My Dog is Chelsea

I am officially old — and not just because I’m about to buy a house. Consider the following: On an airplane, I was seated next to a teenager and her father. As we were waiting to take off, the girl, maybe 14 or so, noticed my crossword puzzle and she mentioned that she finds them [...]

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So by now it has become abundantly clear that my initiative to blog twice a week during lunch has fallen flat on its pudgy face. Why, you ask? Well, I’ll tell you: I’m buying a house! The problem is: which house? And as anyone who dreams of real estate can tell you, this is less [...]

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So let me tell you what’s not fun: Hiking into the beautiful wilderness, carrying a 40-lb pack, only to develop a fever, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea upon arriving at your destination (a serene mountain lake). Waking up throughout the night in alternating fits of uncontrollable shivers and puddles of sweat. Needing to use the non-existent [...]

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Okay, so last week didn’t work out so well in the “blog twice a week” department. But hey—what can you do? So, here we are on Monday, and I’ve got a mental list of tiny things to tell you about. Here’s to hoping I remember at least some of the items on it: Calla update! [...]

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Calla seems to be responding to the new medication, which is to say that I have not rolled over in the middle of the night to discover a puddle of dog urine on my bed. Whether or not her incontinence would’ve gone away without the help of a drug banned for use in humans remains [...]

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