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    Laugh A Little

    … on my first snow storm at ‘The Inn’ (Maine)

    Yesterday, I was driving south on Route 3 in order to go to Maine. I drive south first, on my three-hour trip north. Go... Read More

    Tags: humor, musings, comedic writing, everyday life, german shepherd, maine, comedy

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    Laugh A Little

    … on murderous rampages before breakfast

    Have you ever been watching one of those true crime shows on television and wondered what you would do if you accidentally came across... Read More

    Tags: german shepherd, comedy, musings, comedic writing, everyday life, family

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    Cry A Little

    … on freakin’ rainbows and T

    Do you remember when I told you the story of T and Marshal? Seriously, no? C’mon, it was late last summer and I wrote... Read More

    Tags: german shepherd, pet loss, comedy, musings, comedic writing

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the stigma of canine mental illness

    We Dingles have a family secret. It’s one of those things that we don’t talk about. A skeleton in the closet, blight on the... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, german shepherd, comedy

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a prison break and a very special bawston moment

    What were you doing yesterday afternoon at approximately 3:47 p.m.? Huh. Sounds reasonable. You wanna know what I was doing? I was meeting the... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, family, german shepherd, comedy, red sox

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    Laugh A Little

    … on marshal dejeweled, odd metaphors, and being a man

    Oh, hey! Sorry for the mess, John’s been gone since Sunday and it’s been pretty hectic. I know I only have one kid at... Read More

    Tags: comedy, comedic writing, everyday life, family, german shepherd

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    Laugh A Little

    … on why blaze could not have had plastic surgery in europe

    Late last night I heard some commotion at the side door. Monty was up and woofing, so I came downstairs and, lo and behold,... Read More

    Tags: german shepherd, comedy, musings

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    Laugh A Little

    … on slippery slopes, prejudicial behavior, and being mayor

    Oh hey. Listen, I grabbed a coffee on the way, don’t worry about me. I need to talk to you about something. Sigh. I... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, german shepherd, yellow lab, bernese mountain dog, comedy

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    Laugh A Little

    … on dead trees, post puppy depression, and a vacation

    Today is tree-taker-downing day at the Dingle house and it’s just – because I want another ‘d’ word – dandy. Along the side of... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, family, german shepherd, comedy

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    Wag A Little

    … on monty’s reunion with his one true love

    At the end of August, our old Bernese Mountain Dog, Monty (we call him Grampa Monty) had been showing signs of something pretty serious.... Read More

    Tags: bernese mountain dog, everyday life

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a migraine, uber villains, and shakespeare

    I only put “Shakespeare” up in the title for literary appeal. I can’t come up with a snappier title today because I have a... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, german shepherd, comedy

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    Laugh A Little

    … on photographic evidence of a stuck puppy

    That’s Marshal Dillon Dingle up there. Stuck Marshal Dillon Dingle. Scene: I’m sitting at my kitchen counter and – having learned from past missed... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, german shepherd, comedy

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wHierd

Similar to ‘wHat’, ‘wHy’ and ‘JoHn’. In Dingleville, we tend to pronounce the ‘H’s’ in these words and I don’t know wHy it started, or wHere or by wHom. Sometimes we even add H’s where there are none. It’s wHonderful.

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