To Be Frank

To be frank, humans continually confuse me, especially when it comes to respecting our first responders. I, for one, carry and exude the utmost respect for local law enforcement, firefighters and every single first responding entity. Apparently, I am not in the majority. On a recent afternoon, my human and I were traversing home via Palm Boulevard when we happened to hear a … [Read more...] about To Be Frank: Be a good human – Respect our first responders

To be frank, humans – not my humans of course, they are absolute perfection – continually confound me. On a recent trip to our local market, on a sweltering afternoon, my human ran into the Harris Teeter to procure provisions for our humble abode. The spare human, as is generally the case, and I remained in the car with the air conditioner running. We also had cool water at our … [Read more...] about To Be Frank: Keep those precious paws off the pavement

To be frank, dear reader, I find myself in need of your help. Well, to be perfectly frank, not me specifically. My life is practically perfect in every way, and I can scant remember a time before this was the case. It has recently come to my attention that not every South Carolinian pooch is as fortunate as I. Our beautiful state is among the worst in the nation for legislation … [Read more...] about To Be Frank: A canine call to action – Help protect my fellow pups

To be frank, I cherish any opportunity to perform my civic duties. Not only am I a responsible, informed voter, I also pay my taxes and of course, in reference to today’s topic at hand, I answer the call when summoned for jury duty. Generally speaking, I don’t shy away from controversy, but I do proceed with a fair amount of trepidation and an abundance of caution on this … [Read more...] about To Be Frank: Jury Doody

To be frank, I am a quiet creature. Not silent, mind you, but quiet nonetheless. I am not a yapper, barker, howler or shouter. I do not blare music or drive a diesel truck. My preferred mode of transportation is to be securely fastened in my primary human’s bicycle basket. I treasure my beauty sleep – obviously; I mean, look at me. I am petite, dainty even, as I might have … [Read more...] about To Be Frank: Let’s not tiptoe around the noise ordinance issue

To be frank, generally speaking, I most assuredly try not to insert myself into community policies or procedural happenings or government issues. However, several concerned citizens have brought a rather unpleasant issue to the attention of yours truly and I feel it is my civic responsibility to help rectify this unpleasant happenstance before it gets any further out of … [Read more...] about To Be Frank: Clean up your doggone waste

To be frank, Saint Pawtrick’s Day traditions are some of my favorites. My apologies for the slight mispronunciation, my dear Saint Patrick. For instance, wool sweaters? Love! Green tennis balls? Adore! Rainbows ending with a pot of gold? Spectacular! Fish and chips? Do I really need to comment on this fried delight? What I don’t understand about this particular glorious … [Read more...] about To Be Frank: Saint Pawtrick’s Day

To be frank, I do not have a leading lady of the partner-worthy variety. Frankly, Valentine’s Day is not my favorite holiday for a multitude of reasons, not the least of which being the propensity for those involved in romantic relationships to consider it as a singles’ awareness day. I am loved by the masses. I am adored, revered if you will. My distinct ability to love and to … [Read more...] about To Be Frank: Love is a four-legged word

To be frank, I have never quite understood the need for making New Year’s resolutions. For one thing, if one needs to make a change, why wait for Jan. 1? If you are a bit portly on Jan. 1, does it not equate that perhaps, bear with me dear reader, you were also a bit on the rotund side in August? If you are feeling the need to be kinder, act nicer, eat better, drink lesser in … [Read more...] about To Be Frank: Don’t settle, set goals

To be frank, I’m not the biggest fan of winter or tourists for that matter, but somehow the odd combination of the two warms my heart. Whilst speaking of snowbirds, I want to be clear— I am not talking about the dark-eyed junco and its migration from Canada. We can certainly all agree that this particular species of bird that tends to migrate from the northern tundra to our … [Read more...] about To Be Frank: Stop squawking about Snowbirds