I tell you– He’s playing with my mind!!!! Right now I am super sensitive to Bo having to pee. Well, the little rascal knows this because he keeps coming up to me and looking at me with those moist, vacant eyes! BUT BO, YOU PEED JUST 5 MINUTES AGO! YOU DO NOT NEED TO PEE AGAIN!

The other day, I was in the dining room and I smelled urine. Sure enough, there were pee stains on the rug. I immediately cleaned them with vinegar. A few days later, I was hit by the smell of urine again. This time I decided I would rent a steam vac and really clean the entire carpet. So yesterday morning I rented the “Rug Doctor” and Lisa and I steam-cleaned the dining room carpet. The smell is gone except for when I get my nose really close to the carpet. This is not good because that means it is still beckoning little Bobo to pee. I am not happy. I don’t want there to be any odor at all. The only thing I can do is rip out the carpet and get something new. My father says I should wait until Bo is completely trained because if I do it now, he will still pee on the new floor or he’ll find a new spot. I don’t know why Bo has decided to start peeing in the house. I take him out on regular intervals. What is going on in that tiny little brain of his?

The Philly Doo Wop Gold concert was lacking. The fireworks at the end were the best I have ever experienced. The Dovells sang The Bristol Stomp AS PART OF A MEDLEY! Hello!?!! You are in BENSALEM! Bristol is one street over! The only reason we are here is to do the Bristol Stomp! Ticked me off. That and all of the groups had a hard time reaching the notes. At the very end of the concert, the Dovells sang a song; it sounded familiar.
“Don, what song is that?” asked Lisa.
“It sounds familiar… I think it’s from a movie.”
“Yeah– YEAH! I know, it’s from ISHTAR!!!!”
“Oh my gosh, I think you’re right….”

Freedom’s light burning warm
Everywhere around the world
They’re coming to America
They’re coming to America

“No Lisa, that’s not a song from Ishtar, that’s a Neil Diamond song.”

The song ended, and the old man next to me turned and said, “YOUNG LADY STAND UP!” I stood up and started to applaud. I figured he wanted help in praising the Dovells. I thought it was odd but I clapped. The old man then said, “Young lady, I asked you to stand up for AMERICA!”
I replied, “If it was the National Anthem I would have immediately stood up but this is just a badly sung Neil Diamond song!!!!”
The old man ignored me. Whatever!

Telling the truth can be dangerous business
Honest and popular don’t go hand in hand.
If you admit that you play the accordion,
No one will hire you in a rock ‘n’ roll band.
But we can sing our hearts out.
And if we’re lucky, then no neighbors complain.

I have always been attracted to men with facial hair.

Which reminds me of one of my favorite conversations from one of my favorite movies, The Beguiled.

HALLIE: Ms. Martha said I should shave you, but I ain’t so sure. I don’t think the Lord wanted a man’s face all smooth like a baby’s bottom. That’s why he gave them whiskers. Might be a sin to shave that growth off.

McBURNEY (Clint Eastwood): Then don’t do it. Sinning oughta be saved for much more important things.

Gosh, I loved that movie!!!!!

Bo is tuckered out! He ate bratwurst and sauerkraut and potato salad, chocolate chip cookies and ice cream! So many people fawned all over him and he couldn’t help but dance around wagging his tail. Now he is at our parents’ house, sleeping on the deck, no doubt. Lisa and I got back to the Donnavilla and found a package waiting for us. Lisa was excited, she thought it was fancy plates. She was disappointed to find it was the Emma Peel Megaset. I can hardly wait to start watching it. Now I have to get ready for the free concert. Already we are late but I don’t think it really matters.

I went through the mail. How I hate going through the mail. So much junk. Lisa is getting ready. Once she is all pretty pretty we will drive to Rosemont. I’m getting kind of hungry. Maybe I’ll boil an egg.