Daily Distraction

Geese, it turns out, can be a bit foul-tempered.

There's something about a car window that dogs just can't resist.

Cats can, on occasion, seem a bit lazy. And that's not an entirely undeserved reputation.

There's a lot of pressure on graduates, what with all those people watching. And sometimes, people buckle under that strain.

This time of year we see a lot of graduation ceremonies, and some graduates can't seem to help showing how pleased they are to get that diploma.

Anyone who's seen their dog try to drink all the water shooting out of a sprinkler knows just how mesmerizing some animals find those machines.

While we can't know for sure whether dogs really dream—we've asked ours a hundred times, can't get a clear answer—it's hard to reach any other conclusion after watching these pooches.

It can be hard to get an accurate idea of just how big, say, a giraffe actually is. Then one sticks its head in through your car window and you have a very, very clear idea.

They say tongue twisters are a great way to teach a child how to speak English better. Really?

It's pretty much impossible to understand what a baby is actually saying, unless of course you're also a baby.