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Carrie And Shannon Have A Couple Of Dogs. ...
Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jan 19, 2001 (message contributor)
Carrie and Shannon have a couple of dogs. Actually ¡§Annie¡¨ is a bulldog/lab mix. She is only about 65 pounds, but when the bulldog mentality in her takes over, she has the strength of Samson! ¡§Magnum¡¨ is a young Rotweiler who outweighs Annie by a ton and a half. Last month when we stayed at their apartment to dog-sit, I was told to walk the dogs. Just like an unsuspecting child, I accepted the leash from that temptress I¡¦ve lived with for almost 34 years. Bulldog and bad-dog in tow, I accepted my temptation¡K.er, assignment.
Once outside, I never saw the lady coming ¡V the one with the two Huskies; the ones Annie really doesn¡¦t like! When she took off after them I was dragged off like a sack of dirty laundry. Magnum decided to join Annie¡¦s attitude. I couldn¡¦t have held them back with a brigade of Storm Troopers.
Now, the analogy is clear. I accepted the leash ¡V it was offered to me. But once I had the leash it was mine! Or so I thought! Sin is always like that. You start off thinking,
Man this is great, I will¡K
Then, the hook sets, and you get dragged along. You get reeled in¡Kand scaled and cooked!
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