David Bradshaw

Orangutans don’t all live in the zoo
Recently, I read a news story about an orangutan at the Smithsonian Zoo in Washington that had learned to whistle.
October 30, 2009

The mysterious case of vanishing words
Words mean things, as the saying goes.
September 18, 2009

Dog food, politics, and unanswered questions
I had an opportunity the other day to fulfill a promise I made several months ago. I rescued a stray dog without hesitation.
September 11, 2009

Roy Bob says: You want flowers? Plant them!
I don’t know why, but I’ve been listening to a lot of old, sixties folk music lately.
September 04, 2009

Roy Bob goes too far into the woods for me
My Conservative dog, Roy Bob, asked me to write this story.
August 21, 2009

Roy Bob says, ‘It’s time to wake up!’
I had the most disturbing dream the other night.
August 07, 2009

You get what you pay for in this life
One of my dearest friends is a man named William.
July 31, 2009

Roy Bob’s letters to the editor
My Republican dog, Roy Bob, enjoys reading many of the national newspapers I bring home each week.
July 17, 2009

Carl puts a real bang in the Fourth of July
Here you are again in the middle of a hot, dry Texas summer.
July 03, 2009

Child rearing not Roy Bob’s strong point
I haven’t written a newspaper column for over two weeks, and the break couldn’t have come at a better time.
June 12, 2009

New eco-political principles revealed
My friend, Carl, called the other night to ask for my advice on a financial matter.
May 15, 2009

Roy Bob is packed and ready to go
I read the most disturbing report the other day.
May 08, 2009

Dave’s financial secrets finally pay-off
I have been an investor in the American automotive industry for many years, and I’ve dabbled in the banking industry as well.
May 01, 2009

Roy Bob gets a lesson in ‘pack’ mentality
My dog, Roy Bob, has one of the most outgoing personalities I have ever seen in a dog or a man.
April 24, 2009

Bad dreams and disturbing reinterpretations
To My Aunt Elizabeth, the English Teacher:
April 17, 2009

Is this the road that leads to Camelot?
I had the most astonishing dream the other night. It seemed so real. I’m not even sure it was a dream.
April 10, 2009

Why a dog’s nose is longer than a man’s
Since the age of nine, I have loved dogs.
April 03, 2009

Spring has sprung, so cough it up
Mild as it was, it’s been a long winter.
March 27, 2009

A tale of two dogs and a human
I saw something a few days ago that broke my heart. I still don’t have the words to describe it.
March 22, 2009