This is a direct quote from a favorite colleague’s recent email. Apparently, New Mexico banned cockfighting last spring, and, finally, on July 12, Louisiana joined the civilized world and banned it, too. Cockfighting will now be illegal in all 50 states (in July 2008, one year after Louisiana's law was signed).

I’ll admit that my colleague’s email was delivered cheekily. Not that he...

Here's another Miami Herald article for your reading pleasure (yes, I know it's not hot anymore where you are but I'm still sweltering as I write this):

Q:

My vet says that my dog Maggie, a big, black Lab mix, can’t go for a walk during the day in the summer now that she’s ten. But I know she needs exercise, even when it’s hot outside. What can I do to keep her active during the hottest...