a conspiracy

Am I the only bleeding heart that runs for the Kleenex everytime the ASPCA commercial plays starring Sarah McLachlan and several sad-faced, abused pets?

It kills me. It absolutely kills me.

Those innocent faces and longing eyes of animals who deserve so much more than their current circumstances... I can't help myself.

And then when Beau gives me the frown and lowered chin because I've told him it's time to end the game of football we're playing, I just want to tell him, "There are dogs somehwere in the world who never ever get to play." I liken it to when your mom said, "Eat all your peas. There are starving children somewhere in the world who never ever get peas."

But seriously, this commercial and those faces... geez, I'm a sap I guess. You know what else gets me? Those dang ole stupid Hallmark commercials where the soldier surprises the family by coming home, or where the family surprises the broke college kid by showing up at his place for Christmas. You know the ones?

It ought to be against the law! I think they've cut a deal with Kleenex. It's a conspiracy.