Ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce CYRUS, a 6-year-old red, longhaired miniature dachshund.

The photos seem to be too wide for LJ so let me just send you to an album in my new Photobucket.

Cute boy, amirite? My first dog since I was 10 or 12. Really my kid's dog but I play with him too:)

I really do need to update more often than every 10 days ( Read more... )

1. Despite working only 2 1/2 days this week, it has seemed very long. Hmmmm. But yay FRIDAY!

2. I'm really sad about what happened at Fort Hood. Very glad that my friend machka, who is a civilian employed at the base, is okay.

3. Just watched the new Kris Allen video of his cover of Live Like You're Dying by The Script. THUMBS UP. Great concept and ( Read more... )

1. I mentioned last time that our new cat, Jakob, has a broken upper canine tooth that, according to our veterinarian, must have happened to him quite some time ago, before he was taken, as a stray, to the animal shelter in Walworth County, WI, last December. I called the shelter last Friday and left a message for the director because we are ( Read more... )

1. Before I get into personal stuff, I hope all of my flisties in the path of Hurricane Ike are safe. Had I been down there, I would've evacuated without blinking an eye. I've been a bit out of touch about Ike the last 24 hours, so if you're in Ikeland and you're okay, give me a shout.

2. ( The further adventures of Fudge the rabbit )

1. WTF HELL NOOOO! Go away, Gustav. DO. NOT. WANT. Leave the Gulf Coast alone ( Read more... )

1. First, a birthday greeting:

Happy birthday, wickedldy!

I'm glad things are looking way up in your life. Have a great day!

2. Slip-sliding away: It's easy to see now that Waldo (our cat) is going downhill very rapidly. I'm trying to feed him anything I can think of that a cat might like (deli turkey, Fancy Feast moist chicken and gravy, white tuna ( Read more... )

1. ElJay is pissing me off today. I'm getting a lot of database errors when I try to reply to people's posts, or even go behind LJ cuts. Grrrr. Seems like it's been wonky for a few days now. Or is it just me getting this crap?

2. Why yes, I'd like the piano-lacquer trim, thank you: Maybach 62 S: Exterior and interior - Luxury and dynamism in ( Read more... )

1. I've had a box of Clairol Natural Instincts "Rosewood" (a dark auburn) level 2 hair color in my hall closet for several months, just waiting for a good opportunity to use it. Today I noticed that the gray streak near my forehead is growing grayer -- a curl on my forehead looked to be about 25% gray. HORRORS. Okay, that was all the incentive I ( Read more... )

1. It's great what a good night's sleep (following half a Xanax, after having a panic attack) can do for you. I woke up feeling pretty good today; yesterday's troubles were mostly forgotten. We had a bit of drama with M. around noon, drama that resulted in her having a fairly serious asthma attack but we didn't have to take her to urgent care or ( Read more... )