Not one, but TWO of my elderly Meals on Wheels clients invited me into their homes to watch the Inauguration. Mr. W.S. and I watched the very beginning part, when Obama first came in, and then I drove to Mr. H.S.'s house, where we watched the swearings-in. All three of us agreed that this was a Pretty Big Deal (and I was appreciative, as I don't ( Read more... )

oh gosh I have new shoes ( Read more... )

If you missed today's Belmont Stakes, the last leg of racing's triple crown, you missed a hell of a race. It's been a very good spring: from Street Sense's glorious rally from 19th to a fourth-length win, to te magnificent Curlin's win by a head-bob in the Preakness, and now this: Rags to Riches, only the ninth filly to run in the Belmont Stakes (a ( Read more... )

wow, I just realized that I have been wearing the same raincoat since the fifth grade ( Read more... )

We came to a total of five puppies, two boys and three little girls. So far, so good. She finished around 4:30, and I slept for six hours while my mom stayed with them - then we switched off. You can tell that Gemmy (the dam) is very proud ( Read more... )

few things more beautiful, or more capable of banishing all kinds of cynicism, than watching my mother rub a minutes-old, breech-birthed puppy into life and hearing the little squeal as the lungs clear ( Read more... )

thank you to everyone for replying to my post - J7, thank you for giving me a delightful new term to apply to the fascinating political activity around me (I've added it to my "standard" what's-wrong-with-Kick-Coke spiel - it's perfect ( Read more... )

quick NYT link + commentary, while waiting for a culture to come to time ('cause I just couldn't resist):

A New Tasting Menu in the Baby SectionIs it just me, or does it seem sort of silly (well, really silly) to shell out very large amounts of money to, basically, feed your baby what you (its parent) eat? Isn't that what, you know, food ( Read more... )

...taking a flask of boiling-hot agarose gel out of a microwave that's on top of a refrigerator. (I did it, but darn, is everyone in that lab taller than I am ( Read more... )

Back from Ontario - between the dogs, the early mornings, the late nights, and the standing on concrete for twelve hours a day grooming/showing, I feel like I'm just now coming up for air. Canada is a little different, but not too much so. The show itself was disappointing (small, highly political in terms of judging, and predictable in terms of ( Read more... )