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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Some of you may know that PW Elder Clara and my Old Fart Grady kind of had a</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">“</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">thing</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">”</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> going. When we go to Virginia Beach each October for 5 days of dog shows, the Beac</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">h Gang and the Red Bay Gang have some serious parties</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">…</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> many of which are in the backyard of the Beach Gang. Elder Clara and Grady loved to</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">“</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">hang-out</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">”</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">and patrol the yard together. So, I guess I shouldn</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">t be surprised that Elder Clara has chosen Grady to let me know that she is still in rare form at the Brid</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">ge. Since Elder Clara</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">s trip to the Bridge, Grady has begun to exhibit several new behaviors: </FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">He is BARKING BARKING BARKING --- LOTS! </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">And very persistently</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">–</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> at nothing!</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">He is constantly badgering, begging and snuffling for food</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">…</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> absolutely possessed about food</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">…</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> including the 10 PM snack</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">of green beans!</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">He is</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">“</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">gracing</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">”</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> us with UNBELIEVABLE GAS BOMBS --- complete with green clouds of toxic gas</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">–</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> clear</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">the room, open the windows events.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">So, my Dear PW Elder Clara</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">…</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> you know I love you, but could you PLEASE channel your energies</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">through some other senior houndie??? </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Auntie Sandi</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Red Bay Bassets</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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