“The World According to Doctrine” — “Can you hear the dogs barking?”

It used to be that a barking dog signaled that something was wrong – these days: a barking dog is just the accompaniment to the jitter-bugging staccato of cellphone texts and white-noise background of television streaming.

There’s no need for an attention span; because nothing receives your full attention.

Maybe it’s barking to be let in — maybe it’s barking because . . .