The other morning when I was getting ready for work, my normally quiet dog, Callie, started barking while in our second floor bedroom. After a few barks, I heard my wife say to her, "You don't know what you're doing. You're just barking." Apart from the fact that Callie had no possibility of understanding such …
Category: Behavior
Kindness Matters
Our world needs more kindness. It is a sad state of affairs when a simple act of kindness is so rare that it jumps out at us. That happened to me today when delivering a few groceries to my mother-in-law. Her apartment is on the 9th floor of her building. When I got in the …
So What Are You Going to Do About It? A Response to the Zimmerman Verdict
There has been no shortage of opinions offered around the U.S. and beyond following the "not guilty" verdict of George Zimmerman in the murder of Trayvon Martin. I don't think the world needs any more opinions on the matter of his guilt or innocence, including my own. The only truly educated opinions that matter come from those …
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How We Spend Our Days Is How We Spend Our Lives
Occasionally a phrase jumps off a page (or, more likely, a computer or smartphone screen) and grabs me. That happened the other day with a tweet, although I've forgotten who tweeted it. What I recall was the insightful statement: "How we spend our days is how we spend our lives." Fortunately, I kept the link …
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Stooping to Serve
Have you ever seen a child instinctively help another child up when he falls? Do you recall a time when you immediately went to someone's aid without having to stop and think about it simply because there was a need and you wanted to help? It seems like such a simple matter, but it appears …
