We wake up to life challenges every day and ignore them. Why? Because we wake up like we always wake up. Waking up is not the challenge. We can disagree, but you know I’m right.
WHAT A DOG HISTORY TIMELINE TELLS
March 2, 2023 by
Dog history means one thing: time is passing and it’s not slowing down. The cute puppy, so cute it hurts, is a running clock. Theirs and yours. And it all works together. How?
CALM SURRENDER LIFESTYLE, AND DOG TRAINING
January 25, 2023 by
The first I’d heard of ‘calm surrender’ came from a chemo clinic nurse. I asked her what someone like me was supposed to do during cancer treatment. She said surrender calmly. I told her Gillaspie isn’t a French name. Nurse Michel was not amused, but she was right.
NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH TOO CLOSE TO HOME?
January 21, 2023 by
A neighborhood watch group creates a bond. People looking out for the best interest of others? That’s the glue holding communities together. But things get a little sticky when they turn on you. It started with walking the dog.
GRANDPARENT CHRISTMAS BLESSING
December 26, 2022 by
A grandparent Christmas is different than another Christmas? It is for the willing, as in willing to keep things on schedule. Not so much for those who set a time and place and use it for judging others. Like everything else that goes one, things come up to delay the time. But it doesn’t effect […]
DOG WALKING TO START A BETTER WORLD
October 26, 2022 by
Dog walking for a ‘better world’ sounds pretty good. But what’s a better world? Let’s start with a cleaner world.
DOG APPRECIATION CLASS FROM START TO NOW
September 20, 2022 by
How it started: Dog appreciation lasted sixteen years with Daisy, who was about this size. For a long haired miniature dachshund, she cast a giant shadow. Daisy was a dog of many talents.
NURTURING YEARS, OR CHECKING OUT
August 23, 2022 by
Nurturing years change over time. From the duties of planting and raising nasturtiums in third grade, to raising kids in your thirties, the stakes rise. Then everyone grows up and no longer need nurturing? No, that’s not how it works.
DOG PARK POLITICS FOR COMMON GOOD
July 25, 2022 by
Does a dog park seem like a strange place for politics? Not when the engagement leads to common good for everyone. When common good is the goal, a dog park is the perfect model. Here’s why:
