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Be More Dog July 13, 2013

Posted by nrhatch in Animals, Gratitude, Happiness, Humor.
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Seize the Frisbee. Enjoy the day. Be more dog.

Today you are you!  
That is truer than true!
There is no one alive 
who is you-er than you!

Shout loud . . . “I am lucky 
to be what I am!
Thank goodness I’m not 
just a clam or a ham

Or a dusty old jar of sour 
gooseberry jam!

I am what I am! 
That’s a great thing to be!
If I say so myself, 
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!”

~ Dr. Seuss

Aah . . . that’s better!

Related post:  Melancholy The Cat & The Dog (Kirk Weiser  T4D)

Comments

1. Catherine Johnson - July 13, 2013

Cute poem. Happy birthday!

nrhatch - July 13, 2013

Thanks! Here’s to NOT being a dusty old jar of sour gooseberry jam! 😎

2. shreejacob - July 13, 2013

Happy Birthday Nancy!
woohoo to doggies the world over! 😀 <— in reference to that awesome video!!

nrhatch - July 13, 2013

Thanks! My birthday started with a *BANG* ~ a single *CLAP* of thunder! A big *BOOM* :mrgreen:

Glad you enjoyed the video. It’s precious.

3. William D'Andrea - July 13, 2013

Happy Birthday Nancy!

nrhatch - July 13, 2013

Thanks, William. I am glad I’m not just a clam or a ham. 😉

4. gita4elamats - July 13, 2013

I loved it!!! Thanks! 🙂
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I have one in a couple of days. 😀

nrhatch - July 13, 2013

Thanks, Ela! I hope your special day is memory making, picture taking, and birthday caking FUN!

Mine has been age faking as well. I’m now “21+” and holding. :mrgreen:

gita4elamats - July 13, 2013

Thanks for the plan, Nancy! 😎
Ela

nrhatch - July 13, 2013

Cheers!

5. Pix Under the Oaks - July 13, 2013

Happy Birthday Nancy! Happy Birthday to YOU!!!!
The video is very cute.. 🙂

nrhatch - July 13, 2013

Thanks, Pix. We’ve had a FUN day . . . full of laughs and good cheer.

6. Tom Merriman - July 13, 2013

Happy Birthday, Nancy! Celebrate!
Coincidentally, I saw that advert the other day for the first time!

nrhatch - July 13, 2013

Most ads do “nothing” for me . . . I fell in love with this one. We’re going to have to teach Tigger to Be More Dog. 😀

7. diannegray - July 13, 2013

Happy Birthday, Nancy! YAY. Celebrate big time! 😀

nrhatch - July 13, 2013

We had a fun day with my sister’s family, including 2 nieces (aged 20 & 16) ~ lunch out, bowling, swimming, and Scram Scrabble. The weather cooperated by POURING when we were inside and PAUSING as we moved from Point A to Point B.

It gave us an hour in the pool before thunder chased us back inside. *BOOM*

I think it was a 21 gun salute since I am now 21+ and holding. 😉

8. Eric Tonningsen - July 13, 2013

Always have been, be more dog. Had them as faithful companions for decades. Makes me chuckle to think a cat believes it can be more dog. We can. Cats can’t . 🙂

nrhatch - July 13, 2013

Tigger has a bit of “Be More Dog” in him. He won’t chase after sticks or catch Frisbees . . . but he will chase TREATS and jump for TREATS and catch TREATS with his paws. 😀

Eric Tonningsen - July 13, 2013

Woot, Tigger! 🙂

9. Don - July 13, 2013

Loved the video. Happy birthday Nancy – celebrate well.

nrhatch - July 13, 2013

Thanks, Don. We celebrated all day ~ BFF made me pancakes for breakfast and then we played the rest of the day with my sister’s family. FUN in the SUN (and the RAIN). 😎

10. barb19 - July 13, 2013

Happy Birthday Nancy . . . enjoy being you!
That video is awesome!

nrhatch - July 13, 2013

Thanks, Barb . . . I am happy to be who I am. So much better than being a jar of sour gooseberry jam. 😉

Thought you would enjoy the video.

