The Meaning of Sacrifice in a World of Chew Toys
Are my dogs spiritual pups? I’d like to think that in between the wrestling and barking, they pause for reflection. Are we being good dogs? What does it truly mean…
Category: Dog-adjacent issues
Trying to beat the heat
We’ve had a string of some very hot days out here. The dogs are not thrilled but can survive it. Rufus wants to play “Chase” – our game with the…
Dogs Rule, Kids Drool
Are you like me? Do you get traumatized when harm comes to a dog in a movie but feel nothing but “Meh” when the same thing happens to a kid?…
Suitcases
I am headed out for a few days of beautiful South Carolina weather to attend the 2017 BlogPaws Conference. It coincides perfectly with the oncoming snow Denver is supposed to…
Nancy Drew and the Mystery of the Pooped Out Balloon
The other morning, after our deluge of hail from the heavens, I tended to the ultra glamorous tasks of cleaning out the gutters and picking up dog poop. The latter…
National Adopt a Shelter Animal Day
I am a few days late but happy National Adopt a Shelter Animal Day! I’ll extend the holiday to last a week, as all holidays should be. Sophie came from a…
Goodbye, Elk Meadows
On Monday, Sophie and I said goodbye to our favorite dog park which is closing for three years. Elk Meadows, located in Evergreen, CO with a few hundred acres of…
The darkest and stormiest of nights…
There are times while I’m sitting in a movie theater that I just get angry. I have paid a good eleven or twelve dollars, plus money for a soda and…
Animal Rights Ethics and Running Around like a goof
Deep thinky stuff today. Today I heard a lecture at the University of Denver by Martha Nussbaum, philosopher and professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago, on…
First World Washing Machine Problems
About three weeks ago I got my new WhirlPool washing machine. For some reason this has always been my favorite appliance. Front loaders look like space capsules and that’s awesome.The…
The Rufus Files 