Happy Holidays

I am having a good time with my family in an undisclosed location in the Southwest, Yesterday after opening our presents, doing church, and opening some more presents we sat down and watched the "Animal Miracles" marathon on the Animal Planet channel. I don't have cable. I don't like endorsing commercial products on my blog (despite the fact that I do it frequently) but I could not get enough of "Animal Miracles." Have you seen the show. First of all, it's hosted by Alan Thicke who looks the same today as he did when he was yelling at Mike Seaver to stop hanging out with Boner. The show consists of three (yes, THREE) stories of the "miraculous powers of the animal kingdom." These stories, all of them true, usually recount the heroic accomplishments of a pet. Most of the stories are of the dog saving some boy from unruly water. But even those are good. I must have watched 4-5 hours of this yesterday and I am hungry for more. Some of my favorites include, Arnold the atack pig who saved his owner from armed robbers, the cancer smelling dog who can detect melanomas with his nose, and the story of an abused and emotionally disturbed mule who befriended an animal handler and even protected him against rabid dogs.

I don't know what fascinates me more the animals or the people. Watch this show!