The Nudge Turns Four
Happy birthday to The Nudge. He turns four today. I took him for an extra long skate, all the way up to the pier. And everyone we passed who said, “Hello!” or “What a pretty dog!” (usually big Orange County Chopper-like men who utter the latter), I would respond with “It’s his birthday!” I could see the look of confusion on everyone’s faces. They seemed to be thinking, “…his birthday? Now what did that dude think I said that made him reply with ‘Thanks. It’s his birthday?'”
We also ran into a dude from New Orleans (“Nawlins” he said) who chatted us up real good. He essentially talked on for about 30 minutes non-stop. He would come to a logical conclusion about one subject and without breaking say, “…and I’ll tell you another thing…” and carry on. Topics included (in this order):
- Dogs
- New Orleans (general)
- Pasadena
- New Orleans (slums)
- Hurricanes
- New Orleans (restaurants)
- Architecture
- Chino
- New Orleans (“titty bars”)
- New Orleans (“strip joints”) (separate subject)
- The Shane Davis/Chad Hendrick Feud
The dude was totally awesome and I would have listened to him hours.
Also a big happy birthday goes out to my twin nieces who turn 13 today. 13?!?! No way.