The Big "O"

The big “O” has returned to our house, and it’s a happy day.

We really hadn’t noticed that it had disappeared. Like so many other things, over time you get busy with the vagaries of life, then when you happen to think about it you realize that you’re too tired or preoccupied and would really rather just watch television instead.

When it did pop to the forefront of our minds, we were both guilty of sometimes thinking, “If we hurry, we can be done by the time the big commercial break is over and get back to “The Amazing Race” (or whatever nonsense happens to be on this evening).

Then one day this virile young thing came, first to visit, then to live with us. He was all over us from almost the minute we met, and he made it clear that he had needs and they were not to be ignored.

Achieving the big “O” several times a day was high on his priority list.

So we went along; it was kind of flattering, this little muscled stud wanted a couple of middle aged guys – sometimes separately but, more often, together – several times a day. The lad is almost insatiable at times, even demanding that we come home for lunch for a mid-day rendesvous.

Amazingly, though, our lives have started to pick up. We realized how much WE enjoyed the big “O”, and how much we’d missed it since it slipped out of our lives.

Sometimes, we went after it without the young addition to our family who is now ensconced in what used to be the guest room but is now as much his as anyone’s, since he’s become a part of the family.

Life is brightening up because of it. There’s a spring in each of our steps that had kind of slumped off there, and we greet the day ready to go at it with a quick bit of exertion before work most mornings.

No doubt about it. A new puppy definitely makes you appreciate the outdoors once again. A bit of fresh air and walks several times a day certainly helps deal with the doldrums of everyday life.

And it will put the big "O" - "Outdoors" - back into your life whether you want it or not.