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Miss Charlotte Brown

On the same trip to wine country this August, we met another great vineyard dog.  She's part lab and part Chesapeake Bay…

by Elizabeth Kane

St. Bernards & Brandy

What do you picture in your head when we think about a St. Bernard? A big friendly dog with a barrel of brandy under his collar helping injured ski…

by Derek Douglas

on the spot

it's hard to write a story in under five minutes.  how about a memory from childhood?  it's the first time i remember being put on the spot.…

by susan o

Adventures in Babysitting

As often happens with these sort of stories, the evening started out with a few friends getting together and ended up with someone's stomach getting p…

by Elizabeth Kane

Alaska: life at 40 below

People may have read that Alaska is experiencing an extreme cold spell. Yes, it's true, and at the same time it's not. To those of us who have lived h…

by Eileen Montano

One Good Thing About California

Being a consultant I have to travel a lot and being a consultant specializing in IT this means traveling to Silicon Vall…

by Derek Douglas

Caddyshack Revisited

Over the years, it has been noted that my father bears a strong resemblance to Chevy Chase in certain situations.  Actually, it's more Clark Griswold…

by Elizabeth Kane

Mark Always Got Into Trouble

Mark Raterman always got into trouble in high school. I mean every time. From sophomore to senior year whenever there was a chance that the bastion…

by Derek Douglas

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