Dog Meat? or Meat for Dogs?

It is in the supermarkets and the small local food shops that one notices the most striking differences between life abroad and life in the Midwest.  In all villages and cities there are greengrocers: selling only fruit and vegetables; fishmongers selling only fish; various meat shops: selling chicken and other fowl; pork and sausage; beef; … Continue reading…

A dozen Thursday’s

A week ago we had 'un orage', a thunderstorm.  It was not particularly long or violent but there was one brilliant flash.  It was enough to send our little, brown dog scrambling for shelter and our big, white dog managed to levitate a good two feet off the floor in response.  It was also enough … Continue reading…

Why? Why Not?

I don't know if it's an urban myth or not but I have always liked the story of the university Philosophy prof.'s final exam question of "Why?".   All students but one wrote lengthy treatises on the meaning of life (42), the existence of God, etc.  The one student, who received the sole  'A' on the … Continue reading…