RORY AS A FRESH OFF THE BOAT FIREFIGHTER
Bob and Fay’s daughter A and their grandchild J arrived at our house so J could be dropped off. Fay and J are going to the nutcracker tomorrow. Why anyone would go out to see nuts cracked is beyond me.
J loves the fireplace, so Bob lit up the fireplace for the second time since I have been in my new home. It frightened me this time with some loud pops and crackles. I was just a wee pup last time wet behind the ears, so the fire didn’t spook me then. This time it set me reeling back and frightened me and I barked up a storm after peeing on the floor in front of the fireplace. Firefighters shoot their liquid on the fire. Well, shiver me timbers I pissed in front of it and Bob and Fay were not stern with me kind of sweettalking me to calm down. I am very embarrassed. This puppydom can be intimidating.
Humans often refer to those arriving from other countries and cultures as immigrants as being Fresh off the Boat (FOB). At least they have some idea of acting within human society. I am very much FOB as I know so little about humans. I am starting from scratch so I am super duper FOB requiring the utmost patience and compassion from humans. I am no different in many respects from a newborn human but I learn much faster perhaps because my lifespan in seven times shorter than the average human’s.
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