Delay Posting New Post Due to Penelope (Penny)

 I had hoped to have finished and posted the blog article that was promised, but due to circumstances of personal importance I had to put it on the back burner.

Last Sunday, St Patrick's Day, I had my 16-year-old dachshund Penny put down.  I had been doing hospice care for the last month as Cushing's disease and old age was taking a rapid course. This was the social contract as this was the least that I could do for her loyalty to the family.  

She was a lovely lady.  She provided joy and comfort to me and the rest of the family.  She is sorely missed by all, especially by my remaining three dachshunds.  I picked up her cremains today and placed them in an urn that my wife had ordered last Sunday.

Penny was the alpha, inherited by the passing of my 16 y/o dachshund Callie back in 2015.  She was the most benevolent of alphas.  With three younger dogs she had a knack for breaking up any trouble brewing amongst them.  She simply would post her body between them thus avoiding any fights.

I could go on and on about her but the placard on her urn speaks volumes, "The Best Dog Ever."  It's the truth as I've owned the breed for over forty years, and I have never witnessed such a kind and loving soul. What's somewhat heartbreaking for me is that I will probably never have such a dog for the remainder of my life.

So, a new alpha is in charge, Lilly, my 13-year-old.  May she live up to her sister's reputation.

I'll start back on the new article soon.

I Have Something Coming Down the Pike

 The title of this post says it all.  In a couple of weeks, I'll have something other than a Merry Christmas or Happy New Year.  In the past I've attempted, feebly it seems, to explain why this blog has been static with excuses that I 've grown bored with the subject of UFOs, family obligations, and being busy at work.  All of them were true at the time.  Add to the mix, real retirement and a big relocation from California to Idaho.  That took a full year to plan and execute, but I did it.  I'm still unpacking but I've made a dent into it.

So, with that said, I'm ready to start posting.  I plan to have a post that deals with UFO disclosure, government machinations and the perception of the general public.  It will be a supposition that is based on a philosophical hypothesis.  Laughingly, not my hypothesis, but one from a well-known, still living, philosopher.  We'll all take a trip into the future.

When you read the post, keep in mind that I'm just like you, normal and average intellect.  I've the typical educational background.  I break no real ground, but rely on the thoughts of those much more knowledgeable than I.  Yet, I have ideas that formulate.  I dwell on subjects.  Sometimes nonstop, yet I toss these ideas around.  I rely on my knack for analyzing...shaking the box, if you will.  For twenty years, I was paid to observe and to document and I'm pretty decent at that.  So, I'll put that to the test in some sense of the word.

I'll see you in a few weeks.

Tim Hebert