Itchy Brain May 18, 2008
Posted by carpebanana in : Ramblings , trackbackMy brain is just continuously itchy, coming up with things to wonder about. Maybe you can help me with one of these current wonderings. I’ll be forever grateful, or at least till I get another itch and forget about these ones.
Itch #1 I was using the blender and got to thinking about those Vita-Mix things and the over-the-top ads you get for them about how they revolutionize your life (an aside: if they didn’t go round and round, how could they do their job? I thought that was what revolution is all about?) and wondering if they really do revolutionize your life or if in fact any product does. So, in case I’ve lost you, the itch here is: can I think of any product that has vastly improved my life, that I could write up a fantastic blurb for? I think I would have to say no. The closest I can come is when Devastatingly Handsome bought us an electric pencil sharpener (Miss Dog Lover has a real thing for sharp pencils. She sharpens about every two words.) but then the stupid thing died after less than a school year. I want perseverance in life style improvement. Is there any product that has made your life so wonderful you would not want to live without it?
Itch #2 Miss Dog Lover has been waiting (patiently) for a dog (patiently) while Devastatingly gets certain house and yard projects done (did I mention she’s been waiting, checking her watch and sighing audibly for quite a few months now) and the other day she said, “I can’t wait till I get my dog and can take showers with her.”
Now, I am a dog novice. But, the itch here, obviously is, can you really do that? is any dog on earth willing to tolerate daily showers? and I suspect having its hair braided or styled as I am sure she is also planning on. Somehow it just seems wrong to me.
Itch #3 This itch is related to the hymns like “What Can Wash Away My Sin” and “Jesus Paid It All.” They talk about blood washing away the stains of sin. So, natch I started wondering if blood really can be used as a cleaning agent rather than as we usually think of, the ultimate nasty staining agent. I mean, blood carries oxygen, right? and that stuff like Oxi-clean or peroxide is souped up on plenty of oxygen, right (anyone else humming a few bars of Love is Like Oxygen here?) . So, it occurs to me that maybe the staining part comes down through the father’s blood and if so, conceivably Christ’s blood may have been different than ours and actually would physically remove stains and so should Adam’s and Eve’s, pre-fall, (of course I guess there were no stains then). I just know I get a mental image of SuperTide every time we sing one of these.
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Hm. If you get a long-haired dog, like an afghan, you could probably get away with braiding its hair…
IMHO, I think Christ’s blood would be Purex, not Tide, don’t you think? Maybe you don’t have that brand where you are.
Hehe. I like it when you get itchy!
Peace and Laughter,
Cristina
My step mother used to shower with her dog. It was weird.
You get the most amazing itches.
Oh great! Gospel hymns will never be the same now! LOL
1. Get a short haired dog. My girls have decided it isn’t worth the effort to brain their hair, a thought the dogs had a while ago and agree with.
2. I would not suggest a daily shower, but my Harry will walk into the shower to be hosed off when he is muddy, which happens a lot, as he is short-legged for a lab and somewhat, um, robust. He also walks into the shower to swipe my poufs, as he likes to shred them. I suppose that, if she doesn’t soap him, the dog would be fine doing this daily.
I do shower the dogs, as we have a walk-in stall with hand-held shower, and it is a lot easier than a tub. However, I don’t shower WITH the dogs.
Count your blessings–my kids are advocating for a baby sister. Ack.
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