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...
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...
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...
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...
Even Better, Jolene Becomes an Adolescent.
People said puppies are so much work. They said they were glad it was me and not them. Amen to...
Midnight. Emergency. Jolene.
Jolene is fine. But if I'm driving my truck and it's midnight on a Saturday, it just means one thing....
Jolene Rescues Us From Drowning
In what most would consider the middle of the night, Jolene goes off like one of those alarm clocks with...
Jolene Clears All Debts
I do not know how long I will survive Jolene's social life. She thinks I'm her chauffeur. Probably right. Last...
Jolene Forgets Her Name
Jolene would like you to believe she is very mature for her age. And by that she means listening bores...
Finally, Jolene Speaks.
It's still dark out, and I'm sitting on the edge of my bed trying to pull my pants on. Isn't...
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