YESTERDAY, I WAS AT MY DAUGHTER'S. SHE HAS TWO GREAT ADOPTED KIDS

2 AND 6), AND A MONTH AGO DECIDED THEY NEEDED A DOG. SHE TOOK THE 6 YEAR OLD WITH HER TO THE HUMANE SOCIETY, WHERE SHE WAS TOLD THEY PREFER NOT TO LET DOGS GO TO A FAMILY WITH SMALL CHILDREN. SHE CALLED ME AND ASKED MY OPINION, AND I TOLD HER I CONCUR. HER DEPRIVED HUSBAND NEVER HAD A DOG WHILE GROWING UP, AND SHE IS BULL-HEADED.

SO SHE GOES TO A PET STORE AND BUYS A COCKER SPANIEL PUPPY. IT'S CUTE, STILL BEING HOUSEBROKEN, AND A LITTLE NIPPER. NOT MUCH FUN YESTERDAY.

BOTH MY SON AND SON-IN-LAW DO WELL FINANCIALLY. MY SON LEASES TWO EXPENSIVE FOREIGN AUTOS AND MY SON-IN-LAW OWNS TWO EXPENSIVE FOREIGN AUTOS. HAVING BEEN AN AUTO WHOLESALER FOR YEARS, I EXPLAINED

TO BOTH OF THEM HOW THEY COULD BUY CERTAIN YEAR OLD VEHICLES FROM ME, DRIVE THEM FOR A YEAR, SELL THEM FOR ALMOST OR WHAT THEY PAID FOR THEM, AND GET NEWER ONES. I DID IT FOR YEARS. I MAKE NOTHING, AND THEY REAP THE BENEFITS. GUESS THE IDEA FELL ON DEAF EARS. I HATE TO SEE MONEY WASTED.

JUST NEEDED TO VENT A LITTLE FRUSTRATION. FATHER DOESN'T KNOW BEST

MARTY