I’m fortunate to have two animals that make very little noise. Murphy might bark every once in a while when something startles him, and Mr. Meow mews every now and then (mostly when he’s hungry), but for the most part they’re very quiet. So it was with great annoyance that one afternoon when we still lived in Jacksonville I found myself on the phone with a friend and Murphy started creating a ruckus. His bark is deep and loud, like most big dogs, and in this case annoyingly repetitive. Over and over he kept on. I was in the kitchen, … Continue reading →