Practical ways to fight depression

October 3, 2025
How to Fight Depression: A Compassionate Guide for the Journey Depression isn’t just sadness. It’s a heavy fog that can roll into our lives and cloud everything we see, touch, and feel. It’s not weakness. It’s not a flaw. It’s an illness—and it’s one many of us face, especially as...

Seen at the Dollar Store

December 8, 2009
Everything a buck.Including this.Hmmm.Would you trust...

My most unforgettable student

December 7, 2009
The Reader's Digest used to run a feature called My Most Unforgettable Character. I'm borrowing the idea.My most unforgettable student (MUS for short) came in to my...

It’s not Christmas

December 7, 2009
without Alvin and the...

The dog ate your homework . . .

December 7, 2009
...said the professor to the student.Tinker.She chewed.Swallowed.It's gone.You can't make this stuff...

My heart

December 7, 2009
"You hold little dogs next to your heart. That's where they belong."Today, Parade...

The Group

December 7, 2009
When Tinker sees a camera, she moves, so we have few clear photos. That's her on the left, resting in a Xanax haze. You'll see that Puddin' has situated herself between...

Riley’s bitch

December 7, 2009
Lil He is such a sweet boy. Not such a boy, actually-- he is 10 years old. I love to watch him lope with his long, athletic legs. So boyish.And he's got a great hound...

The Bodyguard

December 7, 2009
Chows were bred to protect the emperors of China.They are fiercely protective.They don't bark often, but when they do: holy crap. Deep. Serious. Intimidating.Puddin' is...

Sunday sermonette: prayer

December 6, 2009

Sit Saturday ~ a rock and a hard place

December 5, 2009
Incremental progress has definitely been made toward peace in the household. But it's complicated.Riley is clearly the center of all things.Puddin', our chow, has...

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