The People We Meet

The best thing about dog walking in the city is the people we meet. Tonight we met a young girl in a wheel chair. She wanted to pet the dogs so we stopped. She asked lots of questions including how often we walk as she too is thinking about getting a dog. She loved the size of Miss Cookie and Mr. O. She repeatedly thanked us for stopping. We felt like we had touched someones soul.

Then we happened across an international porn star and his boyfriend, a local radio personality/celebrity. The international porn star spoke to us. When not so much as spoke to us but spoke. And not so much as to us but to his dog. But still it was an international pron star. There was a time in my life I would have been angry about not being spoken too. But I am a little older. A little wiser. So I walked on thinking that if I was an international porn star I wouldn't speak to me either.

To wrap up this excursion we came across a woman transplanted from America. With a fiery passion in her eyes she preceded to share with us everything from her recent experience with a Johnny-On-The-Spot at a local golf course to the current city strike and her garbage issues. With confidence in her voice and a few choice swear words she shared with me exactly how she would handle the situation. With the conclusion of her story I said she should run for mayor as she would have my vote.

Another day on the streets of Toronto.