Mrs. O is in full puppy mode as she antipates our Next Dog. She's been on a buying spree this week, picking up a puppy "play pen" and absorbent pads, for training purposes. We have some leads on Beagle pups that we're following up on. One would involved hoping that two local Beagles produce pups that won't be available until Thanksgiving. Another would push the arrival of a pup up to as soon as next week. I'll pass out cigars when the pup arrives (if they still have bubblegum cigars). Now for the TGIF Wild Card ...