Archive - Family

The Wheel in the Sky Keeps on Turning…

February 11 3 Comments Category: Family, Freelance Writing, Friends

It is my hope that the catchy classic rock song title of this post will get so stuck in your head that it will serve to detract from the lack of an amazing reappearance to my website I am about to make.  I had planned all sorts of PR-worthy stunts related to my return to [...]

Ban Stupid People, Not Dogs

After spending some time browsing the pets section on Craiglist, I want to lay with my pit bulls and cry.  It is incomprehensibly saddening to see the things people do to this misunderstood breed.  Area shelters across the US are jam-packed with pit bulls. Backyard breeders with no regard for the welfare of these dogs [...]

Tofurky Anyone?

I thought staying true to pescatarianism (if that is even a word) would be more difficult around the holidays.  It would mean the absence of baked beans with bacon, an empty bowl where my endive with hot bacon dressing used to rest, finding a substitute for the slab of ham I used to use to [...]

Dogs Greet Owner After 14 Months in Iraq

The Rules For Being Human

September 18 0 Comments Category: Best and Worst Lists, Family, Karma

1. You Will Receive A Body.
You may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for the entire period this time around.
The choice of how you deal with your body is yours.