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Best dog evaaaaa! You beautiful red bone lab mix, you. You looked like a lab, but were a beautiful ginger like your mom… your human mom that is. It is funny to think that I did not pay you much mind when you were in the side yard of the preschool. You barked at everyone and hid behind the golden retrievers if someone walked up to the gate. I didn’t like you when I first met you. You seemed annoying, but something made me take a second look after Mrs. Amy said Mrs. Cherise was looking to...

A notion hit me the other day as we finished up the Michael movie during family movie night: the fans were crazy about Michael Jackson. They were screaming, crying, dancing, going all out nuts for him. Don’t get me wrong, I've been a MJ fan since I was a little girl. If I wasn’t so white girl with my rhythm I would have rocked every dance move he did. Alas, I am like Elaine… have you ever seen Elaine dance? It’s like a full body dry heave set to music! Whoa, sidetracked, back to what I was...

PAAAARTY PEOPLE… I get that republican, Independent and Democratic points of view have opposing issues. I also get that people from opposing parties will disagree. It’s a tale as old as time. But why must we take things to the extreme? Hate is such a strong feeling and cultivates violent acts. Not only does it incite aggression it leaves a person with emotional turmoil. That unrest can be life draining. Is it really worth it, getting yourself so riled up that you're spitting mad giving the...