This past September, I wrote a column to serve as a tentative goodbye, should my time at The Dominion Post be coming to an end. As it […]
Katie McDowell
Let me binge vicariously through you
I have a ridiculous amount of stuff going on right now. I won’t get into the details today, but will probably share more about it next week. […]
What’s in a name? A better life for pets
Soon, I will be lending a hand at the largest no-kill animal sanctuary in the country. Since visiting Best Friends in Kanab, Utah, this past summer, I […]
What’s in a name? A better life for pets
Soon, I will be lending a hand at the largest no-kill animal sanctuary in the country. Since visiting Best Friends in Kanab, Utah, this past summer, I […]
Making friends, not foes, with AI
I remember when the most common form of artificial intelligence was a 20-year-old philosophy major waxing wise on the meaning of life. There was nothing real about […]
Kids conspiring against improved health
My dogs are seriously messing up my mornings. For the past several months, I’ve been trying to wake up earlier so as to get to the gym […]
Everyone needs a rock sometimes
A couple of months ago, my dad mentioned he missed seeing those colorful, decorated rocks that began popping up in random places during the pandemic. Fueled, I […]
‘Watch out for deer’ — Not good at good-byes (if this is one)
It’s crazy how the world works. Every morning, we wake up, believing we know what the next 24 hours will bring. Some mornings, we’re right. Others, we […]
A boy and his granddad, together again
Every summer, I climb into the back seat of my dad’s Traverse, dogs in tow, to head to Carolina Beach for a week of family time. It’s […]
Mothers and daughters are a beautiful thing
Well, I’m back. For the few people besides my father who regularly turn to this space to read these words, you’ll have noticed I was absent the […]
