Sometimes life hits you like a Mack Truck. You're going about your day as usual, and then a little piece of information comes in and deals you a blow right to the gut. Maybe you just saw a picture of your ex with somebody new. Maybe you just got rejected from a job you were really excited about. Maybe you realize that you forgot your dog's birthday and are now overwhelmed with guilt. Whatever it is, it hits you and it hits you hard . Life is full of unexpected little tidbits like this, where yo…

One a one meme open sleigh

Here comes Santa Paws

Needed that

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Two things at once

Yes, you

As Ladybird's dad in Ladybird says, quoting The Traveling Wilburys, “I'm just glad to be here, happy to be alive.”

One of my favorite things ever to watch is when a dog gets to run around in the snow. It's awesome. My dog was never more excited than when we set him loose in a foot of Midwestern snow during a blizzard. He'd pounce on it like he was attacking a giant marshmallow. Then he'd make zigzags in it, smiling and chomping at it the whole way through. Then, because he was a curly-haired diva, my mom and I would have to spend an hour gently melting off the little clumps of snow that would form on his le…

Everyone has a song in their heart

I love an underdog. Give me a story about a humble group of misfits with the power of friendship and I'm sold. Tell me a tale about a group of unlikely ladies who become baseball sensations in the 1940s. Regale me the story of a gang of orphaned newsboys in New York City who tried to take down the biggest name in publishing. And spin me a yarn about a sponge and a starfish who bring each other back to life after a fateful accident with a single tear of friendship. If you've never seen A League…

Life is a highway

It's no secret, we've reached the December of no return. We've got holidays on the brain, and our schedules are filling up with festivities. Sure, you're showing up to work, but are you really putting in 100%? Doubtful. Distraction is abounding, and you have visions of sugar plums dancing in your head. By the way, what is a sugar plum? It sounds delicious, but why haven't I seen them at any holiday parties? Anyway, ‘tis the season for your mind to be elsewhere . And the perfect thing to turn to…

Celebration time

Are you barking mad?

We're in an interesting time of the year, an in-betweener of sorts.