pets raze he has two westies. smiling white brothers with blue_and_red bandanas tied around their necks. i thought one of them had died, but they were together again yesterday. fresh haircuts and all. the man said hello to a woman in a wheelchair who's about to become an aunt for the first time. the dog wreathed in red approached her. "be careful," he said. "this one bites." "i remember," she said. we told him we could never have a pet. losing them would hurt too much. "it's true," he said. "i lost my cat a while ago. it was devastating." he thought about what it was that couldn't be replaced. then he found the words he wanted. "they give you unconditional love." 240515 what's it to you? who go blather from