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Article: Nursing homes go to the dogs.(funny YOU SHOULD ASK)
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- Nursing Homes
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- August 1, 2007
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My dog hates freedom. He hates it real bad. Every Fourth of July, while the rest of the nation celebrates independence by detonating a psychedelic minefield in the sky, Fizbo (1) mounts a passionate protest. With the rockets' red glare reflected in his terrified eyes, he barks hysterically and races around the backyard as though possessed, deaf to our shouted commands, and entirely uncatchable. In the absence of a butterfly net, tranquilizer blowgun, or Haldol-soaked piece of meat, we're forced to just watch him, bemused, with our fingers in our ears.
When the evening finally ends (2) we take no comfort, because the residual effects always linger long after the ...