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Going the Extra Mile
Less than a week after I had to put one of my dogs to sleep, I received a card from my vet’s office. It was a condolence card, and it was not only signed by every member of the staff, but each one included a sincere paragraph of sympathy and support. That touched me very…
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Finding a Lost Pet
Anyone who owns pets knows that they quickly become part of the family. The unconditional love that they provide is priceless. The companionship is irreplaceable. So if one runs away or is otherwise lost, you will naturally be very upset. This happened to me recently, and I thought I’d lose my mind. Not only was…
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One More Thing to Love About Seattle
So I’m at the local Goodwill buying work clothes (no sense in going retail for something that will only wind up covered in grease) when I see this lady pushing her grocery cart down the aisle, her Lhasa Apso taking pride of place in the baby seat. No one batted an eyelash. I figured it…
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Human Brick Walls
99 percent of all the Washingtonians I’ve met are really, really nice, unbelievably cooperative, and helpful. Because of that, they make the other 1 percent seem like the world’s biggest jerks. I have never seen anything like the bureaucratic brick walls that get thrown in front of you out here, and there’s no getting around…