It's been just over 24 hours since I said goodbye to my friend, Shadow. His condition had not responded to treatment, and I could not stand to see him slowly wasting away, his stomach swollen from the symptoms of the cancer that was killing him. At 3:30pm his vet arrived, and after a brief conversation, gave Shadow a shot that allowed him to fall ( Read more... )

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How many people, I wonder, if they were honest, would admit to thoughts of suicide. I know I think of it at least once a day, usually only in passing, but sometimes I actually consider all the things I would need to do before taking that step -- loose ends to tidy up, personal possessions to dispose of, legal matters to decide. If I do decide ( Read more... )

I finally braved the crowds and went to see LOTR: Return of the King yesterday. I must say, after all the hype and hoopla, I walked out of the theater feeling decidedly let down. Everything was fantastic right up to the destruction of the Ring, but the finale, all the details in the book that completed the saga, was in my opinion far too sketchy ( Read more... )

Well, I don't know who will end up reading this, if anyone, but I've finally joined the computer age to the point of registering a livejournal. Yay, me, I guess ( Read more... )