Today’s ponderous point from Heath - Do pets have friends? Do they build relationships like people do? Are they better than humans?

I consider my pets to be my children, and I tend to treat them as such. They offer unlimited and unconditional love; they have strong and rich emotions (did you know that the emotional center of cats is very similar to that of humans?); they are never dishonest; they require very little to be insanely happy.

Is it wrong that I prefer them to humans? I think if given the choice, I would take a pet over a human friend. Is that wrong? I think not. I have never found a human that offers unlimited and unconditional love, has strong and rich emotions, is never dishonest, and requires little to be insanely happy.

Some people have some of those things, some people have many, a lot have very few. I don’t think this makes me stuck up at all, but if given the choice, I know who I would want to spend the day with.

So what do you think…do pets have friends? Are they better than people?

I want to give a shout out to my long-lost friend D.H. (which stands for damn hot, and also Doug Hill) who lives in Atlanta.

Doug and I first met in college at Appalachian State University, lost touch over the years after he left, got back in touch, lost touch, got back in touch, and the story continues.

Doug was somewhat of a mentor/friend to me during my first years in college - and for that I am eternally greatful. Love me some Doug.

I’m happy to say that Doug is back into the blogging world again, and sharing with us some crazy adventures, including a recent skydiving trip.

You can read all about it and him on his new and improved blog:

…the fine print…

20 January, and my dearling Rachelle turns a million today.
Well not a million, just 40. Ok, not 40…she’s less than 40, but not by much.

Anyway…

Here is a photo montage covering the last 12 years of my life with Rachelle…give or take a few years. She’ll hate this I’m sure, but she never reads my blog anymore so…

Let’s start with the oldest picture of us that I could find…from 1999. Gosh I was so much thinner then…but don’t we look all cute at work.

Next up…2000 and Halloween. Don’t we look goth? Did I mention that I was also going to be in some of these pictures?

Next up…2001 and Rachelle has braces and bleached hair.

In 2002 we were completely washed out at Buca de Beppo.

2003 and she had a grand time playing dress-up for Halloween…

In 2004 we took one of my favourite pictures of the two of us.

2005 and 2006 and 2007 were a blur…

And here’s hoping for many more years of this wild and crazy woman…Love me some Rachelle…