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32 ft. / sec. / sec. -- "Things are never really as simple as they first appear."
A Good Dog -- Maddie was a good dog; she was also a very good friend.
A Long Way, Baby -- From personal property, to lioness, to gold digger?
And Winter Came -- Enriching an already wonderful Christmas season.
A Soft Bed -- Some animals crave little more than that.
At Any Price -- Rescues such as Janna are a bargian (at any price).
A "Teachable Moment" -- But don't take your lesson from a bigot.
A Thousand Thank Yous -- To those who rescued Janna.
A View from the Center-Right -- An open letter to the GOP.
Aim High -- No one is completely immune to stereotypical thinking.
Against All Enemies -- Choose your Commanders in Chief very carefully.
Albert -- Perhaps Gore should change his name.
All the Way -- "This time, hold nothing back."
An Appalling Silence -- Is Barack Obama truly one of the Children of Light?
As She Wishes -- More things than ever are up to Janna.
Aunt Betty -- She Copes. She carries on.
Barbaro -- More than merely swift.
Because I Love Her -- Learning to tell Janna "no."
Better Angels -- "I never hesitate when I'm asked, "Whom do you most admire?"
Big John, Diminished -- The Maverick sells out.
Bigotry is Bigotry -- A pretty face cannot mask ugly prejudice.
Blog On -- Robust opportunities for communication are essential to free societies.
Blogger Envy -- "A scribe slurps his suds, searching for a way to impress..."
Box Fan Blues -- "Would nothing go right for me today?"
Bush III vs. Carter II -- Forget about "change"; the 2008 election is all about the past.
But Not Today -- A woman. A dog. And a date with destiny.
Cabin Sitter, The -- "...a greenhorn, naive to the ways of this land..."
Cannot Keep From Singing -- Like Enya, they sing. They uplift.
Certifiable -- "I can hear some of you out there. See, I told you: he's nuts!"
Check [t]Hat -- "So I'm righting a peace about gophers the other day..."
Christmas Comes Early -- Thanks to dedicated animal care-givers.
Christmas Comes Early (again) -- Janna dodges another bullet.
Christmas in September -- A dog's arrival was the best present ever.
Christmas Season Essays -- Annually featured essays, from 2004 to present.
Comic Relief -- "Do you remember when Comics were funny?"
Collateral Damage -- Political scoundrels will litter the landscape with victims.
Cool Cat Turns Catty -- Barack Obama's ugly transformation.
Counting Christmases -- Count each one; appreciate each one.
Courage, is it? -- "It sounded so inspiring, Dan, your trademark sign-off..."
Critically Speaking, Freely -- Media bailout would fly in the face of the 1st Amendment.
Day's End -- Nightly reflection yields both comfort and discomfort.
Dear Terri -- "Your time is short; you have been denied food and water..."
Decorum Be Damned -- Democrats are (selectively) concerned with civility.
Discharge Obama? -- America's Commander-in-Chief is off to a very poor start.
Dogs will be Dogs -- There's just no getting around it.
Earning Their Wings -- "Attaboy, Clarence."
Ensure Election Integrity -- Fraud & disenfranchisement both matter.
Footprints in the Sand -- No one walks completely alone.
Fraidy-Cat Fools -- Bill Maher & other religion-bashers: hateful, cowardly.
Friends in Need -- Doing what they can -- when it's needed most.
Full Circle -- "As I take in the early morning pleasures..."
Five Years On -- "It was during the summer of 2000 that the furry scamp..."
Gentle Breeze -- Janna at 10: calmer (and even more precious).
Give Them A Break -- "The road she chooses to tread is definitely less travelled."
Great White Whales -- ... the Ahabs among the media bellow, "Thar she blows!"
Gun's Up -- "Will Track & Field win this race?"
Hurry Up and Wait -- This time, it is we who should keep the pols waiting.
I am Not -- "I am not the things I cannot control."
Ideology Streams -- Media collaboration: harmless cooperation or dangerous collusion?
In Sarah's Arms -- Be an angel to someone in need.
Inner Voice -- Marching to the beat of your own drummer.
Intelligent Dishonesty (by design) -- Can scientists and theologians coexist?
Irish Eyes -- "How well I remember my father's..."
It's for Them -- Memorial Day is not for you. It's not for me.
Just Do Something -- Small things can make a world of difference.
Keeping Score, Brother -- Careful, critics: Big Brother is watching (and listening).
Killing the Golden Goose -- Labor, management, & investors are all to blame.
Legs on Cars -- And other senseless things.
Liberal, White, Female (and Foolish) -- Heed the words of Pastor Martin Niemöller.
Lift Me, Enya -- Lift me over rampant small-mindedness.
Love My Dog -- "As I regained consciousness, I struggled..."
Lowering the Bar -- "Yes We Can" has morphed into "Don't Hold Your Breath."
Marsh Hollow's Mac -- "Roaming the outer reaches of his expansive territory..."
MBA Confessions (1) -- "..never having to say you're sorry for power ties."
MBA Confessions (2) -- "For the right incentive almost anyone will roll over."
