Sam picspam
I'm not sure whether today is a good day or not to mention this, given that Elizabeth Taylor has passed away; this is either really heartwarming or really sad, depending on how you look at it. To update you guys on Sam... he's mostly blind now (cataracts). We've also realized that he's fairly deaf, although he can hear noises at a certain level; I suspect one ear is worse than the other, because he'll get confused and look in the wrong direction when he does hear something. He's also had a really bad spring allergy/sinus infection business that means he can't smell much, either. It's like Job's dog over here, I don't even know. I've been his seeing-eye human and primary nose-wiper, but the vet's given him an antihistamine, and now he can breathe and smell his way around a lot better. He's been more active and alert since he got it as well, which is like chasing a very fluffy toddler around, before he tries to climb over Shelby or gets stuck in another corner. But mostly, he curls up on his dog bed(s), with his blankets and/or beach towel, and just... smiles. That huffy, panting smile little dogs have, you know? He just sits there and, like... exists in a state of joy. I don't even know what to make of that.
@cleolinda: Sam's happy once he figures out where he is
@cleolinda: He arranged this all by himself.
@cleolinda: Snoring.
@cleolinda: Checking in with Sam
@cleolinda: Sam with his new blanket
@cleolinda: Sam is on the move
@cleolinda: I can't believe how happy this dog is
@cleolinda: THIS IS THE BEST AIR VENT IN THE WORLD
@cleolinda: There's something oddly Kermit-like about that last picture of Sam.
I'm tired from attempting to sledgehammer out a functional draft of this chapter (which is good), so I don't really have a segue from this to anything else. So... "also, this."
@drgrist: Dude threw on scuba gear, jumped into a TSUNAMI, found his house & his wife, & saved her. I mean, damn.
I... I don't really have anything I can follow that up with.
@cleolinda: Sam's happy once he figures out where he is
@cleolinda: He arranged this all by himself.
@cleolinda: Snoring.
@cleolinda: Checking in with Sam
@cleolinda: Sam with his new blanket
@cleolinda: Sam is on the move
@cleolinda: I can't believe how happy this dog is
@cleolinda: THIS IS THE BEST AIR VENT IN THE WORLD
@cleolinda: There's something oddly Kermit-like about that last picture of Sam.
I'm tired from attempting to sledgehammer out a functional draft of this chapter (which is good), so I don't really have a segue from this to anything else. So... "also, this."
@drgrist: Dude threw on scuba gear, jumped into a TSUNAMI, found his house & his wife, & saved her. I mean, damn.
I... I don't really have anything I can follow that up with.