Bud turned 18 on Friday.

I actually remember this.

My advice? Treat them like family. Remember they are dogs. Don’t forget modern medicine has its place. And use some good old-fashioned common sense. Oh— and lots of love.

Our Westie, Elliot, is ‘senior’ at 19. Bud is some kind of Shih-Tzu mix —you can see him featured in ‘Conversations with Bud’. Our vet is STILL trying to figure out what we’re doing; he wants to bottle

Two of our dogs are past their expiration date. Bud is going to be eighteen next month. Elliot turned nineteen in November. It truly is a dog’s life around here.

Although I know that Hellen Keller was quoted as saying: “Blindness cuts you off from things; deafness cuts you off from people” ... I’d still rather be Deaf. I know the community. I know ASL. I live for

Wrong. We domesticated husbands.

I am my own best company. Alone.

And more than 1 American family owns 3 dogs. I should know. There's a bunch in my neighborhood and Bud terrorizes them all.

Which is why it really doesn’t matter what flavor dog food we buy. What matters it texture. But most Humans get that wrong. Ha.

Craftsmanship. At its best.

I’m shy about how I sing...ebullient about my affection skills. Never kiss a stranger yourself? Then I feel for you. Nothing like feeling love from random people....May I recommend a sojourn to your local

Been both. Can tell you for a fact that poor and happy beats rich and depressed by a mile.

Traveling around the world. Without question. There’s so much I haven’t seen. One caveat. First class. Otherwise, I could live in a small town outside of Paris, like Rouen or Auvers-Sur-Oise. You see,

Definitely fly. It would help with all those dreams where I’m falling.

Ok. I’ll follow you. You follow me.

Ha. Hard to say. I remember you not being able to fit your darn stomach in this elevator. Too many croissants, maybe?

I lived in Afghanistan in ‘75-77. Dogs were an important part of daily life for many people. The Kuchis (nomads) lived side-by-side with beautiful Afghan Hounds. The Farsiwand (residents of Kabul, mostly)

Yep. I knew that. And we contribute by living with three rescues in our home. Bud is 17. Our other is 19. The baby is 14. Ha.

Never mind Murphy, I'm to thirsty to think about anything else! Nothing more shameful than wasting beer.