ooh! this reminds me of an article i cut from the newspaper eons ago
I’ll go get it — it is precious and oh-so-true! (I have special places for special things =)
August 6, 2006 Providence Journal:
How animal trainers improved my marriage
AMY SUTHERLAND
Just did a search and found the above New York Times 2019 article: the essay led to a book! Hah, may take a peek. Had no idea. Anywho, in the article, the author (Amy Sutherland) explains why she decided to try whale training techniques on her husband. Here’s an excerpt:
It was only a matter of time before he was again tearing around the house searching for his keys, at which point I said nothing and kept at what I was doing.
… I hear him banging a closet door shut, and thumping upstairs.
At the sink, I hold steady. All goes quiet. A moment later, he walks into the kitchen, keys in hand, and says calmly, “Found them.”
kid you not
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