Tag: cats
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Substitute Kitty
In the Spring of 1995, I was finishing up my graduate education and writing my dissertation. I had been thinking about getting a dog, and, since I was spending so much time at home writing, it seemed like the right time. Anyone who has ever had a puppy will probably recognize that that was not…
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Not My Type
I love the word game Scrabble. Growing up my dad was kind of a jerk, but he was something of a wordsmith and we played a lot. When my sons were little, we played the many little kid variations of Scrabble, but as they got older they lost interest in game night, and I had…