A Boy and A Dog

So, yeah...I have a new companion. He is a stray dog, maybe a stray I
don't know. Either way, now I know what you are
thinking...rabies...mange...lost digits. This dog is more loyal than
any dog I have met in the US though. It all started one night; Chris,
Stanford, and I were walking home from a night out. After we crossed
the bridge, this group of four dogs came up to us. Chris got a wee bit
nervous, a "bad experience" with a dog when he was a child gave him a
complete aversion to the creatures. I told him to keep walking and
they will go away. Well, I was right about all the dogs, save one of
them. We all figured he wanted food, so we didn't give him any
inclination that we were providing a treat of any kind. Although, I am
fairly confident that all he wanted was companionship, because he was
probably the healthiest dog I have seen since I have been here. Long
story short; he came with us to Stanford's house and then to our home
(a 25 minute walk mind you). Now the past 3 times he has accompanied
us on our walks home late at night. Joining us at the same point each
time. Always bringing with him a wagging tail and a gentle
disposition. Chris dubbed him Vick. I decided that he would be called
that because he is a lot like the reformed NFL star trying to do the
right thing. The irony is still there in it all though, because he is
no scared to get to scrappin'. He has a necktie of sorts compliments
of me. Not as a form of ownership, because I view him as a friend in
an unfamiliar place, but more so I don't get bit by some random dog
and in fact get rabies. I'm determined to go out in a more daring way
than Poe.

*Song of the Moment: Ghetto Cowboy - Bone Thugs N Harmony

*The song of the moment is now what I imagine the young Senegalese man
that borrowed my iPOD is listening to just for reference...

TOUBAB SHOUT OUT: TO E MONEY FOR HELPING ME ADMIN THIS BLOG. THANKS
MAN, I OWE YOU SEVERAL KNOCK OFF JERSEYS FOR THIS STUFF...