Every time I touch Fiona, I realize how old she's getting. I've noticed that lately even more ... I don't know why. I guess I should be used to her laying around all the time, but when you compare that with Velvet, she seems like she's very slow. I decided to get out a dog biscuit for all of the dogs just to see if she was feeling ok enough to ( Read more... )

I hear it from one of the several people that have come out of the woodwork after reading my last news entry that they read it because it included the word NEWS in the subject line. I'm not naming names, but I figure it might be a good way to increase interest in what I'm saying. Of course, this all blows against my windiness about writing "only ( Read more... )

I will make a living solving problems. My family's bread and butter will come because my psyche and natural tendency to dissect any situation has been honed to an atomic knife-edge by problem solving exercises, homework assignments, final exams, and design projects. I have two homes, and I spend most of my time hanging out on the 'west side' of ( Read more... )

Before I get in the shower so that I can get cleaned up and prepared for Holly's arrival , I thought I would write. First, (I am writing this early this week so this couldb e good for me), I'm going to need votes this week in the therealljidol contest. I feel bad asking and asking, but unfortunately for you, the reader, that's the nature of the beast. Go ( Read more... )

Wanted to write before totally pass out. I need to read some entries, and vote (more on that in a bit, but man I'm tired, and I don't think I'll be able to give them enough attention. Perhaps I'll read a few. There are less on the pages than I would think because lots of people decided to use a buy week. This basically is a way that youc an ( Read more... )

Before you all shudder in wonderment as to my subject, fear not, it's just the usual craziness you've come to expect on these pages. And if you're a new reader, learn to expect it.

So I got up this morning to find out that I'd been awarded a gold star for community participation on therealljidol. I'm not sure what I did, I just wrote a few comments and did ( Read more... )