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home depot is a manly place. so much so, it can be very intimidating for some one like me who does not own a circular saw. saturday afternoon the isles are jammed with posers, of which i am one. i stop shaving thursday. saturday morning i don my worst t-shirt and my sweat stained ball cap. i load my pockets with broken doo-hickies to ponder as i walk the isles looking for perfect matches.
this particular saturday, a rugged looking manly man before me at the check out pushed a cart containing track lighting, pvc tubing, and patio bricks. the contents of his cart successfully completed the trifecta of manlyness; electrical, plumbing and landscaping. i was no match with a cart full of flowers. or at least i thought.
as the line moved, he moved to the side of his cart revealing some thing i had not originally noticed. lining the child seat of the cart was a soft and fuzzy pink and blue baby blanked. the blanket comforted a black poodle barely bigger than a cat. manly man made a clicking noise that prompted the fancy pants poodle to stand on his hind legs. the poodle's front paws rested on manly man's chest, they were nose to nose. in falsetto baby talk, the man asked the poodle if she would be helping him work in the yard today. the poodle responded licking his face and climbing up to perch itself atop manly man's broad shoulders. there the dog sat for the entire check out process.
i am confused. i am quite sure this is the first time i have seen a poodle ride a human around home depot.
Posted by griff at April 05, 2004 02:53 PM