Our dog Hoot has needed an e-collar (those lampshade things) for a while now. Like me, he has a problem with gnawing on his fingernails. Or claws. You know what I mean. We take it off, and he goes back to the chewing. The vet isn’t sure what’s going on, but none of the drugs […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We have dogs. Four of them, to be specific. Three of the four are what I like to refer to as “special needs” dogs, usually suffering from a lack of legs or simple common sense. Every so often one of the dogs just decides to be a total nuisance. Last night was one of those […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Back in August, I had a knock at the front door. This was odd for two reasons: 1, anyone who knows me comes to the back door, and 2, it was about 10PM. I opened the door and there was a kid of about 19 standing there. He just wanted to “let me know” that […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So this has been quite the month. One vacation, another on the way. The last one involved the in-laws, so “vacation” is kind of a strong term. But on the good side, we got a new air mattress. Or more specifically, we bought a new air mattress since the futon we were sleeping on felt […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, it’s been four days.. but people are STILL talking about the massive earthquake that hit the eastern United States. Everyone has a story about where they were, what they were doing and the immediate panic that ensured. Here’s my story: I was in my office. I didn’t feel anything. Someone from the next building […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My brother-in-law recommended that I read “A Dog’s Purpose” by W. Bruce Cameron, telling me that if I wasn’t moved at least twice in the book I “wasn’t human”. I took that as a challenge, and failed. I don’t really want to give away any parts of the book for you, other than he has […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
