The otter population of the Florida Aquarium increased Tuesday when workers received an orphaned male river otter believed to be 3 months old. ...more

March 4, 2009

The otter population of the Florida Aquarium increased Tuesday when workers received an orphaned river otter believed to be three months old. ...more

March 4, 2009

QUESTION: My boyfriend and I have been seeing each other for almost a year. Initially, he would freely show me a great deal of respect and affection. Lately, however, I'm seeing less and less of this attention. I don't want to be overly sensitive, but I don't want to be used as a doormat, either. How can I know for sure what is the case? ...more

January 17, 2009

I stood alone at the corner of the 300-year-old rock church in Wilmington, Del. The only other living being seemed to be an angry squirrel, hanging upside down in a maple tree, his tail shaking as he made it clear I was not welcome in the old cemetery. ...more

September 28, 2008

I like mutts. Even though I spent quite a few years raising and training Brittany spaniels, and have owned a half-dozen other "purebred" dogs, the critters of mixed and usually indeterminable ancestry have a special place in my heart. ...more

January 1, 2008

A recent assignment for the creative writing club I belong to was to prepare a story describing a job we had while in high school. Even though that was so very long ago, I still possess vivid memories. ...more

December 28, 2007