You won’t believe how much a dog can monopolize your life. Christine and I tried very hard not to become that couple: the people who only talk about their cats. And, I think we did a pretty decent job with the cats. But it’s really hard to explain how much more a dog takes over [...]
Well, it’s been a little more than two weeks with Katze now. And, I have to say that, while I’m a little more tired than I used to be, it was the right decision to make. We’ve really enjoyed having her, and she brings life into the apartment to a lot higher degree than the [...]
Katze I guess it was only a matter of time, knowing us. But, well, we’ve expanded our family yet again. (Sorry, collective moms, still no grandkids.) We have a dachshund. . . and we’ve named her Katze. (That’s German for cat. A little bit of Toby humor never hurt anyone, and she won’t know why [...]
In hindsight, I think it’s something I should have made Christine do. But, it’s too late for that. Today, though I know it was necessary and for the best, but I can’t help thinking that I’ve broken a bond that’s supposed to exist between men. And, until now, Momo and I have been the men [...]
During our vacation in the U.S., I bought season four of the West Wing. I already owned seasons one, two and, three. . . And I’d made Christine watch them all. (She likes them, or claims to, but describes the show to her family as “America up and America down. . .”) While we were [...]