Everyone should have a ball they love

My little dog is ball obsessive.  He loves all his different kinds of balls and will run to greet visitors - spitting the ball out at the feet of anyone who comes to the house.  He's positive that people were put on the face of the planet to toss it for him to chase.

Throw it up in the air?  He'll have it before it hit the ground.

Skate it down the hall?  He will "burn rubber" as he takes off to chase it and slide in like the best home run ever when he gets to it.

He's an equal opportunity toy lover - but balls are his favorite.  Partially perhaps because they seem to hold together better than a lot of his other possessions.  Which obviously have a far more limited shelf life!

They start out fine:

But the end result is pretty much the same.

So, what is my point, you ask?  If in fact you are still along for this ride.

The past few weeks I have really struggled to find anything meaningful to write about.  I have tried to pass along good information on surviving and preparing for everything from bad weather to hurtful family members (yeah, that was the Christmas present one) but never sure if I am having any impact.

And then this past week the horrific event in Los Vegas seems to have crushed anything I can think of to say that is even a little uplifting.  There is no rhyme or reason to the deaths and injuries that happened that night.  There is no way to put a good spin on most of the outcome.  Yes, people stepped up and helped strangers. 

Yes, the lines to give blood for the injured stretched around the block and the money poured in for the victims  and the survivors.

Yes, we are spared the endless trial and angst of a living person who would be continually paraded in front of us with all the reasons why.

And, yes, now the debate on gun control will rage for at least two weeks and then fade away - again.

So I say to you all:  find something you love to do and do it.

Chase a ball that you love no matter what form it takes.  It's probably the only thing that will lift the cloud that hangs over us all at this point.  I'm not a particularly religious person but if God didn't want us to chase our "balls" he wouldn't have made them round.

Just sayin!