Posts by Joan Courtney
Unexpected Visitors
An unexpected visit can bring clarity and perspective to our lives. —FsmStatistics.FM Duff here. It’s the hot, hot, hot Time of the Year before the Monsoon Season. When It gets this hot? The Outside World begins to prompt Others to do strange Things. Tempers are shorter. Misunderstandings abound. Those Folks walking into Wal-Mart? Sometimes wearing…
Read MorePick Me Up
Duff here. Within recent memory, the Weather was mellow. Cool even. Just right for a Canine with a Handsome Fur Coat, like Me. Mom and I would go out for Our Walks, She with Her Hoodie and Me in the Buff, enjoying the Cool breezes. It was brisk enough to keep Us moving, but not…
Read MoreThe Joys of a Warm Bath
You can change the world with a hot bath, if you sink into it from a place of knowing you are worth profound care, even if you are rattled. Who knew? —Anne Lamott Duff here. Sundays are the Best! I get a nice Warm Bath, which is quite a Production. First Mom takes Me outside…
Read MoreHappy 4th!
Mom and I want to wish You a Happy Fourth of July, with Hamburgers, hot dogs, and Doritos! May Your Fireworks be glorious! The Duff and His Mom #unstuck-living#fourth-of-july It’s Fourth of July weekend, or as I see it, Exploding Christmas. —Stephen Colbert
Read MoreThe Intrepid Hunters
A duck call in the hands of the unskilled is one of conservation’s greatest assets. —Nash Buckingham Duff here. You remember Kristoff, the Puppy who occasionally lives close By, don’t You? He is a Young Pup, full of Boundless Energy, often casting His Fate and Fortune to the Winds. Hearing of My hunting prowess with…
Read MoreSmall Powerhouses
Duff here. Have I told You about Aunt Cordelia? I thought not. As You can see, She was definitely an Altruistic Powerhouse packed into a Very Small Frame. She was always up for an Adventure. She was often Out and About, checking out New Horizons. She was Fierce in many Ways, often using Her loud…
Read MoreWhat’s Your Story?
We all have a story. About our lives, our hopes. Our failures, our dreams. These anecdotes are actually myths we use to guide our future. And these stories have a common thread of understanding that defines how we journey through life. If they’re positive, we can easily move through our world. But if we hit…
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