Since two Wednesday Walkie Talkies had to be done early yesterday, the ladies moved briskly, starting at the University of the Incarnate Word's sky bridge. The aerial walkway connects two parts of the campus high above Highway 281 as it heads downtown. We looked way down to six lanes of traffic and way up to a cloudless autumn sky.
Our objective was the storied Blue Hole on the main campus, said to be the headwaters of the San Antonio River. As we neared it we passed a stone grotto and the historic home of early day entrepreneur George Brackenridge, who sold what is now the college campus to the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word.
It turned out that the Blue Hole was not what the ladies had in mind. Due to the prolonged drought, it is all but dry despite recent rains. Worse, it is littered with trash. So we left quickly and made our way back up to the sky bridge.
When my mistress paused to take photos (which makes me crazy), other ladies took turns taking my leash. Sometimes Mary gets so carried away talking that she forgets to take the leash back, leaving me at the mercy of another WWT. But hey, I’m just happy to be one of the girls.
Which brings me to a girlie question that’s been bothering me for a while now. Why is the word for a female dog perjorative when applied to women? Dog trainers are quite comfortable calling us female dogs "bitches" but most folks shy away from the word unless trying to cause insult. This "bitch" wants to know why.
Trixie, your question is a good one for the next walk!
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