Tag Archives: Dogs

Pondering, mulling, musing, and ruminating on the year so far

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

I was looking for just the right word for “think over” and pulled out Webster’s Dictionary to check  precise meanings.  Here are some of the definitions I found: ponder, from the Latin pondare – to weigh, mentally; think deeply about; … Continue reading →

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Everything Changes

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

Lewis Richmond, an ordained Zen priest and author of Aging as a Spiritual Practice, began his studies 40 years ago with the renowned teacher, Shunryu Suzuki Roshi.  Richmond relates that one day, after a talk, a student said, “Suzuki Roshi – … Continue reading →

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Kit

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

She answers to Kit, but her real name is Kitsune, the Japanese word for fox.  That’s because when we adopted her four years ago today, she looked so much like a fox. We’d been looking for a second dog for … Continue reading →

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Going to the Canines

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

Today is the 20 year anniversary of several important events.  For starters, I had managed to last seven years in the corporate world, so on Friday, August 30, 1991, I was starting my first sabbatical:  ten weeks paid time off. … Continue reading →

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California Indians and their Dogs

Posted on April 1, 2011 by

Three-thousand archeologists are on the loose in Sacramento, gathered for the 76th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, which runs through sunday.  According to the local paper, members of this tribe are avid researchers one of humankind’s oldest … Continue reading →

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Missy’s Homecoming Day, aka, Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

I’ve always been something of a Valentine’s Day Scrooge – “Humbug!”  Always, even in fifth grade, while trying to decipher the nuances of the text on candy kisses enclosed in the envelopes during the school Valentine swap. I’m not doctrinaire … Continue reading →

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