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My new year’s resolution is usually the same each year…lose weight. This past year, my goal was to lose 21 pounds in 2021. While I didn’t hit the goal, I did manage to drop 15 pounds, which was better than previous years when my weight and waist kept inching up. Part of my success this past year was due to […]
It is a gift for us at Pasadena Humane when adopters follow up to let us know the power of the bond with their pets. In the spirit of the holiday, I’d like to share one of those gifts with you. Bright-eyed Walter originally came to Pasadena Humane in late 2015 as part of a […]
This past weekend, my sister Laura “adopted” a kitten who had been found outdoors. As she was searching for the perfect name, I was happy to help with some ideas appropriate to the season. Rudy was rejected, since it sounds too much like Rooney, her dog’s name. Nick, Frosty and Jingle didn’t seem to fit […]
After being sick with COVID last Thanksgiving, my 2020 holiday season gift-giving was lackluster, at best. This year, I was so eager to get back into the swing of things, I didn’t wait for December. I decided to give presents at Thanksgiving instead. I absolutely love choosing gifts and imagining the pleasure of the recipient […]
When I was growing up, we often took family trips to the Florida Panhandle. The drive took about three hours from my hometown of Albany, Georgia. Our dogs, Moses and Missy, loved going along with us to the beach. My best friend, Allatia, usually joined us too. Allatia’s mother would send us off with a […]
One thing I love about Pasadena is that it is a giving community. I’ve heard Pasadena has more non-profits per capita than any other city in the country. While I haven’t verified this as fact, I believe it. We have an amazing number of charitable organizations supporting many worthy causes, including organizations serving vulnerable people […]
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because of the four Fs…food, family, friends and fun. I’m so thankful we can return to gathering with family and friends this year. At my house, we have family, along with some friends, coming from Connecticut, Oregon and L.A. to our house for the big meal. And I mean big! […]
In my last column, I shared with you some of my family background. While I mentioned that my family has always been a little nutty in the most endearing way, I think I might have neglected to mention that I was an accident. Here is how my father learned in 1965 that he was about […]
Some people say they work with animals because they don’t like people. Through the lens of my life’s journey, I say you can’t help animals if you can’t work with people. There are a few things you should know about me right from the start. I’m from the Deep South, Albany, Georgia, to be exact. […]
In his last column, Jack Hagerman, Pasadena Humane’s vice president of community engagement, wrote, “Change is a part of life. And sometimes, big changes happen all at once in a way that throws us completely off our game.” Jack was talking about his friend’s cat who became depressed after a family divorce and a move, […]
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