People who have been reading my blog (both of them) have asked me about Pete. How is he? Has he adjusted to life with his enormous brother? And so, lest anyone think that a youthful, high-energy German Shepherd has completely stolen the show, a word about our smaller, auxiliary dog. Pete is now …
The Perils of Public Music
There used to be a lot of mockery about Muzak, that bland public music that took popular tunes like I Can’t Get No Satisfaction, removed the drums, and added violins and a zither. Its mediocrity was intended to soothe, but for people who actually like music, it served mostly to irritate. I don’t …
Big Scary Dog: A Moses update
We started out here and here and ended up here and here Moses is nothing like a golden retriever. He is gentle, yes, and he is loving, yes. But he is not a teddy bear. He is highly sensitive and always alert, like a finely-tuned machine. He loves, not by cuddling--although he loves to …