Hoaloha ilio!

RESCUE ME!!!


If a sudden lyrical refrain from singer Fontella Bass’s hit 45 PRM single of 1965 (by the same name) pops into your mind when you read the above, you’re older than you care to admit. If the US Coast Guard jumps to the focus of your attention, you’ve likely been watching too many ‘Police’ and ‘Emergency’ TV shows, while if the reverse is true (nothing at all suddenly emerges in your recollections), you’re likely too young to worry about anything having to do with salvation (… Continue

[Note: A bit of explanation is required here. This vastly amusing little story has been floating around the internet recently, via email, and sadly I have no author to attribute it to. Despite its anonymity, I thought you would all probably enjoy it as much as I have (as a person with prior humorous 'shelter dog' adoption experience). Best wishes for the holidays!

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Jasper and the Unbaked Yeast Rolls

(author unknown)

We have a fox terrie… Continue

REMEMBERING LAIKA: FIRST DOG TO ORBIT EARTH....

I have often commented in my writing over the years on my special affection for Siberian Husky dogs. Siberians, along with all ‘Spitz type’ northern breeds (including, but not limited to Alaskan Malamutes, Siberian Huskies, American Eskimo Dogs, Samoyeds, and a few other closely related breeds), are members of that generalized branch of the canine family known as Northern Working Dogs, or dogs that were originally bred specifi… Continue

YELPING JOYFULLY INTO THE DARKENED NIGHT….

I’ve never handled death very well. It’s the reason I studiously avoid funerals, memorial services, and any other social gatherings associated with or celebrating the end of someone’s (or something’s) life. The only memorial service I truly regret having missed is the paddle-out for Auntie Rell Sunn, back in 1998, but that was an impossibility for me at the time.

When my father died (I was 4 years at the time), I was at least spared what… Continue