You’d think that with the proliferation of dog training shows on cable TV, dog trainers and dog “schools,” American dogs would be among the best behaved on the planet, right? Not in a million years. The number of Americans landing in hospitals for dog bites has almost doubled in the past 15 years, from around…Read more »

A mutt by any other name is . . a mutt? Many people are making a big deal out of dogs with the darndest “breed” names — care for a cockapoo? How about a Labradoodle? These are the “designer” dogs that are popular in some circles. (In this case, a cockapoo is a cross between…Read more »

Face it — lots of pet owners are sociable. They like to have pets that socialize with animals and humans alike, that frolic in the outdoors, and are great companions for long strolls, and maybe even hikes. But, what do you do if you’re a cat lover? Do you go forth and hang out and…Read more »

Hey bloggers. Shelve your “Word” and “Pages” programs and download the best word-processing program in the known universe for writers. It’s called Scrivener, and it was invented and refined and nearly perfected by two Brits who were writing fiction and yearned for a program that took their needs as writers into account. Rolled out in…Read more »

Baby Boomers have been crowding out all other generations ever since the first one popped out on Jan. 1, 1946. But who exactly  are these people?  A recent “USA Today” article rolled out the   numbers. Lots of them: There are around 77 million  Boomers, 37 million born in the first half of the generation (Early…Read more »