“Prepare to laugh, cry, and smile with satisfaction as you follow Fitzgerald’s heartwarming stories. Hilarious, playful, and outright adorable…the book has an instantly uplifting effect that keeps you floating every time you remember it.” — Foluso Falaye, Readers' Favorite Five-Star Review Every dog deserves the happily ever after of a fairy-tale life, preferably without first being turned into a footman for a cucurbit carriage. After all, it’s no picnic getting post-midnight pumpkin slime out of those harder-to-reach furry places. (Not to suggest that pre-midnight slime is magically self-cleansing, at least not without the benefit of a wand-wielding godmother.) Yet, even servant to a fresh-off-the-vine conveyance beats the fate of many dogs. All too often, wonderful animals end up at the mercy of the evil queens, the wicked stepmothers, the big bad wolves, and other nefarious villains. The Sun Orbits My Dog is the lively narrative of three such animals—dogs who, by no fault of their own, had only experienced the cruel beginnings inflicted upon fairy tale protagonists. Maybe they’d dreamed of better days. Maybe they’d forgotten how to dream. Ultimately, however, they discovered true love—each adopted by a family that was neither evil nor wicked, neither bad nor nefarious, but decidedly eccentric and doggedly devoted. For Jake, Sadie, and Georgiana, this is where their waggly-tailed tales begin. Told in a style that is, at once, self-deprecating and humorous, poignant and relatable, former journalist J. B. Fitzgerald regales readers with twenty years of dog-parenting anecdotes: the laughter and excitement, the hardships and fears, and, of course, an array of comically undignified mishaps as she nurtures three very different souls through their unique challenges and watches them grow out of their sorrow and into infinitely happy and loving companions. This illustrated edition features more than 130 artistically displayed photographs. “...J.B. Fitzgerald’s warmth and affection for these companions can be felt in every sentence of this book...if ever there was a literary advocate for adopting a dog from your local shelter, it is The Sun Orbits My Dog...” — K.C. Finn, Readers' Favorite Five-Star Review

Everyone talks to their pets; Chad Orzel tells his about relativity.

Award-winning writer Dr. Damien Broderick gathers his most forthright articles from the 1960s and '70s, on topics ranging from sex, politics, and religion to drugs and the way things were before the Internet, and caps them with sharp insights from today, looking back in amazement--and often with dismay or laughter. Great reading!

Original publication and copyright date: 2009.

“This cast of characters and their witty dialogue makes me laugh out loud! The readers of our community paper have been treated to top-notch entertainment over the years and I’m delighted that the stories will find new readers to entertain.” —Suzanne Detar, Author, Publisher, and Editor of The Daniel Island News Bless their little hearts... Marriage is a compilation of laughter, tears, and occasional inane spats over nothing. Life in the south is a combination of sass, sophistication, and sticky situations. And when you mix them together, the result is gut-splitting hysterical. In these Southern short stories, the whimsical Williams couple takes readers on the highs and lows of their Southern marriage. Dalton Williams, a well-meaning and kind-hearted gentleman, has ideas that are quirky and kooky—many times going awry. His practical and sensible wife, Grace, keeps him grounded. Embark upon a fun-filled and hilarious journey through the aisles of Publix supermarket to the frustration of Daylight Savings Time. Dalton and Grace are familiar faces experiencing life’s oftentimes silly mundanity, and when you add in their adorable and sassy Aunt Toogie, you have a real southern treat!

Alvins General Studies teacher Mr Greg loves telling his pupils stories in his lessons. Alvin and John his best friend enjoys Mr Gregs stories. One day, he teaches about pets. Alvins and his friends desires to have a dog pet is planted. Alvins father who is a banker is not as rich as Johns father who is a business man. Johns father buys him a dog. Alvins father says no. He does not believe in pets. He thinks his son should focus more in his studies than have an object of distraction. Alvin thinks his father does not love him but his mother has a contrary opinion. She impacts values into her son and her baby girl Gold, Alvins younger sister. In Mr Gregs class, John and Alvin find a name they think befits Johns Alsatian dog, Strelka. Strelka is the name of the historic dog that was the first living creature to move round the earths orbit 18 times and was recovered alive. Alvin leaves his house without his parents consent to go play with Strelka. One day, Strelka escapes from her kennel. She gets missing for days. She gets found among stray dogs. She becomes violent and bites Alvin. Alvin runs home and his parents wash his wound with soap and water and drive him to the hospital. He gets anti-rabies vaccination. Strelka is infected with rabies, gets quarantined and dies on the 9th day. John and Alvin cries but John gets another female dog from his father, calls her Strelka still. Not long after, John gets a male dog and calls him Argus after the name of the legendary Odysseuss dog. Strelka and Argus have 5 puppies Alvin call pupniks after President J F Kennedys pupniks. Alvin is glad to be given one of the puppies and his father does not object.

Biology of Dogs takes you on a series of tours through all the major biological systems – reproductive, nervous, musculoskeletal, digestive and more. Tim leads these tours in a fun and irreverent manner, offering insights that will enhance your dog-human relationships so much that you will abandon all of your human friends to spend more time with your dog! And for those of you who slept through your biology class in school, you will learn a lot of useful information about human biology as well.