Lucky Garvin
LUCKY GARVIN: Saying Goodbye To Lola
Our Lola appears to be deep in sleep on her favorite corner of the sofa, her head resting on out-stretched paws. But to our sorrow, this is not sleep.
The...
LUCKY GARVIN: THE BREAK-IN [from years ago]
Darlin’ wife Sabrina is under the delusion that our pet Doberman Onyx is a guard-dog....
LUCKY GARVIN: The Tale Of The Ugly Christmas Tree
All Christmas trees are beautiful aren’t they? My wife, Sabrina, looked at the artificial Christmas...
LUCKY GARVIN: The Driver
It was nearing Christmas this year; a hard-working Mexican-American family man was driving his fully-loaded...
LUCKY GARVIN: 3 Wildlife Memories
While there are sorrows in the rehabbing of injured, orphaned, or diseased wildlife, there are...
Swing Low Once Semi-Sweet Voice of Mine
There was an early time in my life when I could render a tune passably. My voice wasn’t bad. I guess it came of...
The Beaver and The Bluejay
My wife, Sabrina, has a new love, but I’m not jealous. He only weighs a thousand grams, has the worst over-bite I’ve ever seen,...
Retiring After 40 Plus Years in The ER
The phone rang. I answered. "Hello?"
I’m Dr. Crawford,” came the response. “I’m a paleontologist. Do you know what that is?”
“You study fossils.”
“Correct!” He sounded...
On Borrowed But Heavenly Time
Brandi is our bird dog. We inherited her some years back from a friend who, after owning her for a year, made the...
The Sighting
I know there are those of you who have followed my writings about the life, times and death of my beloved Doberman, Rock....
The Hollow of His Hand
(From years ago)
I am old and long in harness.
For twenty-seven years, emergency medicine has been my life. I began practice when I was...
