Meet Phil, a dog who sleeps like a cat . . . and snores like a husband!

Our pets, ourselves

Little Sister wrote, Wednesday morning: “Phil could use a CPAP machine. (My husband has one, and it has done wonders for him . . . and for me.)

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What did this 15-year-old boy do at 3 o’clock on Sunday mornings? Inventory!

Now & Then
Keeping Track Division (responsorial)

Inspired by Bloomington Bird Lady‘s story of New Year’s Eve inventory-taking [BB, 1/3/2017], here’s our Official Attorney (as usual, corresponding unofficially), Mr. Tulkinghorn: “My family owned a wholesale grocery business that also ran some retail outlets. Back in the ’60s, before every item had its own number to be scanned and priced, we had to go into the store and do audits by hand. There was no other way to check inventory and balance the books properly.

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