and they were knocking down statues, the statues they tore down were all democrats. Go Figure.
I heard that before and every time I hear it, it brings a chuckle to me. Yes, people who did that are absolutely that dumb!!! And they tell us to know our history, LOL. Another great Sunday strip; loved it! Thanks Jill and Robert for everything you do!!
Hahahaha. Yeah I saw that. Shirt says MAKA-Make America Kind Again while she's beating the daylights out of a Trump pinata. These people are mentally ill.
I pointed out that Frederick Douglas was black and a key figure in the fight for civil rights and women's suffrage to my looney libtard sister when they pulled his statue down and her response was "statue was made by a white guy" (not sure how she knew that) smdh
" they were knocking down statues, the statues they tore down were all democrats." You should have ended your sentence with the phase " just saying, this folks have some issues."
That's because they aren't Democrats. Democrats love the constitution and they love America. These people do not!– – – they are communist/Marxist----they are doing exactly what Bokshvicks did in the communist Revolution in 1917. It's too bad most Americans don't recognize the pattern for what it is. They are posing as Democrats in the Democratic party, but they are really organized communists trying to take the nation over and change our American culture.
Then a huge percent of Democrats in our Congress are Bolsheviks
I don't belong to a party . I guess we are called independents. I was in the Full Metal Jacket USMC late 60s and the antiwar protests were big. When I said to my blue collar dad "I guess the protestors are trying to help" he told me that all the big wars in the 1900s that the USA got into were the work of Democrats. Dems put us in WW1, WW2, Korea, Vietnam.
Almost all politicians do what their bosses and financiers order them to do.
The female otter displays her most important function—reproducing the species. The male otter displays his most important function—using tools to provide food for his family….
When you chase others that have taken away time from you, you begin to realize all the time you spend trying to get it back is more time that’s gone right out the door. I’m learning the wise understand some things are better just left behind. Life is a mist that appears for a short time and then vanishes, (James 4:14).
Life is hard on people, you can’t stop what’s coming. It’s not all waiting on you. Don’t waste time on vanity. Rather than passively letting time pass, wise individuals are purposeful with their actions, planning, and making choices to avoid regret.
When we’re young we may see time as endless. True wisdom often comes from experiencing life’s realizing that time is a gift from God that moves quickly. When people leave your life, chasing them often results in wasting more time. Letting go, forgiving, allows you to invest in your own growth.
In these times of political strife, I find inspiration in those occasional anecdotal accounts of people coming together in a shared sense of community. There is one such weekly moment, or so I am told, at the nearby nail salon. At about the same time, mid-morning on Saturdays, the DJ plays the song the ladies are all anticipating, regardless of their backgrounds or political views. The ceiling speakers somehow sound tinny, scratchy, and stuffed with socks all at once, but none of that stops the emotion from pouring through. By the time Joe Cocker hits the crescendo in "You are Toe Cuticle," there's not a dry eye in the house. Very moving.
In women's deepest desire is to be loved and appreciated for who she is. A man's deepest desire is to love his wife and take care of her. That is how God created man and woman.
James: glad to see someone else is having dictation-problems with artificial intelligence! "You are so beautiful" turned into "big toe cuticle", LOL!! I have this problem with every single post I put on the Internet, and I'm not always able to catch them.
Well I rolled it into (an attempt at) a humorous post. But I’ve listened to it several times since it bubbled up into my head today, and it really is a no-kidding lovely song, isn’t it?
And that should have been: "Thanks, Sharon, but I knew what it meant." I'm a veteran editor who still cares a lot about punctuation, because language is a crucial part of our eroding culture.
My Aunt was an educator, back in the sixties, & each time we spoke incorrectly, we were corrected…! I learned so much from her, & I miss her so much:(.
I'm just wondering if that particular spelling doesn't somehow relate to the 1st meme. Trump in Muslim clothing and some Muslim spelling in the heading?
I know that gal from back home talking about the church socials and paying close attention to who brought which dish. Mom always said, don’t put any potato salad on your plate that doesn’t have enough mustard and sweet pickles, it probably was made by a northerner so it can’t taste good plus bet it doesn’t even have boiled eggs either.
