Category Archives: humor

The Dog’s Publication Day Complaint

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Lynne • 16 Comments

I have always been an animal lover. Possibly, like enough of my identity to be embarrassing, it was born of rebellion against my parents. Well, actually my mother. It was she who was most vocal in her adamant refusal to let me and my sister have a pet. Jan and I wanted a dog, we… Continue Reading

Our Recalcitrant Robot

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Lynne • 16 Comments

We were recently with our daughter’s family. They have two kids, two dogs–one of which is a Labrador retriever–and astonishingly immaculate hardwood floors. We have no little kids at home, one Labrador retriever, and hardwood floors that make people wonder if we’re running an unlicensed barber shop. Labs shed. Forget that myth about twice a… Continue Reading

Heroism: It All Counts, Right?

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Lynne • 15 Comments

I’ve spent a couple of years trying to figure out how my very smart dog—who can remember and break into any place food is stored—can have such an extremely short memory. Every day, when Scout the Lab sees the horrible menace of the mail truck as it stops in front of the house, we have… Continue Reading

All I (Don’t) Know

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Lynne • 15 Comments

This happened before the election, when I wasn’t so worried about the country. My daughter and son-in-law claimed they still have only a three-year old girl and a six-year old boy, but they lied. They suddenly have nine kids, maybe more. I know this because my husband and I spent several days taking care of… Continue Reading

Getting There is Not Half The Fun

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Lynne • 4 Comments

When Google maps swears that a drive to New England from southwestern Ohio is absolutely going to take sixteen hours and twenty-one minutes, you can be completely sure that Mr. Google Maps is a gold-level member of the Pinnochio Club. Like a certain person to whom I am married. My husband and Mr. Google Maps… Continue Reading

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Category Archives: humor

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