Curious Women

January 1962.  The Dick Van Dyke Show had an episode called "The Curious Thing About Women".  I just watched this episode today, thanks to Netflix, and I have to say that it made me laugh yet again!   The comedy in this episode is timeless.  The content:  timeless!

Women have always been curious ....  Laura decides to open Rob's mail, giving him a Reader's Digest version of the content of a letter.  This inspires a comedy sketch about a wife who opens her husband's mail.  He tricks her by sending himself a self-inflating boat in a box .....

It's rather obvious where this one is going, but it still brings a lot of laughs, more than 50 years later!

I'm always in awe of comedy that can make us laugh even years after we first heard it.  I remember  some shows that were funny in their time - All in the Family comes to mind.  I remember laughing at that when I watched it, but it was funny because of the time frame it was showed in.  The roles for men and women were just beginning to change, and he epitomized the male who didn't want things to change.  I have watched a few reruns and the comedy isn't as funny to me now, because things around us have evolved.

I've always admired the Dick Van Dyke show.  The plots may be a little simplistic, but they still have a funny twist to this day.  Women were curious in the 1960s, and they --- WE --- still are!  Maybe that's the one thing that keeps this comedy still running.

I know when I'm doing chores or cleaning house,
I like having this on to keep me company,
to keep my spirits up,
to keep me laughing!!
Take a minute to re-watch this one if you can! 

Curious Sadie

Pugs are a curious dog, and Sadie has an abundance of that quality.  There's nothing she doesn't want to sniff out and investigate when we go walking.  But sometimes that leads to trouble.....

This morning, early, we headed out to the local Riparian Preserve. Lots of ponds, ducks, birds of all kinds, etc.  Sadie loves to walk over there, we even have a routine of stopping at certain benches so she can catch her breath and sit with Mom for a bit.  (lol yeah, she's a pug alright!)

With the sun high in the sky near the end of our circle through the park, I stopped to peer between a couple of trees, into the sun, over the water, to see if any interesting birds were stopped.  We are a migration point for summer/winter bird stops.  I couldn't see anything, but I heard a "splop" sound.  As usual, I tugged on the leash, thinking Sadie was getting into something.  Her collar had slipped over her head and snapped back at me, leaving Sadie hanging on a ledge of dirt for dear life!  She had a look on her face that said "HEY MOM! Moooooommmmm help ME!"

As much as I wanted to, I didn't grab a photo - my pug can't swim!  I set my camera down, kneeled in the mud and grabbed her by the scruff, dragging her out of the chilly water.  Of course, she stinks to high heaven, and started shivering .... time to head home for a warm bath!

After her bath, and a chewie, we laid out in the backyard sun for an hour, getting her warm and dry; she's now snoozing at my feet.  *smh*  Pugs!  Gotta love 'em :)