A Dog Day Of Summer

Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love, they depart to teach us about loss.   A new dog never replaces an old dog; it merely expands the heart.  If you have loved many dogs you heart is very big.
—  Anonymous
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On This Day In:
2016	Chances Are
2015	Truer Spoken
2014	Not Quite There Yet (Either)
	Many Colors
2013	Distance, n.
	Less Can Be More
2012	Rise Up!
	The Gift
2011	Artful Courage
2010	A Handful of Lessons…

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Prayers, Miracles And Lottery Tickets

Faith is a lazy way of trying to get what we want, without doing anything at all.
—  Anonymous
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On This Day In:
2016	Dignity And Grace
2015	Is It Warm Enough For You
2014	What The Right STILL Wants
2013	Embrace Serendipity
2012	Your Order, Please
2011	Well Enough Anyway

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Just In Case

My dog winks at me sometimes…   And I always wink back just in case it’s some kind of code.
—  Anonymous
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On This Day In:
2016	Republicans Eat Their Young
2015	Still 99%
2014	Affirming The Wall
2013	Maintain The Freedom
2012	All Good
2011	Fountains Of Life
	Staying Alive

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The Only Thing I Can Give…

A Dog’s Last Will & Testament
Before humans die, they write their last will and testament, give their home and all they have to those leave behind.  If, with my paws, I could do the same, this is what I’d ask…
To a poor and lonely stray I’d give my happy home; my bowl and cozy bed, soft pillow and all my toys; the lap, which I loved so much; the hand that stroked my fur; and the sweet voice that spoke my name.
I’d will to the sad, scared shelter dog the place I had in my human’s loving heart, of which there seemed no bounds.
So, when I die, please do not say, “I will never have a pet again, for the loss and pain is more than I can stand.”
Instead, go find an unloved dog, one whose life has held no joy or hope, and give my place to him.
This is the only thing I can give…
The love I left behind.
—   Anonymous
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On This Day In:
2016	Wiser But Less Cocksure
2015	Not Today
	Wicked
2014	…Am Too
2013	Credible?
2012	Both
2011	Risking Hidden Linkage

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Size Matters

The measure of a man lies not in brains or brawn, but in the size of one’s heart.
—  Anonymous
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On This Day In:
2015	Maybe The Best Thing
2014	Ready To Be Fried?
2013	A Real Lover
2012	Winning Wars
2011	A Different Lesson

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And Yet, You Did

People so seldom say
I love you
And then it’s either too late
… or love goes
…  so when I tell you
I love you
It doesn’t mean I
Know you’ll never go
Only that I wish you
Didn’t have to …
[Another anonymous quote / poem from my journal many years ago.  —  KMAB]
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On This Day In:
2014	Difficult Learning
2013	Four Things To do
2012	When I Was Young…
	Emergence

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Still The Best Teacher

Experience is a hard teacher because she gives you the test first and the lesson later.
[This quote is anonymous in my journal from 30 years ago, but it appears to be similar to the quote attributed to Vernon Law who ended his quote with “the lessons afterwards.”  —  KMAB]
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On This Day In:
2014	Inside The Soul
2013	A Toe In The River
2012	Believe It Or Not
2011	The Road To Recovery (And More Myths)

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