Life of Pi by Yann Martel Truth is fluid, faith is constant, and belief is everything. Imaginative souls are the most resilient. Pi is cast adrift on the ocean with only the untamed tiger Richard Parker for company. There is something deeper here that the author is exploring, something about the balance between instinct and …
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The Giant Jam Sandwich.
Story and illustration by John Vernon Lord, verse by Janet Burroway LUNA: This is a wonderful children’s book. I remember, when my humans were small, I read them this and they loved it. It had the capacity to both sooth and entertain. The rhyming is alluring, addictive, and alliterative. The pace is quick, the humour …
Dead Man’s Walk by Larry McMurtry
"Rangering means you can die any day,” Call pointed out. “If you don’t want to risk it, you ought to quit."McMurtry, Larry. Dead Man's Walk (Lonesome Dove) (p. 207). Pan Macmillan. Kindle Edition. LUNA: The first adventures of Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call are chronicled in Dead Man’s Walk. I say adventures, but really these …
What would your dog tell you if it had the chance?
My faithful canine makes herself clear on a large variety of matters. She tells me if she is happy or sad (easy - just a wag of the tail, or not), when she is tired (impossible not to catch the yawn), and when she is scared (jumps into my lap, winding me, or worse). She …
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I am a good dog
I am a good dog. I love my walks with the family. But Joggers really make my day. They wear bright clothes and jiggle towards me, arms flapping, legs akimbo. And if I’m a really lucky dog, some of those legs will be bare. Perhaps their calves will be sweaty, and I can lick the …
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