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    Laugh A Little

    … on holding out for a hero

    Prologue: This. Is our patio. This patio has been here, at the Disposable Shack, every day… since we moved in… in 2004. That’s ten years... Read More

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on perspectives in gangland

    Having multiple dogs is an interesting proposition for anyone. I have heard people say that any more than two dogs is a ‘pack’ (I... Read More

    Tags: maine, comedy, musings, comedic writing, german shepherd

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    Cry A Little

    … on a grey morning in Maine, but…

    I woke up this morning, to a grey day in Maine. Blaze and I are here with some folks who are inspecting the black... Read More

    Tags: musings, german shepherd, maine, September 11

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    Cry A Little

    … fulfilling a few requests, joy angels

    Monty, our grand old Bernese Mountain Dog (and a widely acknowledged good boy), died six months ago. And, in the early morning hours of... Read More

    Tags: german shepherd, yellow lab, pet loss, bernese mountain dog, poem, musings

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    Laugh A Little

    … on zooming out (on dogs)

    Yesterday I was talking with a friend, who also happens to be a photographer. I am not saying that he is as professional as... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, german shepherd, comedy, humor

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    Think A Little

    … on a good old boy’s spot

    I have noticed that Blaze has begun to retreat to Monty’s Spot in the late afternoon. When Monty was alive (he’s been gone for... Read More

    Tags: bernese mountain dog, musings, everyday life, german shepherd, pet loss

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    Laugh A Little

    … on ice bucket challenges and leftover puppy rage

    So unless you have been hiding under a rock (and if you have, you may have seen me there as hiding under rocks is... Read More

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

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    Think A Little

    … on the consequences of a test drive

    Two days ago I dropped the Lord Valorious Vom Hoppy back with my friend (who is also my breeder and, as far as I... Read More

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

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    Think A Little

    … on a guide dog (er… puppy)

    Thinking is hard work. Growing is harder work. But thinking might be a close second. Especially how this brain does it. I can’t describe... Read More

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on test driving a tri-paw’d puppy

    When test driving a tri-paw’d puppy, it is important to note that… while you might be concerned that he is only 3/4 as equipped... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, german shepherd, comedy, humor

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    Laugh A Little

    … on whether my potential dog matches my curtains

    Yes he is in black and white! Why? Because! That’s why! I just found out that people have, actually have… you’re not going to believe... Read More

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on considerin’ and weighin’ and ponderin’ and thinkin’

    Soul dogs. Or maybe, ‘heart dogs’. No one ever calls them ‘brain dogs’ or ‘spinal chord dogs’, though both of these pieces of anatomy... Read More

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

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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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