Pets- 5 dogs (chihuahua, basset hound,rotti,english mastiff and the new addition of a sweet little dachshund we adopted)

Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think.
La Bruyere


Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism; the way you play it is free will.
Jawaharal Nehru

After the game,
the king and the pawn go into the same box.
Italian Proverb


I talk to him when I'm lonesome like; and I'm sure he understands. When he looks at me so attentively, and gently licks my hands; then he rubs his nose on my tailored clothes, but I never say naught thereat. For the good Lord knows I can buy more clothes, but never a friend like that. ~W. Dayton Wedgefarth


A dog is not "almost human" and I know of no greater insult to the canine race than to describe it as such. ~John Holmes

"You can say any fool thing to a dog, and the dog will give you this look that says, `My God, you're RIGHT! I NEVER would've thought of that!'" - Dave Barry

"If your dog doesn't like someone you probably shouldn't either." - Unknown

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From: androloma [the Manchurian Centurion]
Date: 26-Sep-2008 06:53

I have to thank you for something, p. You taught me not to take our screen names and ourselves too seriously, or even any of this at all seriously. There should be a rule for all new posters, and many will come after us, which says that none of this is real beyond the phenomenon of diverse people expressing diverse opinions.
The experience of posting on cyber forums is a pasttime, when partaken of in moderation, can prove educational and enlightening. Only by honing our skills into an excellence can we strive towards an assumed dignity worthy of calling civilizing minds a righteous calling.