Loners

She & I always got along, but she was very harsh. She had extremely high standards & didn't cut slack for anything or anyone.

Her husband had a dog. Over the years they were married, he had three different dogs. When dog three died, he got dog four & something happened. That dog took to my boss & wormed her way into my boss' heart & no kidding, in less than a year she was a much nicer person.

I'll never forget the day we were in downtown Denver at a traffic light. It was hot. There was a homeless man & his dog on the corner with a sign. She popped the trunk of the car, got out, pulled out a bag of dog food & several bottles of water & gave it to them. "For you & your friend," she said. Three years earlier, she would never have done that, I'm certain.