I was out shlepping shopping around Wal-Mart last week when on a whim I took a turn through the shoe section. That's when I found a pair of shoes in my own actual size. Now you may not think this is such a big deal, but I wear 14 Wides, so finding shoes I can wear is highly unusual. They were Doc Shoals, with the Gel inserts, and they fit nicely ( Read more... )

I have a bit of a problem. OK, it's not a problem yet, but it's looming at the horizon. I can tell.

There's this cat that's been roaming our neighborhood for about a year or so. It's black and white and basically just walks around, doing cat-type things. Here he is.


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So we've already established that Piper likes her chew toys. She's murdered several of them, and possibly driven a couple to suicide. True story - last month, we were at Petco and I got her a Christmas Chew Toy they had on clearance for $1. I told Paula, "Well even if she tears it up in an hour, it's just a buck ( Read more... )

There's a stone cold killer lurking in my house - one that in the last four days has claimed two lives. Specifically, a hedgehog and a cow ( Read more... )

A phenomenon, that's what it is.

It seems that no matter where we are in the house, and no matter where Piper is in the house, Paula and I can lean over to kiss, or sometimes even just to hug, and within just a few seconds, we'll hear the frantic scrabbling of paws on the floor and then suddenly - *wham*! There she is, jumping up and down, ( Read more... )

We went and got our dog yesterday. So far, she still doesn't have a name (I suppose we could just keep calling her "Hey You", but it seems rather impersonal), but we are considering our options. So far, "Oracle", "Piper" and "Bertrille" are leaders, but the convention may be forced to go to a second ballot ( Read more... )