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A Word About…Dog Bonding

I know what some of you are thinking…”So what’s the big deal?  You see a dog, you love it, it loves you back.”  Well, for some of us it isn’t that straight-forward.  We aren’t all dog people.  I don’t...

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Seventeen Chickens

Aah, what can be nicer than waking (before dawn) to the sound of an adolescent rooster yodelling…?  Yes, I once again have some chooks.  Quite a few, in fact.  I can’t really claim them as mine,...

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One Ringy Dingy…

The conversation went something like this: AG: Hello? MM: oh, hi.  Sorry I didn’t get to the phone quickly enough…it only rang a couple times.. AG:  I hung up on you! MM:  oh, that explains why it only...

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Tattoos — An Artful Gift To Posterity?

Never mind the gallery full of beautiful paintings… I’m wondering if I have missed my chance to leave the ultimate piece of artwork to my children on my demise.  I’m referring to tattoos, of course. I...

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Listen Here, Brain…

How do you tell your brain to shut up and go to sleep? Geez, I wish I knew. Mine just keeps on talking by itself into the wee hours, and it keeps me awake. Then, when I need it to be alert and on the...

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The Time-Suck Diet

Wait! Don’t let the word diet frighten you off. This isn’t about that kind of diet. I’ve already been down that road plenty — most of my life, in fact — and I’m not taking that path again. No, this is...

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PICKING OUT A NAME

This is worse than naming a baby! Everyone has an opinion — negative — but so far no one has any (interesting) suggestions. You are no doubt wondering what the dickens I am blathering on about.  Well,...

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A Dog? Really?

Yes, folks, there will soon be a puppy in my life. I am not really a dog person.  Dogs smell, they shed hair everywhere, sniff crotches, and jump up on me.  What’s not to like? I hear you ask.  What...

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The Grandpuppy Has Arrived At Last. And Taken Charge

Meet Mini — a twelve-week-old Newfoundland puppy. At the time of her induction into our Tribe, she was twelve weeks old and weighed in at 13 kg (around 28 lbs).  That was a week ago–since then she’s...

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Fifty Grades of Thin

I’m  not talking about diets here.  The subject is hair.  It seems the latest trend amongst the fashionista (plus anyone else willing to sell their first child to support the habit) is…wait for...

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