Alphabetical List of Site Compositions

32 Ft / sec / sec -- "Things are never really as simple as they first appear."

A Good Dog -- Maddie was a good dog; she was also a very good friend.

A Soft Bed -- Some animals crave little more than that.

Aim High -- No one is completely immune to stereotypical thinking.

And Winter Came -- Enriching an already wonderful Christmas season.

As She Wishes -- More things than ever are up to Janna.

At Any Price --  Rescues such as Janna are a bargain (at any price).

Aunt Betty -- She Copes. She carries on.

Barbaro -- More than merely swift.

Because I Love Her --  Learning to tell Janna "no."

Box Fan Blues -- "Would nothing go right for me today?"

But Not Today -- A woman. A dog. And a date with destiny.

Christmas Bells -- A bridge to days gone by.

Christmas Essays -- Christmas season compositions.

Christmas in September -- A dog's arrival was the best present ever.

Counting Christmases -- Count each one; appreciate each one.

Day's End -- Nightly reflection yields both comfort and discomfort.

Dogs Will Be Dogs -- There's just no getting around it.

Earning Their Wings -- "Attaboy, Clarence."

Five Years On --  "It was during the summer of 2000 that the furry scamp..."

For Wiley -- Wiley is, once again, vigorous and strong.

Footprints in the Sand -- No one walks alone.

Full Circle --  "As I take in the early morning pleasures..."

Gentle Breeze -- Janna at 10: calmer (and even more precious).

George, Dewey & Amber -- All God's creatures should be as loved as were they.

George Maciuszko -- Remembering a remarkable man.

Gun's Up -- "Will Track & Field win this race?"

I Am Not-- "I am not the things I cannot control."

Ideology Streams -- Do media collaborations reflect harmless cooperation -- or dangerous collusion?

In Sarah's Arms -- Be an angel to someone in need.

Inner Voice -- Marching to the beat of your own drummer.

Intelligent Dishonesty -- Can scientists and theologians coexist?

Irish Eyes -- "How well I remember my father's..."

It's For Them -- Memorial Day is not for you. It's not for me.

Just Do Something -- Small things can make a world of difference.

Killing the Golden Goose -- Labor, management, & investors are all to blame.

Kisha's Song -- A novella, inspired by Kira -- a wolf-dog.

Love My Dog -- As I regained consciousness, I struggled..."

Marsh Hollow's Mac -- "Roaming the outer reaches of his expansive territory..."

More Good Than Bad -- Some people sure are.

More Than I Deserve -- 10 years with Janna; 25 years with Pam.

More Things Change... -- Janna's medical scares are becoming a holiday tradition.

Mother's Little Helper -- A brief encounter with a soulful child.

My Hero, My Wife -- "Standing only 5 ft., 1 & 3/4 inches tall, she's..."

Night Sweats -- From the car window, scenes that bewilder.

No Easy Way -- Saying goodbye is always hard.

Nobody's Fool -- Rest in peace, Paul Newman.

No-Kill Issue -- Extended-stay animal shelters make the best of a bad situation.

Not One Puff -- A mother's death-bed plea.

Nothing Like a Mother -- Captain Penny was right. Moms are special.

Old Friends -- No fence will ever again separate Maggie and Murphy.

Open Gates, Broken Hearts --  A moment of carelessness, a lifetime of grief.

Out of Africa -- Karen Blixen's memoir, lovingly filmed.

Pampered Pets --  Do animals really have it better than humans?

Racial Discourse -- America is ready for an honest conversation.

Reason to Believe -- Faith rooted in logic (and hope).

Riding in Cars -- "Her longing surely dwarfed my own..."

Scraping By -- Alleviating suffering (human & animal) on a shoestring.

Second Best -- "First place is reserved for no one."

Secret Wish -- My '09 Christmas list has only one item on it.

She Knows -- Janna knows plenty.

She's the One -- "It hardly seems possible that twenty years have passed."

(Shoestring) Salvation -- Small charities accomplish very big things.

Small Things -- Large truths are often revealed by them.

Snowprints -- "...prints that could not have existed the day before."

So Long, Hal -- "...like so many of his readers, I felt I knew him."

Sparky -- "I scream for Little Boy, but he's nowhere in sight..."

Speak for Yourself -- No one has earned the right to speak for a soldier.

Still, They Sing -- Like Enya, they sing. They uplift.

Sunrise, Sunset -- Following Maggie's death, Janna's arrival brightened our lives.

Sweet Seymour -- A day in the life of a homeless cat.

Take Care of You -- "That just might be...[your] most precious gift."

Terms of Endearment -- An unlikely alliance: a roughneck Rottweiller and a feral cat.

The Cabin Sitter -- "...a greenhorn, naive to the ways of this land..."

The Gift of Comfort -- Few gifts are greater than that.

The Way They Were -- A sweet old lady & and a young, homeless cat.

They Will Remember -- "I believe that recollections of acts of kindness persist."

This Giving Season -- Almost everyone has something to offer -- and does.

This Healing Season -- "I found solace on runs along deserted wooded trails..."

Ties that Bind -- Are same-sex partnerships marriages, civil unions -- or something else?

Uncommonly Good Man -- Steve Zona is, unquestionably, one.

What About Bob? -- "We raced for the cure... we went red for women... Isn't it time someone asked..."

When Life Begins -- What uncertainty dictates.

When She Goes -- When the wife's out of town, I'm free to do as I please.

Xmas Comes Early -- Thanks to dedicated animal care-givers.

Xmas Comes Early (2) -- Janna dodges another bullet.