The Skillz Café

The Law of Unintended Consequences is a centuries-old concept and is said to produce three types of outcomes: Unexpected benefits (you plow a field to sow a crop and you find a gold bar buried in the soil.) Unexpected drawbacks (you plow a field and accidentally...

Spring has sprung—the old poem went. After an unseasonably cold first half of April, the air is finally mild and the sky almost clear of clouds. This and early fall are the best times to take the dogs on a long walk through the park. But the fine weather came too late...

Tess crossed the “Rainbow Bridge” five weeks ago and left a huge void in our hearts. She’ll never be forgotten or replaced. She was a difficult dog but had a big heart, and it pains me to remember the moment that heart stopped and she sighed for the last time while we...

  Tess is gone. We fought on her side against a relentless foe, changed tactics and weapons, but in the end cancer prevailed. Three months have gone by since we discovered the gravity of her condition. It would be fair to say we succeeded in giving her a modest...