Why I Oughtta

My brother and I are very different in general.  We don’t look alike.  We’re interested in different things.  He likes girls.  He’s very bookish and academic while I’m very… TV blog.

In any case, sometimes we do share a certain comic sensibility.

Here’s the backstory on this: My brother has never liked animals. I wanted one my whole life. Still do, in fact. When I was little, I wanted to be a dog when I grew up. That never really materialized, but I am still best motivated by food and belly rubs.

In any case, my sister-in-law, much to my brother’s chagrin, is also a dog-lover and launched a get-a-dog campaign. Meanwhile, she also launched a let’s-move-from-Virginia-to-Maryland campaign.

Soon enough, a deal was struck. If my brother agreed to buy a house in Maryland, they would never own a dog. Cut to the chase, they moved to Maryland. My brother is very pleased with the way this turned out.

Fast forward to the recent past, my brother was getting his new driver’s license when he created this on his laptop using their engagement photo and MS Paint (his preferred method of art, if you recall).