I received my copy of Retired Racing Greyhounds for Dummies on Friday. While it has reinforced that I do want a greyhound, it has also made me realize that now is not the right time. I don’t have the time needed to properly train a dog; too much is going on right now. I have vacation coming up, the Turkey Shoot is gearing up, and then there’s this whole work thing.

Also, I probably shouldn’t ask my landlord to reconsider the dog thing at the same time I have to tell her that I locked myself out of the house and had to break in through the storm door, which now needs to be fixed. (This happened at 0645 on Saturday. I had to be somewhere at 0700. Oh, and I didn’t call my landlord because my phone was safely locked up inside the house.)