Day: April 8, 2008

Wet Dog

Today Stella was stinky as a result of yesterday’s illness-induced mishaps. Unable to stand the stench as I labored at my computer, I logged off and gave Stella a bath. Here, Stella knows something bad is about to happen. Her theory is, if she doesn’t look at me, I won’t see her: Lather, rinse, repeat, repeat, repeat: Shake, lick the tub, and escape: She didn’t like the part at the end when I vacuumed her. […]

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Organic Substances

What’s worse than the newage, hippie-dippy, organic, spiritually enriched chocolate that I ate yesterday? Hippie-dippy chocolate that sneaks out of its wrapper and lands on the seat of your brand-new car where it sits for two days in full sun. I was late for an appointment when I swung open the car door and froze in my tracks. I can’t begin to tell you what went through my mind as I tried to figure out […]

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