Don’t Let His Size Fool You
Paco the Chihuahua is one tough little pooch. …
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Animals
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
In Chapters last week I had planned only to buy SuperFreakonomics after it was recommended to me by someone who has also enjoyed Malcolm Gladwell’s What the Dog Saw and Outliers.  But they had a buy-3-get-1-free sale on throughout the store and books never go stale, so, I took advantage. …
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My Daily Dose of “Happy”
All this week I have watched this video at least twice a day. …
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Today’s Theme: Trees
Some nasty storms swept through parts of our city in the past couple of weeks and trees were the major victims. …
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No More Trouble
Why we’re only now hearing that billionaire hotel magnate Leona Helmsley’s pampered pooch, Trouble, died in December, is a bit of a mystery. Back when the Queen of Mean died in 2007, $12 million of her vast fortune was set aside for the care of Trouble, her beloved Maltese. …
Be A Cool Cat, Stan
Stanley was the only cat I ever really loved. …
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Purin the Wonder-Beagle!
Sometimes you just have to give in to “cute”. …
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Read My Bill – No Ducking Job for You!
I received this letter yesterday “From the desk of The Aflac Duck”. My long-shot audition didn’t fly but as you can see, I was swimming in a very big pond. My feathers aren’t ruffled. It was fun to try out! …
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Breakfast at Ginger’s
If you’ve ever had the privilege of knowing a dog you can appreciate how much fun this would be for both human and canine. …
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Luna the Jumping Cow
This story has been circulating for a couple of weeks but every time I stumble across it I’m reminded of how much I admire this kid’s resourcefulness. …
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The Hunted
I don’t think that hunting is cool. Yes, some people in some parts of the world, including parts of this country, need to do it to survive. Yes I eat meat and where do I think meat comes from anyway? But hunting for sport isn’t right, in my books. …
The Perils of Live TV
Live is better, whether it’s rock and roll, radio or a TV weatherman feeding pumpkins to the polar bears at the Toronto Zoo. …
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Best News Story of the Week
Sure, the Special Olympics are taking place in this city and Michael Ignatieff’s tour bus broke down – but there’s one story this week that stands out to me as being more fascinating than any of the others. …
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Kit-sanity!
I don’t want to leave the impression that spending the night in Lucan at the home of Sir William the kitten was a chore. It was not. I would do just about anything for my friends, the humans belonging to this feline. But I think it was a lesson from the Great Gazoo. …
The Cutest Video I’ve Ever Seen!
It doesn’t matter whether you like cats, loathe cats – any critter that imitates its human friend is so adorable, it transcends animal preferences! …
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My Brother and Our Differences
As you may know, my brother, my only sibling,  is on a solo motorcycle trip to South America. He has had some pretty amazing adventures through incredible scenery like active volcanos and skinny, winding roads alongside huge cliffs. He’s not the kind of guy who stays at the Ritz and closes himself off from life. His goal is to experience as much local colour as possible and that includes taking some gastronomical gallops through territory so far uncharted by most North American tummies. …
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Older Cats
Actress Demi Moore thinks that being called a cougar is insulting. She would rather be known as a puma. …