What In The World Is He Thinking?

Meet Romeo… I often wonder what is running through his mind.

This is my buddy Romeo. His expression rarely changes.

Romeo is in his own little world. Ever wonder what that world is like? Romeo has become adept at living “The Life of Riley”. He can make you smile just by looking at him as he sleeps.

He’s a funny little guy, a 2-year-old Yorkie who weighs about 6 pounds. We have had a number of Yorkies in the house because my wife thought raising them was a good idea. She was right because we ended up with Romeo, a purebred who was born with a medical issue. We decided we had to keep him which was a no-brainer.

He has become our house dog, along with his mama Gidget. Romeo is a lover. He loves to be held. He loves being in your lap or lying beside you. And he loves to sleep. He’s happiest when in your arms or in your lap. In fact, he is in my lap right now, sleeping, as I type this.

Romeo has two speeds. The first I call his “granny gear”… sleeping. The other is “full throttle” … running. Long, sleek, and fast, he loves to run. I let him chase me around the yard, but my being on the cusp of turning 70, I’m not as fast as he’d like, I think. Hell, I’m not as fast as I’d like.

Romeo has proven to be very similar to me when I was young. He has this uncanny ability to sleep anywhere, in any position, at…

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JD's Stories From the Mountain ~

I write non-fiction stories about My Life, My Journey with Prostate Cancer and Spirituality. My location: a mountain top in the Blue Ridge Mts.