A friend of mine just brought to my attention that fact that I have been blogging for a year now…  Wow, how time flies when you’re having fun…

In honor of the 1 year blogiversary (thanks Echo) I thought I’d share a reprint (repost?) of the post that started it all…

Dear Diary (Ramblings of a Golden Retriever named Max)
Originally posted:  December 17, 2007

Stttrrrrrrreeeeeeetchhhhhhhhh…

Sniff, Sniff, Sniff….  Anything changed?  They’re still there right?  Better find a hand to lick just to make sure they are still here.

Lick.  Yep, that’s him….  Is that cookie crumbs I tastes?  Late night snack again….

Hey, get up!  Time to take me outside.  Come, On!….   Come, On!.  Got to GOOOOOOO!!!!

“Let’s go outside” Hey, I know that sound…  It’s time to go OUTSIDE!   Yes, yes, yes…..

Got to find a spot….  Just the right spot….  Can’t go here….  Hey, what’s that smell?  Who was here last night?  Rabbit?  Cat?  Yeah, I’ll bet it was that cat….   I’ll catch him today….

Is this a good spot?  Nope, keep looking, sniffing till I find it.  Got to be just right….

Hey, look, a tennis ball….   My long lost tennis ball…  How many hours has it been since I saw you last….  Got it…  Somebody take it from me and throw it….  Got to chase the ball…. Not sure why, but I need to chase it….   Is this a spot?  Gotta go, bad, but gotta find the right spot…

What’s that?  I think it is following me…  Is this a good spot?  STOP!!!!  Did someone throw the ball?  Gotta go….   Gotta find the right spot….

It’s still following me…..   1, 2, 3 got it.  Lost it… got it lost it…. round, round, round, getting dizzy, dizzy, got it, lost it…. dizzy, dizzy…. round round round…  okay, I give up…  How come it keeps following me?   Back and forth, back and forth… taunting me, following me… I’ll get it later, gotta find a spot….

Ahhhhhhhhh….  that’s the spot…  Where’s the ball?  Someone throw the ball….  Time to go in?

Maybe there’s a ball inside?  FOOOOOODDDDDD!   Yum, Yum, Slurp, Slurp, Slurp…..  Where’s that ball?  Under the couch I bet…..

Better lay here and look ….. under…. the ………… snore, snore……