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Ouch.

A calf is just a small cow, not much bigger than a good-sized dog, but when it hits you in the chest, running full tilt, it hurts like a kick from a pair of size-13 Tony Lamas administered by a … Continue reading

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$12 Million Worth of Trouble

Ding dong, the wicked Leona Helmsley is dead. If you were a fan of hers, don’t blame me for that Oz reference, I didn’t give her the moniker “The Queen Of Mean.” I just report what I read in official … Continue reading

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Suck-Egg Dog

When I was young, my grandparents had a dog that took up on the farm – a “suck-egg dog,” as my grandpaw called him. He said a suck-egg dog was a no-account bum of a beast who had to be … Continue reading

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Diamonds Can, Indeed, Be A Girl’s Best Friend.

Or her worst enemy. Or her parents, grandparents, brother, sister, cousin, whatever. Diamonds, in essence, are just carbon, squeezed by heat and pressure into a hard rock and sold for too much money to those guilted into the purchase. You … Continue reading

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Tripod

He was a white-looking, bullish-looking dog. I can’t honestly say he was a white bulldog. He was a muscled dog with a flat face and a worried look. He had a right, he had three legs and no home except … Continue reading

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The 24/7 Cat

Rudy is on the edge of total paranoia. His archenemy, the cat that never sleeps, is slowly driving him crazy. He sees the slinky feline roaming free through the neighborhood and strolling through the yard and rubbing his favorite tree. … Continue reading

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Bark, bark, sting, sting

Grapevine, TX. Leroy, our shepherd/border collie best friend, was going crazy on the back patio. His intense barking dislodged in me the memory of a big, yellow cat that had stumbled over our stockade fence back in the winter. Leroy … Continue reading

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A Big Smiling Dog

Late in the afternoon on a warm spring day in 1964, I took my dog, Bo Bo, for a walk. I was 8 years old. He was 3 years old. I held one end of his old chain as he … Continue reading

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Always Cast a Dog

I personally think every commercial should have a dog in it. That should be a law. Not just the spots on Animal Planet, but all of them. You make a commercial, here’s your dog. Dogs are just plain funny. They … Continue reading

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Rudy

A good friend is living with us right now. He had no home, no place to go; his mom had kicked him out so we let him stay with us. This was about three years ago and he hasn’t left. … Continue reading

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