11. Jan - July 13, 2013

Happy happy birthday Nancy. The video is precious and made me laugh, Hey, how come WE got the present on YOUR birthday?

Love,

Jan

nrhatch - July 13, 2013

Thanks, Jan! You got presents because it’s your UN-birthday! :mrgreen:

12. viviankirkfield - July 13, 2013

Oh my dear! Happy Birthday, Nancy! So happy to be able to wish you a super-dooper-filled-with-joy-and-sunshine birthday!

nrhatch - July 13, 2013

That’s a super dooper wish, indeed. Thanks, Vivian. It’s been a great day filled with laughs and good old fashioned family FUN.

We went out to lunch with my sister’s family, bowled with two nieces, went for a swim (between rain storms), played games, and ate ice cream and cake! Just super! 😀

viviankirkfield - July 14, 2013

You have the best days, Nancy! Love your mind-set.:)

nrhatch - July 14, 2013

Here’s to enjoying the best that life has to offer . . . right here, right now. 😀

13. bluebee - July 13, 2013

Happy Birthday to youuuuu. Woof!

nrhatch - July 13, 2013

Thanks, BB! Woof!!! 😀

14. Patricia - July 13, 2013

Happy Birthday Nancy…and have a great new year.

nrhatch - July 13, 2013

Thanks, Patricia. Fantastic FUN from first to last. 😀

15. kateshrewsday - July 14, 2013

The first time I watched that I felt most outraged for the cat, Nancy. But it was so funny I had to laugh 😀

nrhatch - July 14, 2013

I haven’t shown it to Tigger yet . . . shall have to get his thoughts on it. Generally, he’s “coldly indifferent” to images on a screen no matter how “moving or fetching” they might be. 😛

16. kateshrewsday - July 14, 2013

And HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Each year brings exciting new adventures..

nrhatch - July 14, 2013

Thanks, Kate. I had a great time AND managed to blow out all the candles on my cake.

Life is full of new adventures. Even if we’re in the midst of a been-there-done-that deja vu experience, stuck-in-a-rut so deep that we can’t see over the rim, life is filled with surprises. 😯

17. Three Well Beings - July 14, 2013

I hope you had a wonderful birthday, Nancy. I like to celebrate mine over a few days, so I hope you’re still doing so! I love the photo, and you definitely convey an attitude of joy in the moment and playfulness…that makes you ageless! The cat being a dog video was brilliant! Great way to convey a wonderful attitude. 🙂

nrhatch - July 14, 2013

Yes! Each “Birthday Week” calls for a several day celebration. :mrgreen: This year, a friend from water aerobics took me to lunch at a Greek Cafe on Wednesday ~ one I’ve been meaning to try for the past 3-4 years. Friday, I had a “therapeutic” massage. 😛 Yesterday, was the B~I~G all day celebration with BFF and my sister’s family.

18. theonlycinCindy - July 14, 2013

A very happy birthday to you 🙂 xxx

nrhatch - July 14, 2013

Thanks, Cin! It’s been a lovely Birthday Week . . . filled with FUN and GAMES. 😎

19. jannatwrites - July 15, 2013

Happy b-day! So glad you’re not the gooseberry jam 🙂

You’ve probably posted on it before, but I didn’t realize your birthday was in July. Mine too – I’m over the hill now (my older son’s card said so- it’s hilarious…I may scan it in and write a post about it!)

nrhatch - July 15, 2013

Thanks, Janna. I “knew” your birthday was in July, but it slipped my mind until you just mentioned it. 😉

Like you, I’m over the hill . . . but I’m also around the bend, and through the woods. :mrgreen:

20. sufilight - July 16, 2013

This was fun to read! 😀 Happy Belated birthday, Nancy!

nrhatch - July 16, 2013

Thanks, Marie. We have one more “birthday event” planned . . . dinner at Primo! We’ve never been before and it sounds awesome.

21. Tokeloshe - July 26, 2013

Happy belated birthday 😉

nrhatch - July 26, 2013

Thanks, Tok. We had a fun day with my sister and her family.


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