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A lot of people use sports as a release. A pressure valve. Time with friends, giving your body a good healthy bit of physical exertion, clearing the mind... fun, healthy competition. As much as I was pushed to love some sport, any sport, I was not into sports growing up... I'm still not. I can watch a game with friends, but it is not something I'd choose to watch on my own. I guess the only exception is racing - I'll watch and enjoy almost any automotive racing... but that's about it. I did learn to shoot trap and was pretty decent at it... but I never got hooked on it. I also don't like fishing - no patience for it. Well, except for Fly Fishing... I do love fly fishing. I think I enjoy it because a fly fisherman is actually involved in the act - constantly. I obviously like kayaking - note one of my favorite photos I took of a dragonfly pair while I was in my kayak. https://jjpdesigns.blogspot.com/2022/01/post-september.html And hiking, biking... outdoor natur...

Have you ever heard or said this phrase... "My dog is a great judge of character" There's a reason for that... dogs don't speak. Dogs see your actions. Dogs hear inflection but don't truly understand language - and inflection is an aspect of action... it is the action aspect of spoken words. Dogs see your actions. Here's another phrase you've probably heard... Actions speak louder than words. People say a lot of things. People talk a lot. You can say the nicest words but your actions give your true heart away if you say them falsely. You can say things that sound mean out of frustration or fear but your actions reveal your true heart. Those actions... those are all dogs see... it is all they truly know. It is why dogs are such good judges of character. The dogs know the true person. Dogs see the true you. It is why dogs love those they love so unconditionally. It is also why dogs immediately know who they don’t like... and who they trul...