Lift w/ your Legs, Pull w/ your Heart

Ever have someone pull the good out of you?

I was walking Samson and Baxter the other night around 1030 pm. Since Samson is arthritic and old we are not able to walk far, mostly walking a short 1/2 block in front of our unit. Being a densely packed Chicago neighborhood we frequently run into neighbors and people just passing by. I do my best to acknowledge each person with at least a hello or a head nod but after awhile it gets old and I just pretend that the activity of my dog taking a wee takes up my complete attention. Its terrible, I realize.

This particular night I came across an older women and her grown son. She had an accent, not sure where from but my guess would be Poland. I did my normal half grin and nod when she began to carry on about my 2 adorable doggies, 

Polish Lady:

"Oohhh my goodness, these 2 adorable doggies...how old"

 Me:

"This is Samson, he is 14. The other is Baxter and he is 4"

 Polish Lady:

"Ohhh, a lit'l old man... Blusp blah ogin impim"

After 35 years of life, I've learned never to feel bad about asking people to repeat themselves, so confidently I asked

Me:

"What?"

 Polish Lady:

"Blusp balh ogin impin"

Me:

"What?"

 Polish Lady:

"Blusp balh ogin impim....ogin impin...OJ seehmpson"

I slowly realized she was comparing my dog to OJ Simpson. For what reason I have no idea. Samson looks nothing like OJ Simpson and certainly has never killed anyone. I chalked the conversation up to communication breakdown but realized she was coming from a good place and wanted to share her good situation with me......by suggesting my dog resembles a cold blooded killer.

"Listen....I can fart w/ my hands"

Maybe she was drunk, maybe she was crazy but none of that matters because I felt good after chatting with her. I admire her ability to go up to a stranger and chat it up, pulling goodness out of me when all I had aimed to do in that moment was to pick up Samson's ass candy and put it into a plastic sandwich bag. Thanks ole polish lady, you are Tops in my book!