I admit I didn’t know how to
take it… was it a compliment? Was it a signal to the pitcher to only
throw strikes when I was at bat? Were they revoking my invitation to
attend the dance in Cow Town? Did they make specific restrictions on
what certain people would bring to the beach? Would I no longer be
allowed to answer, “I’m havin’ a b?”
There’s an old celebrity saying
that says, “Any publicity is good publicity!” I have to say that in my
case, it’s not always been true. It’s hard to deny Tom Foolery when
there are witnesses!
The picture of the dog was not
even flattering. I never considered myself handsome but coupling me with
that pore misshapen, unloved, pitiful, smashed-face critter… was it
intentional? You know how they say dogs and their owners look alike… I
admit there is a certain resemblance, I do have floppy ears and cut my
own hair.
Which does bring up the issue, if they claim to have picked the name out
of clean air and it is just coincidental, it sounds fishy to me. In my
research, Baxter as a first or middle name ranks 1,590th in popularity,
between Kimball and Serge. I actually know or have met maybe 15 to 20
people with that first name Baxter. However, I have been told and/or
received hundreds of photos of animals ranging from rodents to reptiles
and porpoise to parakeets named Baxter.
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