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Tag Archives: animals
Oh puppy….I love you.
Nearly a month ago, one of our dogs woke up with blood in his eye. My sweetie and I promptly took our pup to the vet – who was rather nervous about this unexpected development. (It’s never a good feeling when … Continue reading
Posted in postaday, wplongform
Tagged animals, attitude, compassion, dog, family, love, pet, pictures, postaday
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#8: Visit the Minnesota Zoo
Several years ago, my employer made a significant financial contribution to the Minnesota Zoo to help fund an exhibit – and all employees were encouraged to go to the location and check out the new space. At the time, I … Continue reading
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Tagged 101 in 1001, animals, city, curious, day zero project, experience, learning, nature, pictures, postaday
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Beyond 101: Attend the State Fair
Fifteen years ago, my work team decided that a summer outing was in order. After brainstorming a few ideas, our supervisor declared that we would all spend a day at the State Fair. I had never been to the state … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, beyond 101, colleagues, experience, food, learning, leisure, pictures, postaday, summer
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An “average” day
Since I don’t have children, am not in school, and do not care for elderly parents, some people wonder what I do on the days when I’m not working. Today was a day full of strange experiences – and yet, … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, awareness, cars, coincidence, community, connection, humor, imagination, kindness, laugh, pet, pictures, postaday, puppy, smile, strangers, wplongform, yoga
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Puppy love
I participate in a meditation community where members share brief stories via email about how their practice is going. It’s a way for the individual doing the sharing to delve deeper into his/her practice, and a way for people receiving … Continue reading
A dog is a dog is a dog…right?
Today I had a rather surreal experience: While taking our two small dogs out for their afternoon jaunt, a man walking his dog approached. Once the man got within earshot he smiled at me and my pups, and pleasantly asked, … Continue reading
The dramedy of caring for a dog
Today as I was getting ready to take the puppies for their morning walk, I noticed that the box of poop bags had instructions on them. For over a year (not to mention during the five years we had our … Continue reading
#16: Ride a horse
(Warning: This is quite a lengthy post. If you don’t have the time/energy/interest to read all of this, feel free to skip to the end and simply view the picture slide show – I won’t be offended. 🙂 However, if … Continue reading
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Tagged 101 in 1001, animals, day zero project, experience, pictures, postaday, smile
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The space between extremes
Growing up, I was an all-or-nothing type of thinker. Like many kids, I had a very black-or-white, in-or-out, this-or-that, put-every-item-in-a-single-category type of mentality. As an undergraduate student in psychology, I learned that this model of thinking is actually very normal … Continue reading
We might as well have kids…
Seriously? One of our two dogs is wearing a puppy diaper. It’s absolutely ridiculous, I know. This morning my sweetie and I caught Mr. Jojo gumming an area of his rear end next to his tail – and despite no … Continue reading
Smile, kiddo. 