I've started talking to my dog. Now, this will come as a surprise only to those who know me and assume I have been talking to the mutt for the last 15 1/2 years. But, I haven't. (Yelling doesn't count). I started a few weeks ago when I realized that - if I left work and did not stop for errands anywhere and came straight home- I would most likely not speak again for approx 13 hours as I do most of my chatting with the kids and grand kids by e-mail and text messaging during the day. So I started speaking random thoughts out loud. It's not that I address the mutt ("Excuse me Tobias - but did you hear what Brian Williams just said about".............. or "Good Lord! WHAT did Jesse Jackson say now?") I just blurt out "All right Brian!" or "Jesse, - what the......?" and my dog hears it. I've decided to refer to this as talking to my dog as opposed to talking to myself- based solely on the whimsical reaction I get from the hairy toad - a cute tail waggle or slightly cocked head - looking in my general direction (he's pretty much blind) adjusting to this new verbal onslaught after 15 1/2 years of virtual silence (unless as stated above, I was yelling at him). So far my experiment hasn't hurt anyone and I find I like the sound of my own voice.......if Toby starts to respond however, I may have to reconsider.
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Hmm. The other thing you can do is put on a bluetooth headset, and whether or not anyone is on the line, no one will question you talking when you are alone.
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