What If There Were No Dogs?

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There would still be places (like this) that would make me happy beyond measure. I would still read.  If you have to have an addiction, try this one. At least seven years of my life would have to be completely rewritten.  Maybe more. Definitely more. My yard might not be fenced. All of my shoes would still be in pairs. There would be no dog shows; no agility events to attend. I wouldn't linger in front of the magazine rack looking for dog magazines. There would be no … [Read more...]

Telling Lassie Stories on A Friday Night

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Life in a small town.  Where you can (if you wanted to) leave your house,  walk down tree-lined streets,  past 100 year old houses,  mosey through a stretch of "downtown," cross over the canal bridge,  saunter down Main Street a ways before hanging a left onto the street whose formal name escapes me ... but, which could easily be re-named Restaurant Row,  and, after all that walking,  you'd end up at Donnelly's. On a Friday night. Telling Lassie stories as you sit at the … [Read more...]