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An email conversation with my mother, from tonight: Mom: We seem to be having problems with the mouse. I don’t know why. It doesn’t seem to be the battery. I tried changing the battery and it wasn’t any better. Is there something for me to clean on it, or do I need a new one? …

My friend Molly sent me a video clip via my cell phone. My old cell phone would not have allowed it, but this new phone, a used Motorola Razr sent to me by my friend Will, has these, and other, advanced features. The video? A top view of her pug dog wagging its tail. I …

Violin practice ran late and long, and so I found myself riding with Alice home in the dark. I’d carpooled with Alice, the piano player for the violin group, and her daughter, who is also in the group. Since it was so late, she decided to drop her daughter off at home first so she …

That’s just a title to get everyone upset, a little inflammatory fun. Three of my friends have puppies. Puppies are lively, destructive critters. I have been told the many tales (tails) of what these puppies have done. I usually end the conversation very grateful that I don’t have a puppy. They’re cute. I don’t have …

My sister Jacqui has a very pretty dog. It’s a nice dog, as far as large dogs in the house go. The dog has a name. I don’t use it. “Dog, sit down.” “Come here, dog.” “Move, doggy.” “Dog, get in the kennel.” It’s kind of like the janitor on the TV show Scrubs, who …