Xmas Party

Dog Blog Post #171: Ok, I'll admit it. I talk about dogs a lot, and my puppy even more.

He's a puppy, after all. That makes him adorable by definition, and therefore everything he does is adorable, which gives me lots to talk about.

I even bring in pictures and tape them to my door. Now, who wouldn't be cheered up by that?

It appears, however, that not everyone at work is as enamored with puppies as I am.

I know, hard to imagine, but it's true.

Take, for example, our annual office Christmas party - a simple pot-luck affair. Despite being a confirmed introvert (borderline hermit?) I actually like the annual office Christmas Party, and did not hesitate to sign up with my "signature" dish.

(Why "signature" is in quotes is a whole other story, but as this is a dog blog, not a cooking blog, or (to be truly in context) an office party blog, we'll move on...)

Soon after I signed up, somebody (and yes, we all knew who) put a sticky note over my "signature" dish and wrote in "Puppy Chow".

I suppose I should have taken that as an admonishment to tone down the talk of puppies - but really, where's the fun in that?

And so I thought...

... and I pondered...

... and I chatted with some coworkers who do like puppies...

... and I came up with a plan - a plan that embraced my assignment of bringing in Puppy Chow!

And so it was that people entered the feast and beheld the picture at the top of this post (recreated on my kitchen table for your viewing pleasure.)

Now, I'm not sure I won over my puppy-hating coworker, but he did give a begrudging chuckle and partook of the offering (after I reassured him (and everyone else) that everything there was "people food".)

Alas, in a final twist, I have been informed that I must now recreate my offering next year, and no doubt forever more, knowing this crowd. And here I thought only good deeds were supposed to punished!