All of us who have pets know that they won’t be around as long as us. It’s the reason Imost often hear when I ask people why they don’t get another animal, even after a lon… Read More
Trigger Warning for Suicide, sexual abuse, assisted suicide, euthanasia
The Dutch Euthanasia Commission recently revealed that last year, in the Netherlands, an unnamed woman was granted a d… Read More
With both Houses of the New York State Legislature gaveled out, signaling the end of the 2017 Legislative Session, there a several unsettled issues for New York City, starting with the annua… Read More
Not long after we moved into our first house my wife and I got a dog. Riley was a free puppy found via a classified ad in the local newspaper. He was a German Shepherd-Rottweiler… Read More
I've been an avid music collector since the early 1960's. Besides the great albums I purchased, I always took note of some of the really really bad records I bought over the years… Read More
Chronic Pain can be so debilitating that you may sometimes wish for an end to it all. Although I will touch on assisted suicide in this post, it’s also never too early to have your pl… Read More
What a few days it has been for me in the city of dreaming spires.
Melvyn BraggI don’t like to brag, but I soaked up the words of wisdom of writer and broadcaster, Melvyn Bragg… Read More
Terry Donovan’s health shows zero signs of improvement and potentially never will. His mind and body have separated, divorced. They are no longer a team, just roommates.
This article c… Read More
The "Street Vet," Dr. Kwane Stewart, walks the streets of Los Angeles' Skid Row to help dogs of homeless people. Stewart is the head of a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Project Street Ve… Read More
A British man, David Hunter, who killed his ailing wife in Cyprus to spare her pain, has been freed from prison after being sentenced to two years. The court accepted that Hunter acted "out… Read More
Colombia is implementing measures to control its population of over 100 hippos, descendants of animals brought illegally by drug lord Pablo Escobar in the 1980s. The government plans to use… Read More
The Colombian government has announced a plan to control the growing population of over 100 hippos, descendants of animals brought to the country by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the 1980s… Read More