Archive for January, 2008

The following posts are from a series of emails I’ve been sharing with friends regarding the fascinating behavior displayed by my shitzu-terrier mix, Frica, following the birth of her pups. I’m also including this in the BeeBee Chronicles because, aside from Frica being 2 years older, Bee’s presence is the only thing that has changed [...]

Getting Fixed is a free audio book about how the way we relate to animals affects our lives, sometimes in most unexpected ways, and sometimes whether we want it to or not. Listen to the latest chapter below or click here to learn more about the story.

 

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Getting Fixed is a free audio book about how the way we relate to animals affects our lives, sometimes in most unexpected ways, and sometimes whether we want it to or not. Listen to the latest chapter below or click here to learn more about the story.

 

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It’s that time again, time to do an ethological analysis of the American political process to see how we measure up to lower life forms. Alas, so far and once again, not so good.
In animals, the goal is to produce viable young, and ensure their survival. This is a two-step process. First males and females [...]

I’ve gotten way behind thanks to the holidays and weather, but did want to update everyone on what BeeBee’s been up to. She continues to grow longer and remains very svelte. When I carry her up and down the stairs, sometimes she drapes over my arm like Feron, the cat belonging to the Little Red-Haired [...]

For those facing a very long winter, I’ve serialized the novel, Getting Fixed, and will be making a new chapter available very week for the next 21 weeks.
Getting Fixed is a story about how the way we relate to animals affects our lives, sometimes in most unexpected ways, and sometimes whether we want it to [...]

 

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Artistic Endeavors and Companion Animals

When I was doing a lot of media work back in the 90s, a common mantra in the industry was that “Kids and animals make good television” (We might also add that they apparently inspire grammatically questionable mantras, but that’s a different matter.) As I’ve been recording my novel, Getting Fixed, [...]