Domestic rabbits live on average 7-11 or 8-12 years depending on the source of your information, the breed (larger rabbits have shorter lives), genetics, and lifestyle of the bunny. I always use the 8-12 year range to quote to people in the hope they’ll understand the long term promise they’ll be making when they say: “Yes, let’s take that one home.”
Category: Life Lessons
Valentines – Romantic Antics in the Middle Ages – and I don’t mean the 1300’s
Romantic Antics can be big or small, it's all in how the right person knows when and how to make us feel good, special, appreciated and above all loved.
A Boggy Day in Middleton
Why would someone wuss out from crossing a 6-acre blog? It was not a rhetorical question.
From My Mouth to God’s Ears
Don’t worry about the money; the universe will fill your request to be able to afford it.
Flying the Friendly Skies Aboard a 1929 Ford Tri-Motor Plane
Eventually I figured I’d just as soon leave the piloting to someone else, let him do all the concentrating on the mechanics of flying, so I could focus on the magic.
Jonathan Campbell, Livingston Taylor, and My Lost Youth
Jon cleaned out his locker and landed his last plane (flown by musician Livingston Taylor) at 55 years and 363 days. But that was Jon retiring and he’s older so I rationalized away my age and he was 56 and retiring and I was 27 for one more spin of the earth.
Our Trek Out of Darkness – 8 Surprisingly Useful Things to Have When the Power Goes Out
I do not like pitch darkness. I sleep with a light on somewhere down the hall and leave shades open to catch early sunlight. But tonight I awoke to absolute darkness and a familiar if slowly recognized noise. And through my lonesome experience in the wee hours of the morning, I’ve come to value the tools that are surprisingly useful when the lights go out.
Hold On to Your Dreams or Give Them Up, As Needed
Have you lived through the experience of giving up on a dream? If so, how/when did you decide to pull the plug, to resort to Plan B, to fall back on the safety net? And, do you regret that choice?
How FaceBook Restored My Faith in Humanity 12.5 Hours after the Boston Marathon Bombing
....and so the conversion of my hardening heart began.
The IKEA Effect or Why You Love Your Kid and I Love My Vest and My Rabbit
It is entirely possible that we do not give our children the best of everything because we love them, but rather we love them because we gave them everything.