I spit out my coffee when she said if she wanted salmonella she’d go lick a chicken coop!
Emma Banes, the awesome southern gal, is absolutely hilarious! I was laughing so hard when she said she would lick a chicken coop if she wanted to get salmonella!!! She is so funny!
The "Peace in the Home" reminded me of an older Honeywell technician I saw instructing a couple of apprentices on a job site. I commended him for training the next generation. His 'patient father look" changed to a sour expression as he said: "I retired two years ago and after two weeks my wife told me to "go back to work"!!
Have been a bit perplexed by the supposed angst in Democrats over the redistricting in Texas that has driven them to running around everywhere redistricting via racial gerrymandering in response. But the Texas redistricting was in response to an order from the DOJ to undo a racially gerrymandered district. False angst there maybe???
Our Wisconsin governor, Tony Evers has been criticizing the redistricking in our state and wants it redistricted again. It was pointed out that he was the one that drew the map of the current districts. He wanted Democrat Rep Ron Kind to win and made a frankenstein distrct. When Ron Kind decided not to run again, Republican Derrick Van Orden won. Now Evers is unhappy. "Just saying".
As another of my fave substackers, Jeff Childers of COFFEE & COVID said, “It turns out, the democrat way of ending unfairness brought on by racial disparity is to — draw lines using more
I live in a blue toilet bowl woke area in Virginia surrounded by a sea of Red counties. So these people in the blue toilet bowl have a protest of some sort every couple of weeks. May 1st was no exception. I can hardly wait for the protesting, wailing and gnashing of teeth if the Va Supreme Court nullifies the unconstitutional “temporary constitutional amendment” these jokers put on a ballot that went on for 45 days and culminated with a tiny victory for the Jackass Party.
If that happens, it will be followed by more of the same after the SCOTUS decision to stop racial gerrymandering. Of course they may even decide to schedule a weekly protest if the weather isn’t to their liking. Fun times!
Well, what they haven’t figured out is their gerrymandered map if accepted by the court will take away a black representative when they combine it with a 65% white Democrat representative that’s very popular in Northern Va. these people are plain stooopid!
Im hoping the 'Make DC square' initiative takes hold and will be successful. They can join with their own AND no longer have to vote. With luck Trump's strategies can keep their displays orderly.
The Democrats are still pushing segregation as in the past. They now ask for certain areas containing Black to elect one of their own to represent them.
My fav - we elected him (with his Tesla gift) to get the job done.
Next - They are not dangerous IF you raise em right. Just read the Baltimore policing have arrested a 10 year old car thief after he plowed the car into a street sign. As for german shepards - my fav cat has one that loves him and SS Notes has a stream of them loving cats and kittens.
If hubby is the breadwinner, like Iran - there'll come a time when the need to accomodate will arrive.
Southern potlucks. My bosslady had me bring slider breads for get-to-gethers. Despite my best efforts, friends found my cooking hilariously bland. I avoid potlucks. if pressed I cheerfully accept friends bringing sandwiches or we all go out.
Did enjoy the pretty lady and the southern accent.
Sunny day leading to a week of pet sitting my fav cat and shots in both eyes. What more could one ask?
Come to think of it, Didn’t Obama use the conjunctive, Ya’ll, when demeaning people who were clinging to their guns and religion? I think it’s maybe a racist term. Everything was racist after he “got” in office. Notice I didn’t say he was elected or that he was prez.
Obama singlehandedly reintroduced racial politics after decades of civil rights advances. He was slick and it made me sick to see how many people, both black and white, voted for him simply because he was black. Racist votes, racist President.
Oh JGM! You out did yourself today! Or maybe I’m just in a funny mood today! The saying that I watch my weight made me cackle!!! Thank you for ALL of these today! Have a wonderful week, everyone! After scrambling to find an alternate flight for my vacation when Spirit collapsed, I’m really ready to relax this week! Coping with severe tree damage after our TN ice storm and broken fences due to that and having to repair my septic tank, the Spirit issue made me go “grrrrrr”. But I found an even better flight and am now ready to hit the wild blue yonder! Love life! Cheer, y’all !