Media Meltdown -- "The Fourth Estate isn't what it used to be."
Military Madness -- Problems with America's Armed Forces begin at the top.
More Good than Bad -- Some people sure are.
More Harm Than They Know -- They take something from each one of us.
Mostly Dogs (animal stories) -- Maggie, Janna, Seymour, et al.
Mother's Little Helper -- A brief encounter with a soulful child.
My Hero, My Wife -- "Standing only 5 ft., 1 & 3/4 inches tall, she's..."
My Secret Mistress
-- "My lover has a rival with whom she cannot compete."
Nader's Nadir -- Ralph Nader could play spoiler. Again.
Night Sweats -- From the window, scenes that bewilder.
No Easy Way -- Saying goodbye is always hard.
No Kill vs. Extended Stay -- "In simple terms, who could disagree..."
Nobody's Fool -- Rest in peace, Paul Newman.
Not One Puff -- A mother's death-bed plea.
Nothing Like a Mother -- Captain Penny was right. Moms are special.
Obama's Crowded Bed -- The price of political prostituion.
Obama's Mob[ster] Mentality -- Team Obama reverts to its Chicago roots.
Obama's Poor SCOTUS Pick -- Sotomayor is a (very) flawed nominee.
Obama the Spiteful -- War with Fox News is ill-advised, doomed to failure.
Obama's War on Dissent -- The president & his supporters seek to silence critics.
Obama, Where Art Thou? -- Where did the person America elected go?
Old Friends -- No fence will ever again separate Maggie and Murphy.
Open Gates, Broken Hearts -- A moment of carelessness, a lifetime of grief.
Pampered Pets -- Do animals really have it better than humans?
Peace, I'm Sure -- Wiley is, once again, vigorous and strong.
Perspective -- When it comes to "telling stories," trust caregivers -- not journalists.
Power to the People -- The balance of power is shifting in favor of common folks.
Pretty Prose -- Barack Obama...and the Travels of the Apostle Paul.
Principles -- Are they your pals?
Racial Discourse -- America is ready for an honest conversation.
Reason to Believe -- Faith rooted in logic (and hope).
Riding in Cars -- "Her longing surely dwarfed my own..."
Rights: Yours and Hers -- "Uh, guys, can we talk?"
Salvation (on a shoestring) -- Small charities accomplish very big things.
Scraping By -- Alleviataing suffering (human & animal) on a shoestring.
Second Best -- "First place is reserved for no one."
Secret Santa, Secret Wish -- My '09 Christmas list has only one item on it.
Seller Beware -- "What goes around sometimes really does come around."
She Knows -- Dogs know plenty.
She's The One -- "It hardly seems possible that twenty years have passed."
Sir Sellout -- "Say it ain't so, Mick."
Small Stuff -- Some is, some ain't.
Small Things -- Large truths are often revealed by them.
Small-town Lessons for Obama -- Things he can't learn in Chicago (or Honolulu).
Socialism (of a sort) -- What the Obama administration is pursuing.
Something Extraordinary -- At times, we all cling to the improbable.
Snowprints -- "...prints that could not have existed the day before."
So Long, Hal -- "...like so many of his readers, I felt I knew him."
Sparky -- "I scream for Little Boy, but he's nowhere in sight..."
Speak for Yourself -- No one has earned the right to speak for a soldier.
Suckered by Obama -- What were Brooks, Parker, Noonan, et al. thinking?
Sweet Seymour -- A day in the life of a homeless cat.
Sympathy Pain -- "Going without water and food is not pleasant."
Take Care of You -- "That just might be...[your] most precious gift."
Terms of Endearment -- An unlikely alliance: a roughneck Rottweiller and a feral feline.
Thank You, Sarah -- "Whatever had me so worked up...will just have to wait."
The Courage of Their Conviction -- Strong beliefs. And the guts to stand up for them.
The Way They Were -- A sweet old lady & and a young, homeless cat.
The Wrong One -- The wrong Democrat won in '08.
They Will Remember -- "I believe that recollections of acts of kindness persist."
They're So Sorry -- Politicians love to apologize. For other people's sins.
This Giving Season -- Almost everyone has something to offer -- and does.
This Healing Season -- "I found solace on runs along deserted wooded trails..."
Ties that Bind -- Are same-sex partnerships marriages, civil unions -- or something else?
Trouble in Paradise -- Nationally and in NE Ohio, Dems are squabbling.
True Enough: Out of Africa -- Karen Blixen's memoir, lovingly filmed.
Up From What? -- Pretenders to hardship.
Walkin' the Walk -- Rest in peace, Howard M. Metzenbaum & William F. Buckley, Jr.
What about Bob? -- "We raced for the cure... we went red for women... Isn't it time someone asked..."
What Voters Want -- For many in Ohio's 10th congressional district, it's not Dennis Kucinich.
When Life Begins -- What uncertainty dictates.
When She Goes -- When the wife's out of town, I'm free to do as I please.
White Lies -- Most politicians can't get through a day without them.
Word Games -- For Barack Obama, some words matter; others don't
