Tipping Away from Fear I tried to get some pictures of those feline-canine interactions currently going on in my house that I could allow to generate fear if I chose to go that route. But as it turned out, many times as soon as the animals see the camera, they immediately stop what they’re doing. [...]
Archive for June, 2009
BeeBee and the Lightening Bugs
Bee’s been having a rough time lately as she comes into full maturity, thinks she should be in charge, but can’t pull it off because of her physical problems. By all rights, she should have replaced Frica as leader of the dog pack, but she lacks the ability to give the proper signals, then gets [...]
Meandering with Myrn – Episode 42
Bewitched, Bothered, and Bamboozled If you read the blog about the new addition to my household, you probably guessed that a podcast about Bsmboo was inevitable. As I write this, there’s dirt on the floor where he raced through a large plant on his way to the desk where he knocked over a picture before [...]
Meandering with Myrn – Episode 41
Choices, Commitment, and Paralysis This is kind of a heavy podcast, but I think it’s important because it’s about something that can mean the difference between treatment success and failure: commitment. And no, this isn’t one of those “Blame the owner” rants. Instead, it’s about one way we can stop spinning our wheels and summon [...]
Meandering with Myrn – Episode 40
Testicular Blindness No, this isn’t about some dread new disease that attacks male dogs or cats without warning and causes them to go blind. On the contrary, this podcast is about a human affliction, but probably not the one you might have in mind. For whatever reason, BeeBee and Ollie thought this podcast would sound [...]
The End of Civilization as We Know It: Bamboo Joins the Household
After several months thoughts of Whittington the cat become part of my memory mosaic with memories of the good times replacing the difficult ones at the end. Concurrently, the awareness that there was a cat-sized vacuum in this house increased and about a month ago I put out the word that I was looking for [...]
June 2009 Commentary Now Available
Companion Animals as Targets of Impolite Human Comments We all know people who have no qualms about making hurtful or boorish remarks to others. In fact, such people are common enough in our society that learning how to deal with them gracefully is just another part of becoming a mature adult. But what’s with the [...]