mister stiffens when he meets archie. i can understand. he's a puppy but he's huge and nutty. i get a little unnerved myself and hug him to keep him off me. mister can't do that so tries to bark him back, but today archie barked back, and i reacted by swatting mister away fearing escalation. i saw mister sitting forlornly and hugged them both and all was well i think. ah well i ain't perfect surprise but at least i don't shun all contact like so many hominids like the three we saw after archie. nobody wants to fight, right? nobody in their right mind. fighting is what we do when we can't talk, or if we're politicians or businessmen, when we want to kill for profit. but these people avoid all contact, they're so afraid. you remove freedom and see what happens: all that's left for some folks, and unfortunate dogs is fear. unfortunately people are dumb. funny, i'm just importing a song called, archie, marry me. ah me oh my, i'm a fool for you baby.