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Theres a new top dog at The White House. And it's not Barack Obama.Meet Bo, the most famous Portuguese Water Dog in America. (He already has his own Wikipedia page!) Bo is the furry fulfillment of a campaign promise by President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama to their daughters Sasha and Malia. For months, the girls – and most of America – waited to see what the choice would be. A...

My son and I arose early this Sunday morning to attend a Quaker service. I’d not ever been to a Friends Meeting before. There were no pews, no alter, no crucifix, not even a minister per se. Congregants entered the meeting house quietly, taking their seats in straight backed chairs. Taking our cue from those surrounding us, we closed our eyes. Silence enveloped us like soft cushions from a comfy...

Today I have help coming to organize my office! I've reorganized it about six times and I can no longer do this on my own. Having a home office means the overall house needs to be presentable. My office is in the back of the house. I have the type of personality that has to have a nice looking space. I've run out of closets to keep things in. I can come to your house and organize it beautifully...

There is a type of news story here in Florida that I read much too often. Perhaps similar stories are carried in other newspapers in other states. It has to do with someone, typically a woman, who keeps an extraordinary large number of animals in their house and/or yard. I am not talking about five or six but rather often numbers approaching one hundred. While it sometimes involves stray cats,...