Sitemap - 2025 - Paws and Reflect

Against fireworks and greedy human pleasures

In fact, I think I might wave hello

April 2025 recap: Trying to blossom this spring

What is talent without effort?

To the man who loved shorebirds

On saying goodbye to an outdoor gear affiliate program

They all say that “it gets better” but what if I don’t?

What does "gossip" mean?

Surprise! We're moving out of our van!

Am I becoming more social?

Happy third wedding anniversary!

March 2025 recap

March reading recap

Taste, romantasy, thought, and nuance

My weirdo dog likes neighborhood walks now?

Dogs need more than love

I don't know what I'm doing

Why I fulfill my dog differently than I used to

Close encounters of the creature kind

A "virtue signaling" deep dive, anyone?

Why I love to eschew marriage norms

On procrastination and productivity

February 2025 recap

February reading recap

My interview with Carol Mithers, author of Rethinking Rescue

The best things I've bought lately

Nomad Haley and Wisconsin Haley

Some things I believe

Ways we've gone increasingly feral

A brief record of parking lot peace

Thank you for not treating her like a retriever

Carpe noctem: Notes on The Darkness Manifesto by Johan Eklöf

One of the realest things to ever stir my chest

Judging without judging

I miss Scout, and Sean, and me

Things that make Scout an excellent campground dog

Notes on my recent internet searches

Brief notes on Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

What's the value of a fox-kit moon?

The pile on of pets where they're prohibited

There is no finish line

Well-behaved and composed and good

Vignettes from the Florida keys

I meet my younger self for coffee

On post-vacation overwhelm

I'm always on vacation; I'm never on vacation

You know, hedging my communication can be, well, prosocial?

What I get out of social media

January 2025 recap

Vignettes from a trip to my hometown

60,000 miles and two years in our converted van

Affiliate links and discount codes

The siren call of shallow sharing

"Under control" off-leash dogs can still be a problem

"What do you do?"

Wonder beyond my little black mirror

Grief memoirs and chronic illness

My ex got married and I went mad

December 2024 recap: Fulfilling my dog, going to Mars, etc

Would you go to Mars?

My favorite fiction reads of 2024

My favorite nonfiction reads of 2024