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The Christmas Tree, The Bouquet, and The Shark

The great writers, Thomas Hardy and Charles Dickens, would have loved the high-definition movies of today.  They were writing their books in high-definition long before the phrase was ever coined.

Then, there was the opposite approach to writing.  Ernest Hemingway reportedly once wrote a six-word short story:

‘For sale: baby shoes, never worn.’

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Getting To Know Naomi

Naomi's Pretty Smile

Naomi’s Pretty Smile

I adopted Naomi several years ago from an animal shelter.  The shelter and our veterinarian said that she is a Picardi sheepdog mixed-breed dog.  Picardi sheepdogs have historically been concentrated mostly in Northern France and a rare breed nowadays.  The breed had become almost extinct by the end of World War Two.  So tragic. Read more