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An Open Letter to the Rude Teenage Boy at the Kings Dominion Wave Pool on Being a Real Man

July 29, 2009

Dear Rude Boy: If you hadn’t crashed into my sister-in-law and me multiple times in the wave pool this weekend, I wouldn’t have said anything. I know what it’s like to splash around and have fun with your friends, and sometimes you get distracted and bump into someone. I get that. But when you do [...]

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Pet Humor: Water-Loving English Mastiff — Video

January 31, 2009

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — My English mastiff Murphy and this dog must have been separated at birth, because they both are total water babies. Contents Copyright © 2009 Kristen King

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Murphy’s Special Alone Time With Mommy and Daddy

September 13, 2008

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — Murphy is a jealous dog. He loves his bullmastiff brother and pug sister, but at the end of the day, he would cheerfully sell them to the highest bidder if it meant more time alone with us with no other dogs around. This weekend, we decided to give Murphy some special alone time [...]

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Pickles and Ty Go to the Lake

August 12, 2007

We were the perfect little summer family this weekend. On Saturday afternoon, we slathered on the sunblock, packed some sandwiches and drinks in the cooler, and headed to Lake Anna with dogs in tow. We’d never been there before and neither had they, so it was quite an adventure. But when we arrived we realized [...]

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