Those warm and fuzzy feelings

It's nice to participate in the simple pleasures in life once and a while. Sure, these things might not be expensive or high class or highly memorable, but they add a little extra something to your day to make it stand out. So often, our days feel like they're running together, one day looking practically identical to the rest. When you're living for the weekend, making the week feel like it counts as a part of your actual life can be challenging. Incorporating little unique things into each da…

Wikipedia ; the fountain of forbidden knowledge. Is it accurate? Is it all made up? Who cares! Wikipedia was founded in 2001 and has been an essential tool for researchers of the online persuasion ever since. If you grew up in the 2000s, you remember being told by your teachers not to use Wikipedia unless you want to get a big fat F on your paper. That threat put the fear of God into many young Wikipedia users. Although not peer-reviewed in the technical sense, Wikipedia is a very convenient so…

There's not much in this world that we can count on. Except for maybe dogs. These tail-wagging best friends of “man” make life brighter for everyone, including people who don't own them. I know that when I

Dogs are precious. Even as a relatively new “cat person,” I cannot turn my back on the adorable, loyal, and sometimes stinky creatures I grew up with. The bond shared with a pet is strong, and there's something about a dog bond that can't be replicated. The eyes, full of devotion. Their grief when you leave home. Most of all, when I think about dogs, I think about Teddy, my family's long-deceased Wheaten Terrier. Teddy was amazing. He wasn't great with other dogs (he wasn't socialized early in…

Who wouldn't?

Dog memes for a little dopamine boost

Woof.

Memes for people who are bored of people

Life's one big borkin' good time for a dog

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Very good. Very dumb.

Channel your wild side

Every October, hundreds of doggies flock to Tompkins Square Park in New York City to show off their best Halloween costumes. Last year's event was cancelled due to the pandemic, but on Saturday the canines made a big comeback and showed up in record numbers. Many families showed up as recognizable ensembles, like The Wizard of Oz, The Addams Family, and Scooby Doo, while other dogs happily marched around as cenobites, trash pandas, donuts, and superheroes.