This where I feature today’s GUEST Blogger. Guest Bloggers Wanted! In the tried and true SHAMELESS BEGGING fashion as mentored by…
relationships that last: lesson in communication, part 1
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent. John Donne, British poet,…
the way we all ought to go
My neighbor’s female Doberman died last weekend. Unlike my dogs Comet and Dexter last year, and her buddy Loki, a…
Tasks only women master
For only the second time in our two decades-plus of marriage, my wife needs her husband’s help with basic tasks…
From her vantage point
Looking up at the blue sky, the world doesn’t seem so bad. It is a comfortable sunny morning. The hills…
the Dam weather
La Nina has been a headstrong gal this Winter. California mountains from Northern Sierras to our own Cuyamaca’s have been…
Are dog-people generally happier?
Storms in life tend to come at inopportune times. As do actual storms. As almost everyone has experienced, cars will…
Kwaay Paay
An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day. Henry David Thoreau The Monday holiday seemed a good time…
water works
In the middle of February, a warm, sunny day made a visit to the San Diego Zoo perfect for grandchildren.…
no dogs to fence in
My neighbor behind our home caused a bit of a stir this morning for my son – and later on…
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