by Ryn Gargulinski | May 31, 2018 | animals, pets, Blogski Archives, columns and editorial, life, writing
Are you a dog person or a cat person? Yes, you can be both. And yes, you can switch sides. I was a cat person growing up, until I discovered dogs in adulthood. A woman I met at the recent Valley Dogs Rescue fundraiser, Petsfly Founder Jeni Redmond, was just the...
by Ryn Gargulinski | Dec 7, 2017 | Blogski Archives, column, columns and editorial, health, life, writing
My brother won an award, and I feel like bragging about it. This is a big deal. The award is a big deal, sure. It consists of recognition for teamwork – and a designated parking space – at the hospital where he works. But the biggest deal about the deal is that I’m...
by Ryn Gargulinski | Jan 26, 2011 | columns and editorial, writing
Peeing in the shower can be a good thing – as long as your drain works, you don’t have some disgusting urinary infection and no one is in the shower with you. It helps saves the environment by flushing with water you are using anyway, it can help kick athlete’s foot...
by Ryn Gargulinski | Dec 23, 2010 | columns and editorial, writing
Job hunting has always been a full-time endeavor. In this fine economy, the hunt entails double time, triple time and often being on call like a doctor. Is anyone hiring doctors? With the Tucson Citizen going under and the rest of the country following suit, I am not...
by Ryn Gargulinski | Dec 19, 2010 | columns and editorial, writing
Some people make fun of it. My parents find it weird. A dear friend told me, in all earnestness, the practice was quite unhealthy. “You spend way too much time at the dog park,” she said, urging me to go to a movie, a gallery, the highly touted Arizona-Sonora Desert...
by Ryn Gargulinski | Dec 11, 2010 | columns and editorial, writing
Cattle generally have it better than folks who stampede through a job fair. And the cattle get shot in the head. My friend Bart used to work in a slaughterhouse, and he told me plenty of grisly tales about the air guns. No one was shot during Tuesday’s massive...
