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Pets and Humor
Jan 22nd
Kimberly J. Clark
February 5, 2010
College Composition, Essay #2
Pets and Humor
There are varied opinions about pet ownership and the relationship between owners and their pets. Do pets really help improve the health of the people they live with? Or are pets just another mouth to feed, another burden to take care of, and clean up after? Are owners of pets any happier than people who don’t have a pet?
As a pet owner, I have to tell you that some of the most humorous moments I have experienced have been while with my pets. Currently in my home, there are three dogs and three cats. It all began with Rusty, Rusty is a 16-year-old golden retriever mix, who at times seems to be unable to tolerate me. His favorite human is my husband; if he is spending time with “Daddy” and I even say his name he will turn his head in the opposite direction and make it very clear that he is not interested in me. This is very funny to my husband and myself and no matter what I try to do get his attention it is to no avail. There is also Sam a 2-year-old yellow lab that showed up on our doorstep about one and a half years ago.
Sam is definitely the most humorous of the six and she is the one that I credit the most with keeping Rusty alive. In April of 2008 we received some sad news. The Vet had told us that Rusty had lung cancer and would not live very much longer. We decided that since Rusty did not have much longer, it would be okay to go ahead and let the puppy stay. Well since that day, we have experienced some quiet funny moments in our home.
I could give many examples of times when my family and I have had a good laugh either with or at one of the pets in our home. As I had mentioned before, Rusty has his own sense of humor and if you do something that he may perceive as strange human behavior it is as if you can see the laughter in his face. His eyes brighten, and he will get an expression on his face that resembles a smile. Sam, on the other hand seems to favor the cats in the house. I truly believe that she thinks she is a cat. On more than one occasion, she has been seen sleeping on the back of the sofa in the living room. Let me remind you she is no longer a small pup. I had to laugh aloud the day I heard a loud noise in the kitchen and went to investigate. What I found was an almost fully-grown yellow lab standing on the middle of the kitchen table. If I did not know any better at that moment, I would have almost expected her to let out a meow. I had recently read a study that was actually done with the intention of finding out if people who own pets laugh more often than non-pet owners. The results showed that people who own both dogs and cats do in fact laugh more often in a day than people who own only a dog or only a cat. Owners of one dog or one cat laugh more often than non-pet owners. (Robin Maria Valeri, Tails of Laughter: A Pilot Study Examining The Relationship Between Companion Animal Guardianship And Laughter.) I found this study to be very interesting. In my case, this is also very true.
Many different situations take place in everyday life that can be perceived as humorous. In my home they usually are related to one of the pets that reside there. Whatever the situation, everybody needs to have a little bit of humor in their day-to-day life. Without it a person can become very depressed and possibly have health related issues. Studies have shown that having pets in your home can help to improve health conditions, and decrease depression and this leads me to believe that when it comes to pets and humor the two go hand in hand.
Author Kim Clark
S.S.D.
Jan 10th
Well it’s official, I am now a registered cripple. I finally got excepted into S.S.D. (Social Security Disability). Just the other day I put in my notice that I will no longer be working. I have not worked since last October 1st. I have been on Short Term Disability since that date. I just hope we can make it now on the reduced income. It will be hard but I think we can do it.
I would like to thank Ohio.Net for being so tolerant of me. Tom and John specifically. They have been helpful through this entire process and even before I went on short term disability. I am going to miss a lot of things but one thing in particular – Sandy’s Cookies!!
Thank you Ohio.Net/Bright.Net – Doylestown Communications, John and Tom!
-Danny
Ward
Oct 17th
This is good stuff right here:
Great win against the Browns. Any time we can make Cleveland Brown fans miserable at work on Monday is always good. Ben looked good and I was glad to see him back. We have alot of playmakers on offense and good to see everyone help contribute to the win. We are gonna keep this thing going one game at a time. Want to play in the new T…exas stadium come February.
Hines Ward
Oct 16th
This is good stuff. This is what Ward posted on Facebook:
Hynes Ward:
Ben looks great. Glad to have him back out there with us. We have got to beat up on the Browns. It’s always good to make the city of Cleveland depressed with a win. I wanna win this one bad for Pittsburgh. Remember Steeler Nation, we feed off the 12th man. So make it loud.
Arthritis Information
Sep 14th
Just as there are different types of arthritis, there are also different types of pain. Even your own pain may vary from day to day.