Great Sunday Strip, thank you! I love the You-tube video(s) with Emma Banes, “I Ain’t Eatin That”!!! She is so cute, has the most beautiful southern accent & videos! She makes my day, & is so funny-yet, an”wee-bit of sarcasm” in her videos, & I enjoy her!
The cute, truthful meme “They’re Not dangerous if you raise them right- & neither are their dogs”, sure covers a few generations today! The story about “soft-parenting” comes to mind, & maybe some parent’s will take a step back & realize how detrimental it is by not teaching your children good morals, values & teaching kids they are accountable for their actions. A prime example has been a situation at my grand daughter’s elementary school, & due to no actions taken by the district, she & her sister will be home schooled now.
Love the Otters. Reminded me about how every time we go to a beach my wife always ends up saying “How come you always have to throw rocks in the water?” Rhetorical. She’s not really asking and I never try to explain (like I could).
Another great week! The picture of the little girl and the German Shepard reminds me of a photo I have of one of my daughters with our long passed German Shepard named Duke. I was doing something on the computer and was not paying attention to her and Duke sitting behind me. She was quiet and I just plugged along til the silence broke. When I was done I swiveled around in my chair and saw that she was actually putting mascara on the giant dog who she was face to face with while he just sat there still but rapidly blinking. He was a huge dog that hated other dogs. He once grabbed a whole dog in his mouth and threw it for getting near our daughter. However with her he was as docile as could be. He had mascara all over his face. Priceless. He was such an amazing dog.
There is nothing like a good dog! I miss my beloved Lab every day. He was such a gentle, old soul! Lived to 15.
It's almost like they imprint on to us as children.
Labs win the congeniality award!
"It came to me that every time I lose a dog they take a piece of my heart with them, and every new dog that comes into my life gifts me with a piece of their heart. If I live long enough all of the pieces of my heart will be dog, and I will be as kind and generous as they are." ~Anonymous
That is so heart warming.
Thank you!! A lovely quote.
After reading that, Kirsten, I miss your wonderful dog too. ❤️
I just watched a video of him. It made my eyes drain down my face.
The two times in my life I cried the hardest (overwhelming grief from the depths of my being) were when my Father died and when our first Golden Retriever died. I dread the passing of our two miniature Goldendoodles. The grief will come from the depths, where my love for them lives.
It is so crazy hard putting them down. I had to put down the dog I wrote about Duke, when he was only 6 due to a crazy illness. I had a Corgi that died in his sleep waking up to that was devastating. I've had to put down three animals, Two dogs and a pig. All them went laying in my lap while I sang their songs. It is so horrendous and gut wrenching. I have another Golden now who is 4 but I also have the most amazing Beagle mix who is 9 and I can't imagine my life without that Beagle who has been attached to me since day 1. I dread it. I think these are my last two dogs as I don't think I can say goodbye to anymore after these two loves pass.
Oh, so very true. My oldest son's schnauzer is his truest lady. Sticks by him thru thick/thin, ups/downs, right/left. No matter his mood, she's the constant companion and sympathizer. She's almost 14 now. Gonna be really, really hard on him.
I know what you mean Kirsten, I have three Papillons, they are all loving lap dogs, and each has it's own distinct personality...
Another Irony. When the democrat supported riots were happening and they were knocking down statues, the statues they tore down were all democrats. Go Figure.
I heard that before and every time I hear it, it brings a chuckle to me. Yes, people who did that are absolutely that dumb!!! And they tell us to know our history, LOL. Another great Sunday strip; loved it! Thanks Jill and Robert for everything you do!!
The lady beating a Trump piñata— or maybe it’s a balloon, had on a “Be KIND” shirt! 🤣🤣 Oh, the irony…
Their leader really ought to advise them not to wear their virtue signaling shirts while beating a balloon with someone’s likeness.
Hahahaha. Yeah I saw that. Shirt says MAKA-Make America Kind Again while she's beating the daylights out of a Trump pinata. These people are mentally ill.
Like those houses with “there’s no hate here” Or words to that effect. Try knocking on the door with a MAGA hat!
Zinger Sunday, thanks Docs!
Watch as they continue to slowly cancel (re-assassinate) MLK, Jr. Why? He “had a Dream that was deeply rooted in the American Dream”.
In what Dream is the Leftist Dream rooted? All I can think of is Carl Jung: “The roots of the Human Shadow extend all the way to Hell”.
More ironic...dead ones meaning their own voters.
The state of modern edumacation nowadays.
I pointed out that Frederick Douglas was black and a key figure in the fight for civil rights and women's suffrage to my looney libtard sister when they pulled his statue down and her response was "statue was made by a white guy" (not sure how she knew that) smdh
Yeah, go figure and see how they call themselves the "EDUCATED PARTY"⁉️‼️⁉️
🤷♀️🤷🤷🏻♂️
" they were knocking down statues, the statues they tore down were all democrats." You should have ended your sentence with the phase " just saying, this folks have some issues."
That's because they aren't Democrats. Democrats love the constitution and they love America. These people do not!– – – they are communist/Marxist----they are doing exactly what Bokshvicks did in the communist Revolution in 1917. It's too bad most Americans don't recognize the pattern for what it is. They are posing as Democrats in the Democratic party, but they are really organized communists trying to take the nation over and change our American culture.
Then a huge percent of Democrats in our Congress are Bolsheviks
I don't belong to a party . I guess we are called independents. I was in the Full Metal Jacket USMC late 60s and the antiwar protests were big. When I said to my blue collar dad "I guess the protestors are trying to help" he told me that all the big wars in the 1900s that the USA got into were the work of Democrats. Dems put us in WW1, WW2, Korea, Vietnam.
Almost all politicians do what their bosses and financiers order them to do.
It’s because they hate themselves. True of people who project what they are doing onto others.
The female otter displays her most important function—reproducing the species. The male otter displays his most important function—using tools to provide food for his family….
“Look at this terrific ROCK I found to whack open our oyster shells! I bet the other otters never brought home a rock THIS good!”🦦
Wow! That’s a perfect analogy! And not a nose ring or purple hair on either one!
Good ONE!
When you chase others that have taken away time from you, you begin to realize all the time you spend trying to get it back is more time that’s gone right out the door. I’m learning the wise understand some things are better just left behind. Life is a mist that appears for a short time and then vanishes, (James 4:14).
Life is hard on people, you can’t stop what’s coming. It’s not all waiting on you. Don’t waste time on vanity. Rather than passively letting time pass, wise individuals are purposeful with their actions, planning, and making choices to avoid regret.
When we’re young we may see time as endless. True wisdom often comes from experiencing life’s realizing that time is a gift from God that moves quickly. When people leave your life, chasing them often results in wasting more time. Letting go, forgiving, allows you to invest in your own growth.
Stop chasing; Start living. Happy Sunday Everyone. J.Goodrich
thanks again James!
Great advice thanks James
thank you James…great advise!
Advice…:)
In these times of political strife, I find inspiration in those occasional anecdotal accounts of people coming together in a shared sense of community. There is one such weekly moment, or so I am told, at the nearby nail salon. At about the same time, mid-morning on Saturdays, the DJ plays the song the ladies are all anticipating, regardless of their backgrounds or political views. The ceiling speakers somehow sound tinny, scratchy, and stuffed with socks all at once, but none of that stops the emotion from pouring through. By the time Joe Cocker hits the crescendo in "You are Toe Cuticle," there's not a dry eye in the house. Very moving.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhMnhIY1pE0
WOW. thanks James.
That made my Sunday.
Sent to the family. . .
LOVE that song.
😂
Hahahhahahaaa
In women's deepest desire is to be loved and appreciated for who she is. A man's deepest desire is to love his wife and take care of her. That is how God created man and woman.
