Quoth Og Mandino"Strive to become better than you are." | Well, apparently my dog is Queen Elizabeth or perhaps just Bette Davis but in any case, she wanted nothing to do with the stud dog we picked out for her. They had a lot of fun running around and playing together, and the stud dog was more than interested but … well … let’s [...] As you know if you’ve read this blog for any amount of time, these stupid expensive Chuck-it balls have gotten me into a lot of trouble. I lose them, get pissed off about losing them, but still I go out and buy more because the dog likes them a lot. However, today, as I [...] You know how it is that sometimes, you make one bad decision, which leads you into a circumstance where you make a worse decision, and then you make an even worse decision and by the time you come to your senses you’re standing there thinking, “how on earth did I end up in the [...] One of the things I love about my house is the trees around it. The most imposing of these are the two huge walnuts — one on the side, and one in the back (though they may not be long for the world, alas, according to the tree trimmers we had out last year.) [...] So most mornings, I take my dog for a walk at one of three places — along the Clackamas River, at Clackamette Park, or to the field behind the Oregon City High School. On weekends, though, it’s kind of nice to mix things up. To that end, I often take Sugar to the dog [...] | |