Each person needs a pain management plan. What works for one person may not work for someone else. You may need to try several different treatments before you find the one that works for you.
Long-lasting pain, like the kind that accompanies osteoarthritis, is different. While it tells you that something is wrong, it often isn’t as easy to relieve. Managing this type of pain is essential to enhance your quality of life and sense of well-being.
Many people with arthritis have found that by learning and practicing pain management skills, they can reduce their pain.
Causes of Pain:
- Inflammation, the process that causes the redness and swelling in your joints;
- Damage to joint tissues, which results from the disease process or from stress, injury or pressure on the joints;
- Fatigue that results from the disease process, which can make your pain seem worse and harder to handle;
- Depression or stress, which results from limited movement or no longer doing activities you enjoy. You can get caught in a cycle of pain, limited/lost abilities, stress and depression that makes managing pain and arthritis seem more difficult.
Small asteroid to zip near Earth on Thursday
Apr 8th
Endoscopy Part 2 the Aftermath
Feb 18th
Well, my endoscopy is done. It was a cake procedure. They put in an I.V. and wheeled me into the exam room. They put a block in my mount for the camera to run through. They then administered 3 of Versaid and 5 of Fentenal (what ever the hell that means). The last thing I remember was a lady telling me I am going to feel a little sleepy and I swear not more then 5 seconds later I must have been out. I started dreaming that I was gagging on the camera cord and that I could feel the cord going deeper into my throat and then I felt it being pulled back out BUT remember, I thought that it was a dream since thats what it felt like. Next thing I remember, the nurse was talking to me and I asked her if it they started or if it was done and sure enough, it was done. I don’t remember a damn thing except for the dream I had which really must have been a dream/twilight sleep.
The weird thing about this whole deal was that when I was awake, I felt no grogginess or sleepiness and yet when I laid back down I was out like a light bulb and then the nurse would start talking to me I then would be up as if nothing had happened. I attribute that to the drugs but it was still weird.
Shit, they took pictures of everything and I wanted to get a copy of them to post up here… I’ll see if I can get a copy of them. They did not look good. He says that I have something that causes my stomach to become inflamed and swollen…
I am home now, and I am laying down to take advantage of being able to fall a sleep on a dime 
I took the rest of my meds and FINALLY had my cup of coffee on the way home so I am good to go. Good Night!
Author Daniel Clark
Words that ring true…
Feb 6th
He was getting old and paunchy and his hair was falling fast, he sat around the Legion, telling stories of the past.
Of a war that he once fought in and the deeds that he had done, in his exploits with his buddies; they were heroes, every one.
And ‘tho sometimes to his neighbors his tales became a joke, all his buddies listened quietly for they knew where of he spoke.
But we’ll hear his tales no longer, for ol’ Bob has passed away, and the worlds a little poorer for a Soldier died today.
He won’t be mourned by many, just his children and his wife. For he lived an ordinary, very quiet sort of life.
He held a job and raised a family, going quietly on his way; And the world won’t note his passing, ‘tho a Soldier died today.
When politicians leave this earth, their bodies lie in state, while thousands note their passing, and proclaim that they were great.
Papers tell of their life stories from the time that they were young, but the passing of a Soldier goes unnoticed, and unsung.
Is the greatest contribution to the welfare of our land, some jerk who breaks his promise and cons his fellow man?
Or the ordinary fellow who in times of war and strife, goes off to serve his country and offers up his life?
The politician’s stipend and the style in which he lives, are often disproportionate to the service that he gives.
While the ordinary Soldier who offered up his all, is paid off with a medal and perhaps a pension, small.
It’s so easy to forget them, for it is so many times that our Bobs and Jims and Johnnys, went to battle, but we know,
it is not the politicians with their compromise and ploys, who won for us the freedom that our country now enjoys.
Should you find yourself in danger with your enemies at hand, would you really want some cop-out with his ever waffling stand?
Or would you want a Soldier– his home, his country, his kin, just a common Soldier who would fight until the very end.
He was just a common Soldier and his ranks are growing thin, but his presence should remind us we may need his like again.
For when countries are in conflict we find the Soldier’s part is to clean up all the trouble that the politicians start.
If we cannot do him honor while he’s here to hear the praise,then at least let’s give him homage at the ending of his days.
Perhaps just a simple headline in the paper that might say:
“OUR COUNTRY IS IN MOURNING, A SOLDIER DIED TODAY.”
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-Dan
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