I’m a dog person. You know that. Milly, the liver and white springer spaniel who lives at my house, has been living here for four years this week.

Do you know what someone who loves words is called? A wordie. Honestly. I know this because “wordie” is one of the 850 new words that Merriam-Webster, the folks that put the dictionary together, have added to the book this year.

I’m not sure my grandmother ever forgave the Coca-Cola Co. for New Coke. I know she never forgave them for discontinuing those six-and-a-half-ounce glass bottles.

The breaking news from the Winter Olympics – that a Russian curling athlete had been doping – truly stunned me. Who cheats at curling?

I’m glad the Winter Olympics are back, because I love the Olympics. But I’m conflicted. The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is on another channel, and, dog lover that I am, I want to watch that, too.

You’ve all heard the expression, “Smile and the world smiles with you.”

We are a society, for good or bad, obsessed with beauty. We all want to look good and feel young. And we’re willing to do just about anything to achieve it.

It’s hard to believe it’s been four years, but Milly, the liver and white springer spaniel who lives at my house, just celebrated her 4th birthday.