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 …
Moses Leads his People out of the Wilderness- Part 3
I wrote this series of essays two years ago, and I publish them here at the request of a friend who just lost her big dog. My sympathies, Anna. He was such a good, sweet boy. Dogs grieve. I had heard it and understood it, but I’d never seen it before. We stood in the kitchen talking about Reggie, …