Pearls of Wisdom and Foolish Mutterings

You have to see this!

The ever-curious Chocolate Wonder Lab, Maverik, was roaming around my son's house the other day - click-click-clicking on the tile as he ambled through the living room, past the kitchen, heading to the back door. **Sniff, Sniff** Wait a darn minute, here, he thought as he passed a trash bag stuffed full of every manner of detritus accumulating from the remodel of the house. Is that kolaches I smell? Maverik stopped dead in his tracks and looked around for signs of his master. He could see Eli in the next room, hard at work with a paintbrush in his hand. Eli looked in his direction, distractedly.

Act casual, act casual, Maverik's thoughts raced as he employed his favorite delaying tactic, turning around and around--one good turn deserves another--before settling himself on the tile near the trash bag. He blew his breath out in a snort as he lay his big brown head on his paws, feigning indifference and boredom. He waited until Eli went back to his painting. Then he stood up, doing his best to be inconspicuous as he inched his way to the trash bag. **Sniff, Sniff, Sniff** Closer, closer, closer.... Maverik plunged his head into the bag, rooting around until he hit paydirt. It is kolaches! he thought as he wolfed down the bits of sausage and bread that remained in the discarded box. He was in heaven... until...

"MAVERIK!" He heard Eli's sharp rebuke at the same time as he felt the yank on his collar. He looked up at Eli with his best pleading expression. Why does he have that look on his face? he thought as he licked his chops to salvage any remaining bits of sausage. Ugh...what's that taste? That doesn't taste like sausage...