I Love My Dog!

I love my dog, Quincy, for all the reasons other pet owners love their dogs: She’s sweet, loveable, energetic, funny, and quirky. But I also love her because she usually exceeds people’s expectations, and for whatever reason this brings me a great deal of joy. When we’re at the park and she’s running around with [...]

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Our Cooking Has Gone to the Dogs

Joe and I have been together nearly 10 years, and through those 10 years our relationship to each other and cooking has evolved. When we first started dating, he would fly to Florida once or twice a month and stay for the weekend. Before he’d arrive, I would scrimp and save every penny my graduate [...]

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The Call of the Wild, Wicked, and Wonderful

Tonight our sweet, though energetic, dog was a little wound up. Joe had taken her for her morning walk, and once I got home from campus, I threw her favorite pink elephant around the back yard for her. Yet, her energy abound. I had received an email from my cousin Dorothy earlier asking me how [...]

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Not Very Neighborly of Her

For those who know Joe and me, it may not be that big of a surprise to learn our dog is wreaking havoc with our neighbors and the neighborhood. For the past week or so, she’s been stealing anything and everything she can clamp her ever-growing jaw around. Here is a list of things she [...]

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Rejection, Part II

Last week I admitted I was once again rejected from a place that is known to welcome people with open arms and provide them relief and shelter. It’s taken me a few days to recover. In that time, through thoughtful and reflective meditation with my Beertender, I am finally ready to admit this was not [...]

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Cold Blast

We, like the rest of the world, are locked in the clutches of an Arctic blast. It isn’t fun, though I’m sure we’re smiling more than the citrus and strawberry farmers in Florida. But not by much. I’m trying to make the most of this weather, as part of my new year’s resolution to move [...]

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All Things Six

It’s about 6 degrees outside, and I’m putting off taking Quincy for our morning run. I’m going to wait a few hours, until the mercury hits double digits. I hope this energetic puppy, who turns six months today, won’t mind. She’s currently nuzzled into my left arm, chewing on her favorite toy. Let’s hope she [...]

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Quincy’s Post Traumatic Stress

I promise not to turn my blog into a “Quincy and Me” blog if you’ll indulge me this one concurrent post. One of my favorite things to do is watch Quincy tear through and around our backyard when she’s running full tilt. It looks like she’s been possessed by an unnatural force that injects her [...]

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Quincy

I’ve been a little neglectful of my blog lately. Sorry. But we’ve had a recent addition to our family, and she’s been a joyful handful. Here she is. This is Quincy: She’s four months old, and, like most puppies, full of boundless energy. Although we had a few dogs growing up, none stuck around. They [...]

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