It's really been perverted hasn't it?
Gosh, so simple, but a lovely way for us to unite for a few minutes, thanks James.
James: glad to see someone else is having dictation-problems with artificial intelligence! "You are so beautiful" turned into "big toe cuticle", LOL!! I have this problem with every single post I put on the Internet, and I'm not always able to catch them.
Enjoyed your comment and Joe’s song. Thanks.
Well I rolled it into (an attempt at) a humorous post. But I’ve listened to it several times since it bubbled up into my head today, and it really is a no-kidding lovely song, isn’t it?
R O L F !!!
no laughing emojis rolling around to say it for me.
Thank you for such a great reminder, & lovely song/video from Joe Cocker! Good memories for me as well…:)
TYPO in the banner - Y’all is spelled with two L’s and an apostrophe. Don’t y’all just love the word apostrophe?
My maiden name was O’Gorman so apostrophe was my middle name!
Looks like the northern autocorrect messed with Jill’s Y’all. 😂
The crux of the biscuit is the apostrophe - Frank Zappa
An apostrophe is, punctuationally, a multipurpose thing; whereas, a comma, exclamation or question mark only serve one purpose.
So, to sum up, most people are commas, exclamation, or question marks. ,!?
Thanks Sharon but, I knew what it meant
And that should have been: "Thanks, Sharon, but I knew what it meant." I'm a veteran editor who still cares a lot about punctuation, because language is a crucial part of our eroding culture.
Our eroding language is right in our faces--but most people still don't recognize it! Sadly, that's true for so-called journalists, as well.
My Aunt was an educator, back in the sixties, & each time we spoke incorrectly, we were corrected…! I learned so much from her, & I miss her so much:(.
I'm just wondering if that particular spelling doesn't somehow relate to the 1st meme. Trump in Muslim clothing and some Muslim spelling in the heading?
I know that gal from back home talking about the church socials and paying close attention to who brought which dish. Mom always said, don’t put any potato salad on your plate that doesn’t have enough mustard and sweet pickles, it probably was made by a northerner so it can’t taste good plus bet it doesn’t even have boiled eggs either.
I spit out my coffee when she said if she wanted salmonella she’d go lick a chicken coop!
Have a funday Sunday!
Yes. I’ve attended many a southern pot luck in my day and she hit the nail on the head! Hilarious!
Emma Banes, the awesome southern gal, is absolutely hilarious! I was laughing so hard when she said she would lick a chicken coop if she wanted to get salmonella!!! She is so funny!
The "Peace in the Home" reminded me of an older Honeywell technician I saw instructing a couple of apprentices on a job site. I commended him for training the next generation. His 'patient father look" changed to a sour expression as he said: "I retired two years ago and after two weeks my wife told me to "go back to work"!!
We had a hyper-acfive returnie like that a Social Security. Was glad I didn't have to work with him.
Have been a bit perplexed by the supposed angst in Democrats over the redistricting in Texas that has driven them to running around everywhere redistricting via racial gerrymandering in response. But the Texas redistricting was in response to an order from the DOJ to undo a racially gerrymandered district. False angst there maybe???
Our Wisconsin governor, Tony Evers has been criticizing the redistricking in our state and wants it redistricted again. It was pointed out that he was the one that drew the map of the current districts. He wanted Democrat Rep Ron Kind to win and made a frankenstein distrct. When Ron Kind decided not to run again, Republican Derrick Van Orden won. Now Evers is unhappy. "Just saying".
As another of my fave substackers, Jeff Childers of COFFEE & COVID said, “It turns out, the democrat way of ending unfairness brought on by racial disparity is to — draw lines using more
racial
disparity”— or something like that.
*That is not an accurate quote.
I live in a blue toilet bowl woke area in Virginia surrounded by a sea of Red counties. So these people in the blue toilet bowl have a protest of some sort every couple of weeks. May 1st was no exception. I can hardly wait for the protesting, wailing and gnashing of teeth if the Va Supreme Court nullifies the unconstitutional “temporary constitutional amendment” these jokers put on a ballot that went on for 45 days and culminated with a tiny victory for the Jackass Party.
