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Tag Archives: pets
The cat who cancelled Thanksgiving
Regular readers know that I harbour a certain prejudice against cats, and like most prejudices, it’s defined by my own narrow experience. But this summer, our middle daughter Katie moved back home along with her own two cats, Lincoln and … Continue reading
Posted in It Really Did Happen!
Tagged Canadian Thanksgiving, cats, Cats are jerks, family, humor, pets, sick animals, vets
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Who are the pickles in your neighbourhood
Ever since the snow melted, I had been eyeballing this jar of pickles at the bottom of our street. It was a litre jar of bread-and-butters lying on its side next to a cedar hedge right there by the stop … Continue reading
Posted in It Really Did Happen!
Tagged cats, hodgepodge, life, mystery, pets, pickles, quite possilby the worst thing I've written, trained squirrels
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20 reasons dogs are better than people
1. Dogs are loyal. 2. Dogs are always willing to just hang out. 3. Dogs are always excited to see you, even if you’ve been gone for only five minutes. 4. Dogs never ask you why you ran off like … Continue reading
Posted in Never Happened
Tagged buzzfeed parody, crazy, dogs, dogs are better than humans, humor, pets, possible mental illness, satire
54 Comments
Home alone… with pets
Whatever you do, don’t compliment dads on their parenting skills. I’ve read a couple of moms who have been outraged – outraged, I tell you! – because their menfolk were publicly commended for parenting tasks such as tying their daughters’ … Continue reading
Posted in Family - whadya gonna do?, It Really Did Happen!
Tagged cats, Dads, dads home alone, family, house to myself, humor, humour, missing your kids, pets, unappreciated moms
67 Comments
Drinking Tips for Teens 