Marley and Me
Friday, January 19, 2007
Some random musings...
Hi all. I just wanted to stop in to say hello, and let you know I've been enjoying your notes over on the message boards. It's very fun to see the mix of nationalities and cultures there now that Marley is out, or coming out, in 30 different languages. Brazilians and Koreans and Italians and Swedes and Australians and more are all coming together to share their stories. I marvel at how universal the human-canine bond can be.
I just returned from a brief one-night trip to the lovely city of Columbus, Georgia, right on the Alabama border. I was there to give a talk and sign books at a function for St. Francis Hospital. The folks in town really turned on the southern charm. If people were any nicer I would have thought they were trying to sell me insurance policies or something. There really is something to that "Southern Hospitality" stereotype. My only regret is that my inbound plane was delayed and I missed a lunch date to sample the city's best barbecue. Darn!
This was my first out-of-town trip since before Thanksgiving. Having the quiet time at home has been nice after the wildly hectic fall, in which it seemed I was on the road more than I was with my family. And my calendar remains quiet until March when Jenny and I head to Palm Beach for an appearance I'm making for a literacy group. We'll be staying at The Brazilian Court hotel, one of the most charming places on earth. When we lived in West Palm Beach, I used to reguarly ride my bicycle across the Intracoastal Waterway and ride around Palm Beach, always loving the lush foliage, shady bike trails and glimpses into the backyards of the rich and famous. The Brazilian Court was a favorite place to stop for lunch or a drink. So it will be fun to be back, even if only for a couple days. Some book trips are sweeter than others, and Palm Beach in March? That's pretty sweet.
We're hunkered in for winter here in Pennsylvania. I've been enjoying big fires in the fireplace, but am ready for a white blanket to freshen the joint up. It's the second half of January and still no snow. In Marley & Me, I described the kids and dog sitting in the window watching the slate-gray skies for any sign of snowfall. Some things don't change much. The kids are older and bigger now -- Patrick is 14, Conor 13 and Colleen 10 -- but they still are fretting about the lack of snow. We got the faintest dusting of white stuff this morning, and Gracie our Lab went bonkers, scooting her butt down and racing through the frozen yard like an insane-asylum escapee. And we say she's the calm one. I can't wait for the first big dumping to really get out there and have some fun.
Our whole family got a huge charge out of being featured on National Geographic Channel's "The Animal Whisperer" with Cesar Millan earlier this month. We all gathered around the television for the episode and were impressed at how seamlessly the producers and editors stitched together the story from hours of footage shot over two days. Colleen was thrilled to be featured so prominently. Thank you, Cesar, for your interest, and for being such a good guy!
posted by John Grogan at 2:42 PM
 
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John, I just got done devouring your book and just have to say I was really touched by how you all stuck by Marley and wouldn't give up on him. I volunteer as a dog companion at the Los Angeles County Carson animal shelter, and I can't begin to tell you how many big dogs get turned in to the shelter because they are too big for a condominium, too exuberant, too destructive, ad nauseum. They aren't all fortunate enough to have somebody like Cesar Millan run them in the mountains for 3 hours in the morning and then rollerblade them at night to burn off all that extra energy!
I had have one question for you - did you ever get in touch with Marley's breeder again and ever find out what happened to any of Marley's siblings from his litter? Did Marley's brothers and sisters travel through life the same joyous exuberant way?
God bless!
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