If that happens, it will be followed by more of the same after the SCOTUS decision to stop racial gerrymandering. Of course they may even decide to schedule a weekly protest if the weather isn’t to their liking. Fun times!
Was thinking of Va. when I wrote that
Well, what they haven’t figured out is their gerrymandered map if accepted by the court will take away a black representative when they combine it with a 65% white Democrat representative that’s very popular in Northern Va. these people are plain stooopid!
Im hoping the 'Make DC square' initiative takes hold and will be successful. They can join with their own AND no longer have to vote. With luck Trump's strategies can keep their displays orderly.
Thought the same thing.
The cartoonist’s plan to have Europe hand over Greenland to the US is priceless.
So many things to smile , laugh about
The Democrats are still pushing segregation as in the past. They now ask for certain areas containing Black to elect one of their own to represent them.
Nice collection! Much appreciated.
My fav - we elected him (with his Tesla gift) to get the job done.
Next - They are not dangerous IF you raise em right. Just read the Baltimore policing have arrested a 10 year old car thief after he plowed the car into a street sign. As for german shepards - my fav cat has one that loves him and SS Notes has a stream of them loving cats and kittens.
If hubby is the breadwinner, like Iran - there'll come a time when the need to accomodate will arrive.
Southern potlucks. My bosslady had me bring slider breads for get-to-gethers. Despite my best efforts, friends found my cooking hilariously bland. I avoid potlucks. if pressed I cheerfully accept friends bringing sandwiches or we all go out.
Did enjoy the pretty lady and the southern accent.
Sunny day leading to a week of pet sitting my fav cat and shots in both eyes. What more could one ask?
Happy days all.
Come to think of it, Didn’t Obama use the conjunctive, Ya’ll, when demeaning people who were clinging to their guns and religion? I think it’s maybe a racist term. Everything was racist after he “got” in office. Notice I didn’t say he was elected or that he was prez.
He used "folks" way too much.
I think the FDA used y'all when they were bashing ivermectin.
Obama singlehandedly reintroduced racial politics after decades of civil rights advances. He was slick and it made me sick to see how many people, both black and white, voted for him simply because he was black. Racist votes, racist President.
Oh JGM! You out did yourself today! Or maybe I’m just in a funny mood today! The saying that I watch my weight made me cackle!!! Thank you for ALL of these today! Have a wonderful week, everyone! After scrambling to find an alternate flight for my vacation when Spirit collapsed, I’m really ready to relax this week! Coping with severe tree damage after our TN ice storm and broken fences due to that and having to repair my septic tank, the Spirit issue made me go “grrrrrr”. But I found an even better flight and am now ready to hit the wild blue yonder! Love life! Cheer, y’all !
Great Sunday Strip, thank you! I love the You-tube video(s) with Emma Banes, “I Ain’t Eatin That”!!! She is so cute, has the most beautiful southern accent & videos! She makes my day, & is so funny-yet, an”wee-bit of sarcasm” in her videos, & I enjoy her!
The cute, truthful meme “They’re Not dangerous if you raise them right- & neither are their dogs”, sure covers a few generations today! The story about “soft-parenting” comes to mind, & maybe some parent’s will take a step back & realize how detrimental it is by not teaching your children good morals, values & teaching kids they are accountable for their actions. A prime example has been a situation at my grand daughter’s elementary school, & due to no actions taken by the district, she & her sister will be home schooled now.
Have a wonderful & Blessed Sunday “Y’all”!!!…:)
That situation led to a better outcome for the granddaughters, though. Those silver linings show up in so many places.
Absolutely agree! God works in mysterious ways; one door closes, another one opens!
Love the Otters. Reminded me about how every time we go to a beach my wife always ends up saying “How come you always have to throw rocks in the water?” Rhetorical. She’s not really asking and I never try to explain (like I could).
My husband, his 1st son and nephew (now deceased) have/had the otter as their spirit animal. We always think of Elliot when we seem them.