Saying Good Bye to our Pups

We said good-bye to our dogs over these past two weeks.  Thinking abstractly about what would happen if one of our pets were aggressive with kids or we had an allergy issue is so very different than going through the actions of “rehoming” your loved pets.  I have been largely quiet about Gabriel’s eczema since [...]

Jumble

It has been two weeks since I have written – it feels like a lot longer.  Some periods of time take on that quality – like it had to be longer since so much got packed in.  Over the last two weeks I have traveled to Dallas and Minneapolis; conducted five job interviews (resulting in [...]

13 Cupholders and other Minivan amenities

If you have been reading along you know that we recently added Gabriel to the family and he is now just over two months old.  In that time we have done a fair bit of driving.  The four of us.  And just the four of us because that is all we could fit in the [...]

Pumpkin’s Tough Choice

Since Pumpkin came into my life I have been amazed at how distinct and clear some of his personality traits are – nature v. nurture?  I have seen a whole lot of traits that are clearly nature.  And those traits allow Pumpkin to make decisions and take actions accordingly.  Even though this has been the [...]

The Danger Zone

Recently, I read How to Live Dangerously: The Hazards of Helmets, The Benefits of Bacteria, and The Risks of Living Too Safe by Warwick Cairns.  It is the kind of book that inspired about 3 or 4 blog topics in my mind.  In brief, Warwick’s point is that all the “safety” rules and devices in [...]