Abbye Update

Is your dog taking Rimadyl for arthritis pain? Ours is, and it may be causing some unpleasant side effects.

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Sick dog

I don’t know if I’ve mentioned it before, but Abbye suffers from chronic canine Ehrlichiosis, a tick-borne disease similar to Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. We suspect that she contracted it as a pup, before she came to us, as we believe she was out on her own for a while before the Humane Society found… Continue reading Sick dog

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A most excellent day…

They say that whatever you do on New Year’s Day, you’ll do throughout the year. They’re wrong, of course, but it’s still a nice thought when the day unfolds as well as this one did. I know you’re dying for the details: Up at the unheard-of time of 8:30 a.m., NYD being the one day… Continue reading A most excellent day…

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Christmas Drawl

Wherein the potential for a New American Cowboy Version of the Gospel is briefly explored.

Christmas Blessings

Merry Christmas! [Set to the lyrics of “Mary, Did you know?”]

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Friday Wonderments

Random observations…because that’s what we do.© Most of us have too much stuff. That’s why so many houses with perfectly good 2- and 3-car garages have cars parked in the streets. I had a client tell me once that he came by several times to drop something off, but I was never at home. I… Continue reading Friday Wonderments

The Right Way to Pray?

There’s an interesting exchange of views in the comments for this recent post. My pal Jeff takes gentle exception to my semi-snarky comment about President Bartlet’s hospital room prayer for a wounded soldier in last week’s episode of The West Wing. In this scene, the president asks the soldier if there’s anything he can do… Continue reading The Right Way to Pray?

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