In Purpose and Happiness

I want to point out the irony of reading Robert Kennedy’s speech “On the Mindless Menace of Violence” prior to adopting my first pit bull. In entering this world, you enter a war zone.

A Broadway Story

Though my neighbors had always embraced Belle, they were very wary of Bob. I was surprised – I had never experienced it before. He grew to be a very big boy, and though he was large and menacing on the outside, he was just a fragile, sweet, goofy dog who would prefer to kiss a fly than hurt it.