Pablo is aging. In case you don’t know, Pablo is our soon to be 11 year old boxer. He’s not as boisterous as he used to be. He thinks before climbing down the stairs. But just touch his leash and he’s bounding about ready to go for a walk –…

As I write this post, I’m struggling to find a title for it. My first instinct is to abandon it for later, but it’s asking to be written and published immediately. Experiences in my recent past have made me act forcefully and decisively to cut two people off. And surprisingly…