I don't know what this says about me, but see, the dog went ape a few minutes ago, over the mail man, barking and snarling when she saw him standing in the foyer (which she has never done in her life). I apologized and felt terrible, of course. But not because I was concerned for the welfare of the mail man (I had the dog several feet away and well under control), nor was I especially angry or curious about my dog's unusual outburst (he was a new, never before seen mail carrier, and therefore a stranger in the hall, to the dog); So no, I didn't care about those things so much.

I was mortified she'd done something so cliche.