I Would Argue That It Might Be

I've Definitely Taken A Lot Of Consolation From Animals In My Life. There Have Been Times When I've Been Really Sad, And They Gave Solace And Comfort And Companionability More Than A Person.

In An Interesting Inversion Of Status, The Reigning Breed In The Dog Park These Days Is The Really-oddball-unidentifiable-mixed-breed-mutt-found-wandering-the-street Or Its Equivalent. The Stranger The Mutt The Better; The More Peculiar The Circumstance Of It Coming Into Your Life, The Better.

I Love Convincing A Reader That An Unusual Or Seemingly Ordinary Subject Is Worth His Or Her Time - It's Part Of The Fun For Me As A Writer.

College Athletics Are So Entrenched And Enjoyed By So Many People That They Will Never Be Discontinued Or Substantially Changed. I Know That. I Just Pity The People Caught In That Tender Trap. And Most Of All, I Pity Those Kids.

I Might Have Missed My Calling As An Editor. In The Spring, The Sight Of My Empty Garden Beds Gives Me The Horticultural Equivalent Of Writers' Block: So Much Space! So Many Plants To Choose Among, And Yet None Of Them Seem Quite Right!