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    Laugh A Little

    … on comfy socks and… comfortableness

    Uh. Ya. It is too a word. I looked it up. As in, ‘I longed for the comfortableness of my comfy socks’. It sounds like... Read More

    Tags: maine, pet loss, bernese mountain dog, humor, musings, everyday life, family

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    Cry A Little

    … on saying goodbye to a good, good boy

    Yesterday, something changed in our big, old dog. No matter what we did, he was not comfortable. Medications were less effective for less and... Read More

    Tags: musings, everyday life, family, pet loss, bernese mountain dog

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    Cry A Little

    … on getting ready for the train

    People get ready There’s a train comin’ You don’t need no baggage You just get on board All you need is faith To hear... Read More

    Tags: musings, everyday life, family, pet loss, bernese mountain dog

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    Laugh A Little

    … on cherub torture 101

    I’ll tell you what the hell that is. That is photographic proof of cherub torture. Every morning since Gabe-the-Self-Proclaimed-Perfect-Boy became an only child… Okay, technically... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, family, comedy, kids, humor

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    Laugh A Little

    … on man cave oscars and a near explosion

    Mac and I were watching the red carpet procession at the Oscars last night (Ya, it says 11:34 a.m. above, but that was the... Read More

    Tags: ADD, Red Carpet, musings, comedic writing, everyday life, family, comedy, humor

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    Laugh A Little

    … on glen who isn’t a lawyer and a life-altering list

    Late yesterday morning I returned from Maine with The Shepherds and my olfactory senses were happy-fied by evidence that Glen-the-friend-and-painter had been true to... Read More

    Tags: maine, comedy, humor, musings, comedic writing, everyday life, family

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    Laugh A Little

    … on being a v.i.p. at dingle diner and real mail

    One really bizarre thing about living in a small, New England town is that every important decision is not made at Town Meeting or at the... Read More

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on old yankee men as mouse props

    Did you happen, by any chance, to read the title of this post as, ‘old yankee men as mouse poops’? No? Never mind. I... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, family, comedy, grandparents, old yankee man, humor

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    Laugh A Little

    … on an old dog waiting for his old-soul boy

    Monty Dingle. Handsome Old Man. Handsome Old Yankee Man. Canine style. A few months ago, he was fading. Our 132 pound, 10 1/2-year-old Bernese Mountain... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, family, bernese mountain dog, comedy, kids

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    Laugh A Little

    … on making a point with a perfect boy

    … on making a point with a perfect boy That’s Self-Proclaimed Perfect Boy, Gabe right there. Why do I call him that? Because he... Read More

    Tags: humor, musings, comedic writing, everyday life, family, comedy, kids

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    Laugh A Little

    … on breathing again and respecting the old yankee man

    It’s nearly the end of January and I feel like I’m just coming up for air, and I didn’t even realize I was holding... Read More

    Tags: everyday life, family, comedy, grandparents, musings, comedic writing

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    Laugh A Little

    … on pornographic elephants.

    Hey, how are ya? C’mon over. Sit down. It’s been a while since we’ve had coffee. What? What do you mean, “What’s that?” Oh.... Read More

    Tags: everyday life, family, comedy, kids, humor, man cave, musings, comedic writing

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