Be glad that Chihuahuas and Toy Poodles are tiny. Unhinged looking, too, with those angry, bulging eyes and snapping little jaws. If they were the size of Great Danes or German Shepherds we'd all be in trouble. Doesn't seem like owning one of these maladjusted little creatures is anything like having a regular dog, who […]
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There's no such thing as free lunch. Until you're a senior citizen, that is. At that point every social organization in the neighborhood wants to give you bland sandwiches, fat-free milk and a banana every day whether you like it or not. Refuse them at your own peril.
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The reason why it is sometimes hard for us to realize that danger is near is the lack of background music in ordinary life. A tense arpeggio would go a long way towards warning us of imminent bodily harm. In the absence of background music, it’s best to keep your wits about you.
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We've got a lot of choices in our TV viewing these days, not only the national networks and a whole lot of regional ones, but literally hundreds and hundreds of cable channels to choose from, covering subjects from cooking to sports to nature, drama, history, comedy, soap operas, politics, crime, science fiction, science fact, westerns,
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When I'm in charge of the world there will be no no renaming allowed. Used cars will be advertised as used cars, period, no matter how many BMW engineers swear on stack of owner's manuals it's as good as new. Pre-owned, my ass. If it was such a cupcake, why'd the guy who bought it
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Dogs must be going nuts in America. They say animals can smell fear in human beings and we must be stinking up the joint these days. If we're not fearing nebulous threats from rag-tag militias or small nations we're fearing for our health. The Republicans, experts on creating and exploiting fear, are already starting the
Taking a nap is a very civilized habit, in spite of some aggressive fools who label it “power napping” in an attempt to take the fun out of a guilty pleasure. Most things can wait half an hour while you check your eyelids for cracks.
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I must confess that I think about Guam about as often as I think about wolverines. That is to say, not all that much, with wolverines actually having a pretty big edge in the cross-my-mind department. And now Guam is the next primary in the hotly contested Democratic Presidential campaign. While the 4 delegates at
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