Ornament of the Day: Hark, the Herald Cow Angels Sing

Once again imagining what Bertie might be thinking, my parents gifted him with this angelic cow—complete with wings and halo. The cow’s cheerful face and gleeful prance indicate that it now frolics in the heavens, pleased that it could provide hamburger for grateful dogs on their people.


I spend twenty-four hours a day with Bertie and, over the past eight and a half years, I’ve gotten a good sense of what goes on in his dog brain. This must be what he thinks about. It must! It’s the perfect ornament for him and I always make sure to hang it in a place on the tree where he can see it.

For a deeper look into other things Bertie might be thinking, let's also consider this 1935 "Silly Symphony" from the dog-like brain of Walt Disney.  Knee-bending in 1930's style is ahead.  Also, consider if you will that these creatures live in a world which is made of the same material that they are.  And, they don't care.