Animal Instincts & Pearls of Wisdom

A popular legend claims that the first to enjoy the magical effects of coffee was a goat. Somewhere around 800 A.D., Kaldi, an Ethiopian goatherd, noticed a change in the behavior of his goats. Kaldi observed that the goats were being unusually cheerful and energetic, so he followed them around.... Sign in to see full entry.

"When the shelter named him 'Bruce,' it was a joke. He was tough, scrappy, and didn't trust anyone. Years on the street had left him guarded. But Bruce wasn’t mean, just hurt...Little by little, he began to change. He let a volunteer pet him. He stopped lashing his tail. Healing came in quiet... Sign in to see full entry.

Life on the river is never dull. These sweet little peeps are heading to take a chilly dip in the river. This is my favorite time of year, as there is never a shortage of new life, both plant and animal. Sign in to see full entry.

Child star Shirley Temple with Terry, the Cairn Terrier who played Toto in "The Wizard of Oz." Terry received a weekly salary of $125, which was more than the studio paid the Munchkins. The Temple film, "Bright Eyes" (1934), was one of the canine's first movie appearances.... Sign in to see full entry.

I can't begin to count how many surprise plants and flowers I have had pop up in my yard over the years. All this time, I thought it was because of my gnomes gardening after we are asleep, but I now know it is the birds spreading seeds as they eat their way from yard to yard. Sign in to see full entry.

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An old man is approached by a young man who asks, “Do you remember me?” The old man replies, “No, I’m sorry, I don’t.” The young man then explains, “I was your student once.” Intrigued, the old man asks, “What do you do now? What have you made of your life?” With a smile, the young man responds,... Sign in to see full entry.

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A policeman spots an old man driving a rusty pickup truck, its bed overflowing with ducks quacking noisily as they jostle for space. The officer pulls him over and approaches the driver's window. “Sir,” the policeman says sternly, “it’s against the rules to have this many ducks downtown. You need to... Sign in to see full entry.