A Desirable Alternative To Cultural Insanity

"O tempora, O mores!" I wish Cicero was still around to give us his input on this age and its customs.
This is based upon a real-life incident that took place in Snohomish, Washinton a few days ago.
The character who misses his dog Rollo is based upon a gent even more elderly and iconoclastic than I who daily wheels his highly decorated walker around our neighborhoods. Jimt