Last week we went out to dinner with a couple of women my sweetie knows, at their request. They knew I was heading back to Canada soon, and so the gesture was made to say good bye and extend good wishes. About 3/4 of the way through dinner, one of the women asked politely, “So, […]
People say such stupid and asinine things when they don’t know you. Like, “I hope you find peace and happiness, Rebecca.” This was said to me recently in response to a comment to a blog post (not mine) that really shouldn’t have happened. By someone who doesn’t know me at all, but thought they had […]
She’s a shocking puppy. She always has been.At four and a half months of age, she is just now settling down enough that her promise shines through more clearly. But from the time she was 6 1/2 weeks old, when we brought her home, until now, she has been, at times, quite wild, very willful, […]
I spend time between time.It’s odd. How I’m present, yet project forward.I’ve lived most of my life elsewhere, but feel more grounded here.If you know me, you know I am not well known. Difficult to know. Next to impossible. Really.Puppies makes sense to me. Except the current puppy. Who makes the most amazing sense.I once […]
Today I was reading Independent, a local publication in Chapel Hill NC, just browsing through it, while I ate my breakfast in the 501 Diner. I came across the Letters To The Editor section…and for some reason, one particular letter snagged my attention. I read it, and was very affected emotionally by it. Let me […]
I do not understand why some people continue to confuse what one chooses over what one obviously cannot choose.I was reading a blog post today, and it dealt with, among other things, veganism, and drinking. A comment was made, with regard to “lifestyle choices,” which I thought was not properly applied. Let’s get some things […]
I am the worst sort of person to be in customer service. I’ve learned this more clearly over the years, but I knew it from the time I was 16, and began my first job with a drive-in A&W, in a smallish town, where I found I was very unsuited for waiting on people who […]
Hank’s education began during the first week that I met him. I didn’t know this then. My first week spent in North Carolina was mainly spent getting to know the woman I’d come there in the first place for. But she had shared some stories of him over the phone, and I’d come to know […]
It’s my partner’s birthday this Saturday. I won’t be there to help her celebrate it. We’re in a long distance relationship, and this is how it’s going to work out sometimes. She wasn’t present for mine. But she made the effort to pay attention to things I’d said, things I had mentioned I liked, and […]
When training dogs, it’s always important to remember that you, as the trainer, are not the most important part of that dog’s world. The most important part of that dog’s world is his number one person. In my opinion, I think some trainers possess an attitude of, if that “misbehaving” dog were their dog, that […]