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"Dripped out, bro,” my 19-year-old son comments as he scrutinizes my layered look du jour and hipster shades.“The fit is fire...

This piece was inspired by one of my favorite songs, Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard, by Paul Simon.   Listening to it will enhance your readin...

I saw the look on Amy’s face when she drove past me during Saturday morning’s 60-below-frostbite dog walk. "He's walking the dog in this weather?” ...

I'm not a hirsute dude but I like the word which basically means: hairy bugger. Yes, it would be preferable to have or lease ...

Like Einstein would've said if he also flunked out of school and pratfalled into the pet food business. "Treats are the fabric of the universe." A...

It was a Homer-Simpson moment as I blissfully napped dreaming of donuts…   Strawberry, chocolate, all-dressed... Then reality bit me on the butt w...

Art Kirschenblatt, my roly poly fourth-grade art teacher, would waddle up and down the classroom in a rage — desk by desk — with the same critique ...

New Year resolutions? Bah! I'd rather rack up the bad habits and live in the past. Retro beats reality in my books, as in: Back in my day -- We tre...

I was in Miami over the Christmas holiday; so many dogs! And I may add -- super well-behaved dogs. People take them everywhere, a veritable feast f...

Texture is an integral part of the Great Culinary Experience. Whether it's sinking your choppers into a juicy steak, crunching on a carrot, or slur...

What parent hasn’t been hounded by their kid for a dog? I want a dog I want it now I do not want A horse or cow I was one of those ki...

You’ve heard it ad nauseum — socialize your dog from the get go.   Seems obvious, eh?   Everyone knows that dogs are social creatures. Solid citize...