Lesson #3: It's All About the Here and Now

The present is much more exciting than the past or the future. Sure, good things may have just happened they can't compare to what's going on at this very moment exactly where you are located. No need to worry about events taking place elsewhere or to other people. No sense dwelling on what just occurred. And absolutely no prognosticating about what may or may not happen down the road. Focus on the present and everything will work itself out: plus you'll enjoy being alive that much more.

Lesson #2: The World is Full of Amazing Things

Things that smell good, things that look interesting, things that sound alluring, things that taste delicious. So many things that would otherwise go unnoticed. It seems that everything around us was created for a reason and is worthy of investigation. This might mean we're distracted from time to time but that's not really a problem. So enough reading ... time to go exploring.

Lesson #1: Tennis Balls Freeze

So I'm not really surprised by the physics of this lesson but I was not expecting Oscar's tennis ball to be glued to the inside of the Chuckit on today's morning walk. It never occurred to me that a fuzzy tennis ball could actually freeze, especially since it wasn't too cold overnight. Yet when I tried to throw him his first toss it felt like I was operating a catapult with a rock at one end that just wouldn't budge. I tried to loose the ball a number of times conventionally until I had to break down and pry it out with my hands. I'm surprised he was willing to pick it up in his mouth before it had a chance to thaw but, then again, Oscar does feel quite strongly towards his ball.

I'm guessing that the ball must have been waterlogged from the day before to aid the freezing process. OK, saliva-logged.