'it's true'

i know i'll be accused of being an overdramatic romantic for saying this but i always believed this was true, and it might be one of my biggest fears.

home again, home again. it feels good to be here, with my dad and the dogs and the promise of seeing melissa tomorrow and todd saturday. tomorrow night is a surprise party for margaret's birthday which has been in the works for ages. though now of course after reading the article linked above i am scared we will push her into a stress-induced heart attack with the surprise itself.

riding here from VA with gabriel this PM i was lamenting gus's characteristic perma-freakout when he's in the car. he cries and whines and shakes when there is absolutely nothing wrong. it seems so ludicrous to me to have that kind of reaction when no problem is at hand. then i thought about this and reflected that gus in the car = me, well, a lot of the time. minus the panting. but freaking out, worrying, carrying on when there is no real problem. how can i expect my dog to get that if i don't even seem to be able to?