Those Little Things that Mean a Lot Remember the childhood rhyme “For Want of a Nail”? For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want of a horse the rider was lost. For want of a rider the battle was lost. For want of [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Meandering With Myrn – Episode 72
When Exact Isn’t Good Enough I’m writing this at a time that some of you may have never experienced. It’s not in the wee hours of the morning or in some exotic time zone. I’m writing this at approximately 10:40 a.m. Not exactly 10:38 or 10:41 as your digital clock, watch, computer, or iPhone might [...]
Meandering With Myrn – Episode 71
Mirror Images As I was reading various articles about the mirror test for self-awareness that’s supposed to prove human superiority (click here for one such article), I couldn’t help thinking about termites. Specifically, I was thinking about an African species called the bellicose termite. They build huge mounds that include chambers in which they eliminate [...]
Meandering With Myrn – Episode 70
Post-Holiday Pet Let-Down For most of us the beginning for a new year is a time of regrouping. Regular schedules return, sometimes complicated by having to play catch-up on tasks we let go over the holidays. Then there’s atonement for all we ate–Christmas cookies for breakfast even!–and how little we exercised. Unwrapping presents does not [...]
January 2010 Commentary Now Available
A Universal Human-Companion Animal Bond Resolution If the title makes you think that I’ve succumbed to the hyperbole that permeates all things companion animal from (gross!) canine butt-covers to adopted pets as holiday gifts, fear not. The title represents the distillation of numerous good resolutions into one that will be easy to remember even when [...]