Subsidiary Dieties I Have Known

THE BROOKLYN CANINE  COMPANIONS:

Photograph of Brutus from our family album.

“A kind of additional or subsidiary Deity designed to catch the overflow and surplus of the world’s worship . . .  The Dog is a survival — an anachronism.  He toils not, neither does he spin, yet Solomon in all his glory never lay upon a door-mat all day long, sun-soaked and fly-fed and fat, while his master worked for the means wherewith to purchase the idle wag of the Solomonic tail . . .” Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary

Photograph of Buddy and my son from our family album.

“A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.” Robert Benchley

THE CALIFORNIA  CANINE  COMPANIONS:

Photograph of Xiang Xiang’s Ah Man, better known as “Gus,” from our family album.

“My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to 99 cents a can.  That’s almost $7 in dog money.” Joe Weinstein

Photograph of Feyd from our family album.

“How’s it going, Mr. Peterson?,” asks Woody in Cheers. “It’s a dog-eat-dog world, Woody, and I’m wearing milk-bone underwear,” responds Norm

~ by brooklynmemoriesmostgreen on August 9, 2009.