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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 29, 20233 min read
The Older I Get, the More I Flirt With Dogs: Everyday Magic, Day 1087
I don't mean this metaphorically. I flirt with real dogs everywhere who, as I mosey on toward my mid-60s, turn out to be so much better...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 4, 20142 min read
The Dog Lives To See Another Day (or Week, or Month): Everyday Magic, Day 758
We’ve never had to put down an animal before. Past ones have vanished, been eaten by coyotes (that’s why we have indoor cats these days),...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jul 30, 20132 min read
And Then There Were Four: Everyday Magic, Day 721
For one thing, the vet bill has skyrocketed. Nothing like a very old dog on pain meds and a spanking new kitten who still had his pompoms...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Apr 18, 20132 min read
Of Mice & Dogs (and One Cat): Everyday Magic, Day 694
Exhausted animals catching up on sleep Lightning, thunder, and one freaked-out dog doesn’t bode well, especially when said dog can open...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 1, 20133 min read
Saving My Dog, Who Was Saving Us, From Coyotes: Everyday Magic, Day 666
Rewind to six hours earlier when, getting ready to go to the home of friends for a special dinner, I asked my family, “Where’s Shay?” No...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Sep 7, 20121 min read
My Dog Ate My Name & Other Adventures of Book Tour Life: Everyday Magic, Day 623
Some of us see our names in lights. For me, it's chalk, and even more miraculously, cookies. When I arrived at Blue Planet Cafe in Topeka...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Aug 14, 20122 min read
Me & My Fur-Covered Assistant: Everyday Magic, Day 611
“I got this, boss.” Shay the dog is right at my side as we step outside to the sleeping porch. “I got this one, boss,” Shay tells me with...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jun 16, 20121 min read
A List of Things Shay the Dog Has Eaten Or Tried to Eat: Everyday Magic, Day 586
“I is bad but very sweet too” Ken’s pants (mostly the waist and some of the back) Three large, eucalyptus-scented candles A box of hard...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
May 2, 20122 min read
“I Started Early, Took My Dog”: Everyday Magic, Day 544
Okay, so 9 a.m. isn’t exactly early, but it’s earlier than I usually take my dog for a walk, and it’s the start of what I’m hoping to...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Apr 18, 20122 min read
Woman Who Sleeps With the Big Dogs: Everyday Magic, Day 537
I used to worry about empty nest syndrome startling me awake to all the regret and guilt I have as a mother, but was too busy to feel. I...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Mar 20, 20122 min read
The Prodigal Dog Returns and Brings with Him All Joy: Everyday Magic, Day 522
The phone rang right after Kelley and I finished our sushi and tempura on this rainy Tuesday. “I better get this. It could be about the...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Mar 19, 20122 min read
The Mystery of the Missing Dog: Everyday Magic, Day 520
We were speculating about how Shay may have been stolen since he vanished so quickly. Saturday afternoon, Ken was on the hill doing some...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Mar 9, 20122 min read
Leader of the Pack: Everyday Magic, Day 514
One dog, and you’re a person with a dog. Two dogs, and you’re part of the pack. I’ve been learning this vividly since Shay moved in with...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Feb 28, 20122 min read
We Got a Dog!: Everyday Magic, Day 508
When the Chocolate Labaraner (Weimaraner + Lab) chooses you, who are you to say no? So the day after I finished traveling 39 rings of...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Feb 13, 20122 min read
“Can We Keep Him?” or If You Give a Chocolate Lab a Bagel…..: Everyday Magic, Day
I know you’re not supposed to feed dogs bagels, but when the chocolate lab in our car — who showed up this snowy morning on our porch —...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Feb 11, 20122 min read
Readying Myself to Roll: Everyday Magic, Day 497
The cat packs herself for the trip Come Monday morning, I head down the magic rabbit hole between my home in a house on the prairie in...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 15, 20102 min read
Dogs Are Better Than Us: Everyday Magic, Day 150
It's true. They just are. It's not the same with cats: some particular cats might be better than some particular humans, but for the most...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 19, 20073 min read
Spirit Trip: Woody
We’ve all taken those kinds of trips that aren’t anywhere in the vicinity of relaxing poolside under swaying palms, or long meetings in...
