Relationships and Going Places
Do Dogs Resemble Their Owners or is it Vice-Versa?
Previous studies conducted in the United States and Venezuela have demonstrated that people can correctly match portraits of unknown purebred dogs with their owners at statistically significant levels, suggesting that the popular belief in dog-owner physical resemblance is empirically valid. more »
Texting Acronyms for Parents, Grandparents and Newbies
One of the least sexually-related acronyms in texting, for example, is PAW: Parents are watching. more »
Those New Car Shopping Blues
three days later, the air conditioner (which sounded like it should have been able to cool the Grand Canyon) gave up the fight. It emitted one last, terrible groan, threw up its fluid all over the floor, and died. I drove straight to the dealer. They were not happy to see me. Gone were the cheery smiles and firm handclasps of my previous visits. There was a definite chill in the air. Actually, it was a rather pleasant contrast to my automobile’s steamy interior. more »
Crossing the Line
Broad lines painted in the brilliant color of a yellow school bus sectioned off areas on the warehouse floor. The reception area was on one side of the cautionary line and the work area was on the opposite side. My face reddened with embarrassment: I had stepped across a clearly defined boundary. I broke the rules. My actions threatened the space and comfort zone of these dear, gentle souls. They knew the rules and I fumbled around totally ignorant. more »
