I performed emergency rectal surgery on the sloth. Well, okay, maybe not EMERGENCY but it needed to be done today if it were ready for duties this evening. Miss M had chewed him a new one and his stuffing was coming out. Slothie, recovered after surgery. GDA (Guide Dogs of America) provided her with a … Continue reading The dog, the cat and the sloth…
I’m not going to use it on here because, well, privacy, but it starts with M. Our puppy’s litter all starts with M (it helps identify which puppy originated where) so we got to give GDA (Guide Dogs of America) our list of top names and they let us know which was approved. At home … Continue reading We got the name we wanted!
The dog was dressed like Underdog. Cute but… um… why? It was our first monthly meeting for the area’s guide dog puppy raisers, and we felt outta place. One, we hardly knew anyone and two, we weren’t wrangling an overly enthusiastic pup. Especially not one wearing a sarape and a sombrero. Another dog romped past, … Continue reading Who Let the Dogs Out?
Do you know how many types of Nature’s Miracle are sold? Damn, I didn’t either, and it’s the recommended brand. It comes in sprays, carpet shampoos, “accu-shot” squirt applicators with nozzles so phallic they gave me the giggles. Then there’s the formulas… there’s “Stain and Odor Remover”, “Hard Floor Cleaner”, “Set-Stain Remover”, formulas for dogs, … Continue reading Preparing for the Arrival
Well, we haven’t got enough stress in our lives so, after some soul searching, we decided to foster again. So we’ve turned in our paperwork, done the required class… The woman who did the home inspection also met Granny and The Boy (our 24 year old son) and spent forever chatting with us, going over … Continue reading A New Addition
Abby, born in 2007, was taken from her mother at six weeks, because her mother had mastitis. She was tiny and full of beans, and our existing cat, Piggy, kind of moaned and resigned himself to raising this… this… thing. Blondie and Abby as youngsters Piggster was a large tuxedo cat with extensive experience around … Continue reading Requiem
I was asked who was the most famous person I’ve ever met. That’d be Elizabeth Warren or Robin Williams. With Robin Williams, he shopped in a software store I managed in the mid 1980s. One of my employees scared him so badly he covered the family jewels in fright. I was in the midst of … Continue reading Frightening Robin Williams
Hey! I shouted. I want a picture of the two of you! My daughter was floating in a rubber ring in the Merced River in Yosemite, where my family has vacationed for 48 years. Her boyfriend waded in to get in the frame. Blondie and her boyfriend, 2021. My wife was also in the water, … Continue reading Swimming Across Generations
Pea tomatoes are stupid. Don’t get me wrong, I love growing and eating tomatoes. But do yourself a favor and don’t grow the pea ones. I heard about them this year and who can resist a cutie pie teeny weeny tomato? Pea tomatoes fresh from the garden. I can, after spending time picking the damn … Continue reading Grow house…
So no one in the family was surprised I took off during our two week vacation in Yosemite to buy a car in LA that I just found a couple of days before. Chevy became aware the Bolt EV’s battery has a regrettable tendency to... well... explode while parked in garages. Years 2017 - 2018 … Continue reading GMAC Paid Me to Take a Car…
Examining Misadventures 