A surprising Messenger text I read a week ago had been waiting on a response for nearly a week. The…
Good thoughts — Truths, Half-truths, and Sea Stories
Remember happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think. Dale…
Manners with a dash of caster sugar
I seek constantly to improve my manners and graces, for they are the sugar to which all are attracted. Og…
small wonder
If you enjoy living, it is not difficult to keep the sense of wonder. Ray Bradbury Today was my grandson’s…
playing in the dirt
Dogs and landscaping do not coexist easily. Drought-tolerant landscaping is tougher to kill, though I still do not like the…
the Poop Fairy
Just outside the pillar marking the west entrance to “Sky Ranch”, I noted some dog-person had bagged dog-poop but had…
dog training days
I’ve seen a look in dogs’ eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that basically…
Over the hills doggedly
I do not recall where I heard that having a dog to walk was a sure means to get exercise.…
weeds
Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the…
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