mrs-roboto's Diaryland Diary
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In The Doghouse
As some of you may know, my husband Pete is a very talented guy. He smart and funny and my best friend in the whole wide world. With that said, I will get to the criticizing.
A few weeks ago, Pete started discussing his plans to build a doghouse for our lovable little pooch. This all sounded well and good. We have a nice size yard and I am sure the dog would rather spend his time outside stalking squirrels and birds than in our stuffy, little house. So we talked a bit about what would make for a good dog house.
A good dog house to me would look like this:
Hell, we can even skip on the porch and keep it simple.
Pete suggested we do something more like this:
This looked a bit complicated to me but Pete said it should be no problem. In fact, our doghouse would be even better than the one you see above. So upon completion of our new backyard fence, we surveyed the remaining lumber and happily declared that doghouse construction could at last begin.
Sunday morning Pete headed out into our yard and the banging and clanging began. Every once in awhile I would sneak a peek out the window to see how things were going. After about three hours of sawing and hammering I began to panic. The doghouse looked like a box...well sort of except that boxes have equal sides and this had a mishmash of dimensions happening. When I asked Pete how the project was going he said "The doggie condo is coming right along." Doggie condo? What happened to the doghouse?
Many hours passed and the sun was hanging low in the sky when Pete called me out to look at this structure you see below.
That's right! Pete made an exact replica of the shack the Unabomber lived in! The only difference is that our pile of boards has no windows. Leave it to Pete to add his own unique touch to traditional design. So if anyone out there is looking for a house like the one you see above, drop me a line and I'll put you directly in touch with the architect. He works for cheap and can alter the above structure to meet your special needs like maybe you need a coffin for your upcoming funeral.
4:25 p.m. - 2002-06-03
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