What really holds their marriage together are mutual respect of an awesome depth, a shared sense of humor, faith that they were brought together by a force greater than themselves, and a love so unwavering and pure that it is sacred.

A short-order cook, just off work, makes easy tracking for lions and worse

I was looking forward to having a halo. It would make such a convenient reading lamp.

I always enjoyed the kids, but I didn't enjoy the bureaucracy of the educational system.

As long as I have laughter, I am not without hope

No matter how close we are to another person, few human relationships are as free from strife, disagreement, and frustration as is the relationship you have with a good dog. Few human beings give of themselves to another as a dog gives of itself. I also suspect that we cherish dogs because their unblemished souls make us wish - consciously or unconsciously - that we were as innocent as they are, and make us yearn for a place where innocence is universal and where the meanness, the betrayals, and the cruelties of this world are unknown.

Then what are you? An electronic Hannibal Lector? You can't eat my liver with fava beans through a modem, you know.