I think the world will be a better place when science has swept all religions into the dustbin of history. What is religion but a shared belief in th… - Mary Doria Russell

The sparrow still falls.

Dachshunds have their own agenda and can be stubborn about seeing their plans through to completion. What Rosie lacked in consistency, she made up for in enthusiasm. Most of the time when I called her name, she sprinted back, her long ears cocked and flying like a little girl's pigtails. Each encounter was a glorious reunion, even if we'd been parted for only a minute or two. I had never felt so loved.

Add water, and the soil is so fertile that you could plant a pencil and harvest a book.