Dillard the Dog

I was off my regular job today, but had to do a little work on one of the rent homes.  The home was built in 1961 and over time, the floor in the master bedroom started rotting out.  I worked from about 9a till 4p and got it replaced, except for the floor covering.  When I had the flor ripped out, I called a termite guy to make sure the rotting wasn't due to termites.  Luckily, it was just rot.  Here is a picture of the floor I started ripping out.  Wish I would have taken an after picture now...

Throughout most of the day, while working on the floor, I kept thinking about my parent's neighbor's dog.  He's some type of boxer mix, and quite frankly, just an all around odd dog.  To me, what is so funny and odd about him is is name, Dillard.  He even looks like a Dillard.  The parents neighbors rescued him from a home that abused him.  I guess that's why he acts a little odd.  He loves to turn in circles real quick, like he's chasing his tail.  He can't seem to walk in a straight line...kind of twists like a snake.  Anyway, how could I think about this dog for about seven hours thoughout the day, and now keep thinking about him?  What makes him stick in my mind like that?  The best I can come up with is that his name makes him so interesting.  Dillard.  Who comes up with a name like that for a dog?  If you were to meet this dog in real life, you would know he even acts like a Dillard, whatever that means.  Enough about him...

I have to work my regular job tomorrow.  I'm going to try to go in an hour early, so I can get off an hour early, so I can get a jump on heading out of town.  I am running in a race Saturday called the Tough Mudder.  It's in Bastrop, and me and the girlfriend are staying the night Friday night.  The TM is a 10 mile race, though mud and obstacles.  It sounds fun and I'm excited about it, but I am worried about the temerature of the water obstacles.  I have to admit, I'm a pussy when it comes to cold weather or swimming in cold water.

On the way out tomorrow, I think I'm going to stop by and check out a hardtop Suzuki Samurai.  It's a little 4x4 suv, that kind of looks like a jeep.  The guy is only asking $750 for it, mainly because he can't produce a title.  That really doesn't bother me, because it's an older vehicle and there are plently of older 4x4 toys without titles.  I plan on using it as an offroad toy.  If it's decent, I'll probably sell my four wheeler.  As I write out these blogs, you'll find I don't keep toys long.  Just within the past year, I had quite a few vehicles.  I had a Cadillac CTS, a Porsche Boxster, a Jeep Wrangler, a Range Rover and now a Hummer H2.  And that's just the vehicles...I'll talk about the real toys at a later date.  I never really spend money on my vehicles, but rather trade around.  blah blah blah

Here's a picture of Dillard.