Julep: Dogs and Babies

Keep posting, Twinks ... I'm reading regularly, I have just had not much to say! Fortunately this morning that streak broke. Did y'all see this article about the dog that dragged the baby out of its crib into the woods?

OK, first of all, let me just say: Kentucky, sometimes you make me so proud to be a native. Sigh. Just yesterday I was patting KY on the back for coming in at #2 on this ESPN list of top ten sporting events to experience in one's lifetime ... the Derby came second only to the Masters, which I can live with. Now today, here's more very classy news coverage sure to get our fine state national attention in such a positive light.

Secondly, The people on the radio this morning were all talking about whether or not the dog should be put down. I kind of want to know what the dog was doing with the baby -- just carrying it along, or actively trying to hurt it? And had these people ever seen their dog around a small child before? Was the dog aggressive? And even if it wasn't, I've got to call out the parents here. Who the hell leaves a three-day-old baby unsupervised in grabbing distance of a large dog? Am I missing something?

All that aside, should I be viewing this as a tale of Kentucky backwoods parenting gone horribly awry, or a cautionary tale in regards to my own dear dogs and future baby? Twinks, how did you and Mr. Twinkle go about introducing the pets to Twinklette? I would assume that at this point, you know whether it's OK to leave them alone for a few moments together -- am I wrong?

Now on a personal note ... the saga continues. Not to get all TMI on you girls or anything, but this month is THE Month; finally, Mr. Julep and I are in the same city at the critical time. Everyone say prayers in our direction for the next couple of weeks and we'll see what happens. Last night Mr. Julep wanted to go out for Mexican food, and I treated myself to the extra-large frozen raspberry margarita on the grounds that it may well be the very last such beverage I get to have for quite some time. The power of positive thinking in effect?