having seen a powerful lot of things in my life, that the Creator is less likely to judge us on our most worried about transgressions, than these two very specific things:

1: The way we use the skills and the talents He gave us to the best of our ability to make the world a better place, even if only for one person.
2: The way we care for those under our charge.

My dear old friend Gary, who has recently lost his beloved companion of many years, speaks about the despair it sometimes fills in him. I remind him, he has an obligation to arrive at the Hereafter in the best shape possible so that he may rejoin Emerson. The same is true of Mr B and Midwest Chick and Schmoo today.

NO life is lived in vain that was loved by a dog. No human ever had a more noble calling than to care for his four legged friend.

Our thoughts and prayers to you all this night, sitting by a fire, laying in a bed, cognizant of the shallow depression beside you which once held a loyal beating heart.

If I don’t meet all my dogs in Heaven, Me and God is gonna have words.