Jimmy on Ice and Max the Magnificent

Steve Russell
Nov 3 · 12 min read
Max with Finger — Family Photo

At my age, I understand the rules about dogs

The primary rule is that we will outlive them and chances are we will have to decide when their misery outweighs their happiness. My friend Martha once told me, “To them, we are God.”

I take her meaning. There is little more Godlike than the power of life and death. Every now and then a story comes in…

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Steve Russell

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Steve Russell is enrolled Cherokee, a 9th grade dropout, retired judge, associate professor emeritus of criminal justice, and (so far) a cancer survivor.

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