Monthly Archives: August 2012

Dogs and Toads Are Not Friends

Posted on August 31, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest

One of my dogs may be an addict, a toad addict.  In June, my daughter and I read an article by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, “Our Animal Natures,” in the New York Times Sunday Review.  In her discussion of how some addictive … Continue reading →

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A Cycling Hero

Posted on August 9, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest

The sports news yesterday in Connecticut was not the Olympics.  In case you missed it, Jim Calhoun, legendary UConn basketball coach, went home after hip surgery.   The Hartford Courant ran two stories on Calhoun’s discharge from the hospital, one in … Continue reading →

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