Have y’all called the Lunch Lady yet today?
At my last legitimate job we called the Lunch Lady line every Friday, because Fridays were always her best. Always a guaranteed pick-me-up, she recites her menu selections with southern charm and often sings songs or offers words of wisdom on her voicemail greetings. She used to be the grill chef for 25 years at the cafeteria of the U.S. Geological Survey [USGS] and was asked to record the daily lunch menu in 1996. In 2001 she lost her job to a website menu, and it was very sad indeed. I just thought of her today as I typed her catch phrase in my heading up there, so I Googled “the Lunch Lady” and my gosh I found her! Learn more or just call her now, and whenever you need a little sunshine. (510) 351-7654
To further tide you over until I post more Maggie pictures, I have found another puppy blog, called Tag the Dog. Here is a chocolate labrador retriever who was born a week before Maggie and his parents have dedicated a photo journal to his daily adventures. You’d never know he and Maggie were so close in age, because Tag is HUGE. Here Maggie thought she was so original. (Well she still is, she types her own entries, whereas Tag has yet to speak his own voice).
And of course there is The Daily Oliver which really did give me the idea to post Maggie’s photos in the first place. Oliver’s photos are truly brilliant and beautifully artsy. There’s no need for words on his blog.
And wouldn’t you know, the dawg blawg that introduced me to Oliver has a beeaUtiful portrait of Finny up today with an amazing but true dog story to boot. That girl Finny was one of the driving forces for my getting a dog when I did. I mean, I have wanted my own dog for years, but this post plucked me out of wishland and pushed me into action. It was all in that entry. Everything I was missing and needed badly. A true animal companion. And now I have her! Of course, Maggie doesn’t sit still very well yet, but she does have her cuddly moments. Sometimes I just look down into her big saucer eyes and imagine all kinds of perfect magical moments that we’ll share in the years to come.
This weekend, try enjoying life like a puppy would. With copious amounts of tail wagging, scent sniffing, butterfly chasing, flower licking, nose kissing joy.
