Dear Gabby: My one-hundred-year-old friend was feeling despondent and decided to brush his teeth with his left hand, ditto with the cup of morning coffee as he read the morning paper from back to front for a change. On leaving the house, he left the walker and picked up his cane, and almost danced out the front door, telling me later, everything had shifted. What do you think about that? Dodging Depression Dear Dodging: That’s brilliant - have ice cream for break

playing with a fly, I wiggle a finger and it lands on the tip of the pen, preens its wings, already glossy in the morning sun no brain there though it’s showing a unique bravery I mean, could you tell the difference between one of life’s emissaries and a dumb insect? so I lean closer to read its lips but it flies over, lands on doggie poop, dancing from one nugget to the next, playing with its friends if that was a secret message from the universe I’ll pass and wait fo

here’s the deal: completely furnished, three bedroom two bath house with doggie door and view to a lush yard. king size bed with weekly laundry service; sheets, pillows, blankets provided. TV room with comfy sofa and unlimited viewing channels. two free meals per day, plus snacks, monthly salon visits, private escorted walks and much more What’s the rent you ask? licks and love