Not again!! I got up at sunrise (beautiful, by the way), to beat the heat and go jogging. I took a slightly different route, running the highway with no traffic at 6:30 AM.

A dog ran out "at me". I froze. He stopped, smelled my friendly, offered hand, then he bit it! Son of a bitch.

I went up to the house, but got no response. Either they were sleeping soundly, or gone. I wrapped my bleeding hand in my handkerchief, and ran back home (3 miles away).

I know the dog's owners, so I tried to call them. Nothing. I called their neighbors who informed me they were on vacation. Great. So I called the sheriff's office to report a dog bite. They were to call "animal control" and check on any records of dog shots.

In the meantime, what am I to do? Go to "emergency"? Wait? I peroxided and bandaged myself up (not easy one handed), and took some pain killers.

I think I'll survive, but it sure is aggravating. This makes it dog bite #5 in my running career.

My 2 California children and Honduran grandchildren are spending the night and tomorrow with me. Yeah. May have to turn on the AC to cool down the upstairs where they'll sleep.
I have much more to report (poison ivy, blackberries, family supper, etc.) but these are the highlights of "life with Randy". Stay cool.