My Opinion On... Dogs!

     Hello, world. I did a post like this a while ago, but with pictures of toast. This week, I decided to bring back the style of writing and share with you my opinions on various canis lupus familiarises. Let's roll over to the pictures!

 

This dog caught my eye as soon as I glanced at it. Those innocent eyes set in that mane of soft fur truly mane you want to hug this dog and take him/her home. However, when you think about it, that fur would take a lot of work to keep clean and perfectly groomed. In addition, since this color of fur would show dirt very easily, the dog may be discouraged from playing and having fun. Maybe not, but either way, this pup brings to light our tendencies to favor pretty things (and animals), even if the beauty is impractical and annoying at times.

This gets 5/10 muddy paw-prints from me

10/10 on froooooooooooofyness though

This pupper came up when I image-searched for "stupid dogs," and sure enough, Google didn't disappoint. This doggo makes me feel strangely happy inside. Although that tongue thing is a little weird and those eyes look genuinely creepy in that moment, this dog is kind of inspirational, if you think about it. He/she wasn't afraid to run around really fast with that weird face on, no matter who was watching or had cameras out. Maybe it was running towards a squirrel or just for fun, but in both of those scenarios, we can learn a lesson from this doggy; always be as confident in yourself as you would be if no one was watching, because what you consider a flaw might be quite the opposite.

9/10 muddy paw-prints from the Nandyster here

This dog was picked solely because this photo shows the truth; that not all cute dogs are cute all the time. For a dog to look like the Before picture, he must first be bathed and go through a phase of looking like the After. Even though this picture was meant to be funny and show how hilarious a wet dog can look, it also shows how the phrase "beauty is pain" has some truth. Although I hope this doggie wasn't hurt in this bathing process, he/she definitely endured some discomfort (I know this because my dog vehemently despises baths and I haven't met a pet who likes them yet) to become the fluffy dreamball he/she surely became afterwards, which should be appreciated. Similarly, we should give some credit to those who make beauty their art, since, as this photo shows, it's not always rose foot baths and sugar scrubs.

This pic gets 7/10 muddy paw-prints

This is obviously the cutest dog out of all of these photos. No one can compare to the Casper. No dog on this planet has the same soft fur on his head that he's always pushing into your hands to be petted, or the same pink tongue that likes to lick your hand when he's happy. Other dogs may have already done everything he will ever do and more, but no dog can say they won the hearts of a certain Nandy and her family like Casper can. I had to use an old photo since I haven't seen him in almost a month, and I miss him so much writing this is almost making me cry. Casper, we'll see you in just a few more days, and hopefully you'll be as happy to see us as we will be to see you. Ruff on!

This photo gets... 15/10 gold paw-prints.

Thanks for making it to the end of this doggolicious collection of rants. Tune in next Furiday for... something to be decided! Aren't my puns paw-sitively purrfect? 

ok i'll stop

     In the year of 2015, the 196 leaders of the largest intergovernmental organization on the planet got together and decided that the world was great, but it could be way better. And obviously, the only way to truly improve anything anywhere is by setting goals. So they set some goals; 17 of them, to be exact. These goals, to be met by 2030, are meant to help give every human access to what he or she needs, from food and water to basic rights and an education. They are meant to make the world, simply put, a better place.

 Introducing the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development, the key world in that name being global. These goals are for the world, not just a specific part of it. Do you or somebody you know live on Planet Earth? If so, please visit globalgoals.org where these benchmarks are written up in their entirety, as well as instructons on what you can do to make your contribution, such as using bar soap instead of liquid soap in bottles (it works better, too), donating functioning but unused items to local shelters, and spreading the word. Find a goal that speaks to you and do everything you can to help meet that goal. Get obsessed, get informed, and get to work, because humanity needs everyone to step up and help out if we're ever going to meet those standards. There are so many random little things that we can change about how we live that can have a positive impact on our world, and yet, are not thought of or practiced. But now, it's time to change that, for "The world is not given by [our] fathers but borrowed from [our] children" - John Madison.

 inspiration : Pissed Off For a Better World by Hank Green of the Vlogbrothers

     It was pouring rain an we could see that, outside the windows of our hotel in Mysore. However, we manged to board our cabs without coming into contact with the cold water, thanks to a conveniently placed awning. We thought there would be another one outside our destination, the famous Mysore Palace. Oh, how mistaken we were...

The ride there, in a nice little taxi, revealed many surprising things. For part of it, it seemed as if we were driving through a river, which really made me appreciate the great service storm drains do for our roads. Anyway, we thought, it can't be that bad at the real palace, right?

We got out at the side of the road at an alternative entrance to the palace. Our next task was to get onto the sidewalk, but to do that, we had to cross the aforementioned 6-foot wide muddy river. And I was wearing socks an cotton flats! Needless to say, we got *a little* damp.

That's when our umbrella broke.

That was our situation; half our party under a tree offering meager shade, with a broken umbrella to supplement it, waiting for 3 more of us from a different taxi and getting drenched. That's when a very suspicious-looking man under a large plastic umbrella offered us some shade. Me being me was like "is this safe?" My mom, already wet to the bone, just shoved me over. So now we were sharing an umbrella with a generous but somewhat raggedy man we just met. Thanks!

The other half of our party arrived, bringing us to a total of 6 wet adults and 1 cranky toddler. After scouting the area and deciding there was no hope, we decided to go back. But alas, the Uber app decides not to work. So the 7 of us pile into an auto rickshaw for 3 and ride home.