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Jolene Says, Lock Up Your Sheep (While I Flounder On)

We're on the road at 6:30 AM on a Sunday, and the first vehicle we passed was a horse trailer....
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Jolene’s Family Reunion Isn’t Just Fun and Games

Mister would like you to know that we had a record two naps in one day. We were staying at...
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Jolene Stars in a Walt Disney Movie

Last Thursday morning, we left for Texas as four bald eagles were circling high above the farm. I've never seen...
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Jolene Gets a Job. Not the One You Think.

We were in a different pen than usual, and it was horribly windy. That’s the excuse you might make if...
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Jolene’s Nose, My Ears, and the Death of Embarrassment

May I brag? I have celebrated the death of embarrassment. It was a freedom I gained by competing horses. Horses...
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Mister and Jolene. Taking Drugs and Counting Sheep.

It's a sight to see. Usually, a huge bearded man and a tiny Chihuahua. Sometimes a blue-haired lady and a...
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The Year-End Tally. Call It Aging Cantankerously

It's the limbo week between Christmas and the New Year. The sunset of the year, if there is such a...
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Jolene’s Teen Angst and Roller Derby Bravado

Saints preserve us. This weekend, Jolene is having her friend, Tachi, sleep over. I'll believe the sleep part when I...
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Not the Job I Want for Jolene

Jolene tilts her head when she listens. Like Nipper, the phonograph-listening RCA dog, she focuses with intense concentration, adjusting her...
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Building Confidence: Scentwork With Jolene, Acknowledgment for Mister

I don't recognize this young dog of mine. She doesn't care, except that I'm such an old fart. Here's the...
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