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Four years of Jasper: Lessons my dog has taught me about love, happiness and living a good life

Yesterday, Jasper – my noble, quasi-philosopher and totally shameless canine companion – turned four. Four. In doggy years that means he and I are approximately the same age, developmentally speaking. That’s irrelevant in the grand scheme of this post but, man, is it ever weird to think about. Four years, and how quickly they’ve passed. read more »

August Wrap-Up: Summer, your work here is done

Here’s a special edition of the Weekend Wrap-Up for y’all: the August Wrap-Up (aka, where the hell have I been?) It’s that time, folks; that point in the year when you look at your calendar and wonder how September could possibly only be a few days away. I don’t know about the rest of you read more »