The First Muriel
Picture of the Decade, and a Tribute
Living with two dogs in two different homes over the last five years – Gracie Dunford and Kenzie Ann Bowen, respectively – has brought me considerably closer to animals and more in touch with just how valuable and nourishing those friendships can be. (I once made a drunken argument that pets were a sign of an existing higher presence, though I will spare both of us the embarrassment of recapping that particular hash.) My point is that I understand and sympathize with Paul C.’s sweet tribute to one of Muriel’s friends, and get that this is about more than one less friend in the world, though that would be, in itself, enough.
Something brighter: the first Muriel for Picture of the Decade has been awarded, and it happened to be my # 1 of the decade as well.
The award, complete with an appreciative blurb by Yours Truly, can be found here.
