We've had a few flurries today so I guess it marks the first snow of the season, but it was barely visible. It IS...
Lifestyle
don’t compromise privacy
Discussions about transgender individuals' access to bathrooms are highly sensitive. I would support a resolution to align...
tomorrow is our last warm day for awhile
I intended to do a bit of outside Christmas decorating today but couldn't get motivated. After tomorrow, we're supposed to...
festive preparations are exhausting
Today I did a thing. I typically don't do this "thing" until Thanksgiving, but this year I did it early. Why? Katie sent me...
don’t pet stray animals: they’ll make you sick
My Momma always told us not to pet stray animals. "You don't know what diseases they might be carrying," she would say. Of...
it costs $600 to find out if your dog has parvo
I mentioned yesterday that Hugo was sick on Saturday -- of course, he waited to get sick on a weekend when all vets are...
do you listen to podcasts?
An estimated 135 million people in the US listen to podcasts monthly. That's a 5% increase from 2023, and it's currently at...
was Hugo left in a crate to starve?
Puppy Hugo's "gotcha" date is 11/1/24 and his 1 week anniversary is today. I'm sleep deprived. It's so much worse than when...
no named dog is now called… HUGO!
Lost remains my favorite long-running series of all time. If you haven't seen it, it starts as the survivors of Oceanic...









