" I'm your huckleberry,"  Did you ever see the movie, Tombstone?  I took a break from the dog channel and watched it the other day.  Sam Elliott has a voice any dog would listen to.  Especially when he talks about beef! (it's what's for dinner I've heard).  That Val Kilmer makes a great Doc Holliday.  A huckleberry, in this case means " I'm the man for the job'" or " I'm the one you're looking for."   Huckleberry Hound was a humble, sweet dog of good will who lived in cartoonland in the 70's and 80's and stuff like that there. He was your dog for the job when you needed a willing friend for the task at hand.  He was a popularizer of " My Darling Clementine," a song that had something to do with his love for oranges apparently.  I like Huckleberry because he personified the earnest personality and willing friend, a type of character that has been lost in the postmodern era. He hung out with Yogi Bear, Boo Boo, Magilla Gorilla and Snagglepuss.  They were a group of friends who had great cartoon adventures.  Maybe I'll get my dog friends around the subdivision together and form my own "Buffy's Gang."    We'll deal with life's ups and downs with humor and equanimity and all in a half an hour each day.  I hope to be a "huckleberry" to my good friends  and family the next time they set out on an adventure.  I hope they take me along!

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