Love and Other Necessities

Here we are, the evening of Valentine’s Day, and I’m hanging out Leroy before settling myself down at the kitchen table for a couple hours to deal with my marking. Before you start sending indignant emails directed at The Electrician, let’s remember that he stole me away for a romantic weekend in the Rockies at…

Mammal Mondays: My Boys Are My Kids

You know, it’s funny how people substitute their pets for children. I’ve seen dog after dog dressed up in tacky little outfits. I’ve seen people hauling yorkshire terriers through Costco and folks in McDonald’s drive through ordering cheeseburgers for their newfoundlands. Many times people’s dogs have lunged and barked at me, only to have their…