In Praise of Pip

In the summer of 2021, when everyone was still reeling from COVID, and we were on the verge of signing papers for our first home, my husband got the great idea of getting a puppy. We decided to name him Pip Copperpot MacPherson, Esq., because of our mutual love for Charles Dickens, two of our favorite Twilight Zone episodes, and a classic film everyone should watch before they die: Goonies. We were ahead of the curve as it would be the next year that a dapper French Bulldog named Winston would w...