Tag: living
group name: animalcrackers
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April 02, 2006 01:36 PM EDT --
On a lazy Sunday afternoon, I call to my two cats, Mao and Cheddar. And they come running.
I called "Baby Fooooood." Sure, they know the words, "Baby Food." They're cats. . . . more
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April 16, 2006 08:37 AM EDT --
My girls were young, preschool age, and we had experienced a lot of loss by that time. It was the transient kind of loss, divorce, living with their grandmother, then moving out on our own.
We were brave . . . more
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August 13, 2008 12:59 AM EDT --
In 2004, I moved from Boston to Arkansas. I experienced quite a bit of culture shock as I transitioned from big city life to a more rural existance. I thought I had made great strides in acclimation but . . . more
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March 26, 2006 11:39 PM EST --
Waking this morning I was ready for a new day. The sounds of little feet running about. The whispers of children filling each room of this little old house. I listened as they ran to the kitchen, opened . . . more
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March 14, 2006 11:48 PM EST --
While I take the time to feed a colony of perfectly sane feral cats - I've noticed that the wild strays are oddly free of neurotic behaviors.
This leads me to believe that our cats pick up all their . . . more
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April 23, 2006 10:41 PM EDT --
Our cats, Mao and Cheddar (you can see which one is the Cheesy dude), really know only ONE trick.
They stand on tiptoes to eat baby food. We call 'baby food.' They come running. (I've written . . . more
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March 24, 2006 04:49 PM EST --
Dear Bryan, I have to tell you the truth, as I see it. I'm a bunny. A Honey Bunny to be exact. I'm no run-of –the-mill bunny either. You see, I'm an actress. . . . more
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April 03, 2006 03:08 PM EDT --
Health & Fitness
The Facts:
Q: I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true?
A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it...don't . . . more
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September 02, 2006 04:30 PM EDT --
When our older children were growing up, we had a big black standard poodle named Bear. One day my young son came to tell me that Bear had had an accident in the house. He said, "Come . . . more
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December 22, 2006 12:55 PM EST --
As I drove into work this morning, I had to slow to a crawl when escapees pranced out into the street. A medium-sized brindle mutt danced out into the street as his smaller black buddy scurried to catch . . . more
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April 28, 2006 10:13 PM EDT --
I knew I had to do it. I understood the reality of the situation but I did not want the responsibility. My father in law paid. The man from the Humane shelter gave him his . . . more
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March 26, 2006 11:34 PM EST --
Let's rip up the floor
I must be going crazy
What a mess we made
Layers of tile
Our backs and shoulders aching
1 layer to go
Is . . . more
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April 16, 2006 09:28 PM EDT --
That's right. A bath. You CAN bathe cats. Cat care books recommend it, but I don't know why. The cat gets wet, cold and meows. You get wet, cold and you howl.
But if you're so inclined, here's . . . more
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May 07, 2006 08:08 PM EDT --
OK, I'll go first.
Mao and Cheddar. Cheddar is the cheesy dude, Mao is his brother.
Mao and Cheddar picked us from the shelter four years ago and they've owned us ever since.
Cheddar always . . . more
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April 05, 2006 10:18 AM EDT --
I married a Beaver. Yes, this is true. In my life I had several proposals. Several people it seems had taken interest in being my partner for life. For years I was pursued by a John. I was asked to marry . . . more
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April 30, 2006 02:19 PM EDT --
Each boy staked out his territory. Two boys on the same turf, fighting for the same bag of drugs.
Mao hooked a left into Cheddar; Cheddar hooked a right and tossed Mao straight to the mat. . . . more
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March 10, 2006 09:39 AM EST --
pissed-off:( to be so angered by an event that a response in oppositon to it is produced )
Ex.:He was so pissed-off by the television program he saw about body parts stolen from funeral homes that he . . . more
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March 24, 2006 09:41 PM EST --
This evening as I was throwing trash out, a very large, rotund raccoon scared the living day lights out of me. I opened the lid and was getting ready to swing the trash bag in, when he popped his bandit . . . more
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February 18, 2008 01:44 AM EST --
Her fur still soft under my hands, betrays us
Once supple muscles now feel rigid and sore
As she struggles to rise; to please me
She falls now, her wise eyes never leaving mine
She . . . more
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April 09, 2006 08:59 PM EDT --
First published July 9, 2005
As I mentioned in this column a few weeks ago, I have a Doberman named Brenna, who happens to be the biggest baby of all dogs. Ok, I know what you're going to say; that . . . more
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