I heard someone I know is going to start teaching school, and I thought, “hey, I could do that.” So I started looking at this Teach for America thing. At first, it sounded pretty good: teach two years in an area in need. I could totally do that. So I start the application process. And […]
They’re shutting down the high school I attended, and my high school peeps are posting all sorts of nostalgic comments to Facebook of wonderful times shared at a school whose mascot was the Rebel. In high school we sang “Sweet Home Alabama” while smoking pot and drinking beer on the top of Monte Sano Mountain. I […]
Welcome to Choice High School and Technical Center in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, part of the Okaloosa County School District. Their motto? Envision your future. The school is accredited by the Commission of the Council of Occupational Education. And one of the ways you can envision your future in the animal welfare arena at Choice is […]
Educating people about responsible care of companion animals is one thing we’re big on around here at Rumpydog. So when our “anonymous friend” told us about how so many of the families she works with have pets that aren’t spayed or neutered, we put our thinking caps on. How can we spread that message? The […]
Dogpaddling Through Life 