Even though I'm totally dependent on modern electronic gizmos, from my laptop to my iPod to my cell phone, I love to embrace old technology or no technology at all. John Grogan More Quotes by John Grogan More Quotes From John Grogan In a dog's life, some plaster would fall, some cushions would open, some rugs would shred. Like any relationship, this one had its costs. They were costs we came to accept and balance against the joy and amusement and protection and companionship he gave us. John Grogan dogjoyfall . . . owning a dog always ended with this sadness because dogs just don't live as long as people do. John Grogan saddoglong Only then did I see. Something was amiss with Patrick's snap-on one piece, or "onesie" as we manly dads like to call it. His chubby thighs, I now realized, were squeezed into the armholes, which were so tight they must have been cutting off his circulation. The collared neck hung between his legs like an udder. Up top, Patrick's head stuck out through the unsnapped crotch, and his arms were lost somewhere in the billowing pant legs. It was quite a look. John Grogan dadcuttinglooks Just so you know Labrodor retrivers do not howl.Begals Howl.Wolves howl. Labs do not howl, at lestnot well. Marley attempted twice to howl, both times in answer to a passing police siren, tossing back his head, forming his mouth into an O shape, and letting loose the most pathetic sound Ihave ever heard, more like gargling than answering the call of the wild. Butnow,no question about it he was howling. John Grogan policeanswerssound Cats will outsmart dogs every time. John Grogan catdog In a world of bosses, you are your own master John Grogan bossmastersworld When I wrote 'Marley & Me,' I had a clear audience in mind. And it did not include children. I wrote my book for adults and assumed only adults, and possibly teenagers, would be drawn to it. John Grogan teenagerbookchildren 'Marley and Me' was a book I was proud of and believed in, but I thought it would just have a modest audience because it is such a personal story about my marriage and my family. John Grogan memarriagefamilybook Really, as a writer, I believe that if you're going to write about your own life, you need to do it as honestly and candidly as you are capable. John Grogan youryoulifebelieve I was keenly aware that everybody would have loved for me to do a close sequel or a spin-off to 'Marley and Me.' John Grogan closelovedeverybodyme Before moving to Pennsylvania in 1999, I played bass in a newsroom rock band in South Florida for several years. John Grogan rockbandyearsmoving I collect old rusty hand tools and sharpen and polish them, then use them to build things out of walnut and cherry that I harvest from fallen trees in the woods. John Grogan treesthingsharvestwoods I'm pathologically incapable of making decisions. Just ask my wife how long it took me to propose - on second thought, best not to bring it up. John Grogan bestmewifelong Certain people are not going to connect with a book about the effect a dog has on a family. But every one of us has parents and has either said goodbye to those parents or knows that someday they will. John Grogan parentsfamilydogpeople I can't solve the world's problems, can't even begin to contemplate them all. But on my little corner of Earth, I at least can try to live in a way that treads lightly. John Grogan liveproblemswayworld Living organically is my way of feeling connected to the earth and my own humanity. It's how I feel balanced and at peace with the planet. John Grogan feelfeelinghumanitypeace I take a lot of satisfaction in trying to make my land as self-contained as possible, its own little mini environment. Minimal outputs; minimal inputs. John Grogan ownenvironmentsatisfactiontrying I confess to being a CNN junkie. And when I'm driving, it's all NPR all the time. John Grogan confessbeingdrivingtime
