One day last week we got some snow, not a lot, about two inches. I decided to shovel my driveway anyway so it wouldn't turn to ice. I put my coat and ski cap on and spent almost 20 minutes out there huffing and puffing until I was finished. I was dizzy and weak when I came back into the house so I threw my coat on the sofa and plopped down in the recliner and closed my eyes while my ticker was still thumping like crazy. I must have dozed off for a little bit and got up to use the bathroom. That's...

I'll preface this by saying up front I'm a cat guy. I don't know if it's their aloofness, their athleticism, or just the way they stare at you. It's almost as if they look right through you. Yes, at times, the cat does assert its superiority to its human companion... Even if the vacuum cleaner does instill an unnatural fear into the 'domesticated' hunter.

So tonight I'm wrestling with my friends Great Pyrenees... He's a good boy. 2 years old, 85 pounds of pure muscle. And he's nipping,...

My family and I (my husband, daughter, yellow lab and myself) need to find a good Extended Stay Hotel that is cheap. I would like to be in the Phoenix area or maybe Chandler. Phoenix would be better to be close to the Arizona State University. The light rail could be a possibility if it was in a good location where my family and I would be safe.

I would like to move in between Tuesday, March 1-Friday, March 4. I would like the place to have a kitchen set to save money instead of...

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