He already has a degenerative eye disease, so part of him lives his life downplaying his symptoms. We told the nurses privately the full extent of his vision loss. It is hard because I really admire his bravery in fighting his illness, but now he has to be upfront with his doctors about his condition so no one misses… Read more
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He's a hardcore runner and pain doesn't phase him. But I think he is a little scared of how close he was to a more serious injury. Read more
I don't know if Tiger is exactly ticklish, but he hates to be tickled right at the base of his tail. It is the only time he will try to nip at me. Read more
I think he was very lightheaded, since he ran nine miles before the accident with just a powerbar for breakfast. As he plowed through the food, he started making more and more sense. But he seems fine—he was asking me how to best handle the ticket he got for running on a roadway. Yeah, they gave him a ticket in the… Read more
Long day. One of my friends was hit by a car while running and has some head fractures. Luckily he was right by a school and a nurse ran out to assist my other friend in keeping him warm and safe until the paramedics arrived. He was fighting the idea of staying in the hospital overnight but seems to have accepted… Read more
More like the Princess of Cornball. Read more
I just had my hardwood floors restored, and my two rescue kitties now play cat bowling all night. Tiger is 18 pounds, and I can hear him thudding all the way upstairs. I swear he will knock a hole in the plaster if he keeps hitting the same spot in the wall. Read more
I read a book about them (yes, I am a crazy cat person) and they have really sweet dispositions. Unlike Tiger, my other cat, who just hacked a furball on my imported hand-knotted rug. Read more
I have knitted with possum wool, and it is lovely. Soft and lofty for the weight. Read more
It is more balanced, and other people are getting their turn in the spotlight. More Darryl is always a good thing. Read more
That kitten is so damn cute. I am holding the stapler and wondering if PKitty will let me get at least one ear stapled down before she claws my eyes out. Read more
I used to hate shopping with an ex because he would graze throughout the store. Not just a few grapes to see if they were sweet, no he would get bags of expensive by-the-pound chocolates and eat half of them before we hit the register. I was always terrified that we would get arrested. Read more
When I'm finished, I rope a wild mountain goat and rub it all over my legs. Read more
My son would take his MRE to the top of the jungle gym and be the happiest kid ever. Read more
I want my Occidental Girl necklace. Read more
Four boys, basically all at once? I bow down to her. Like anyone would choose a life of never having the toilet seat down where it belongs. Read more
My old farmer dad drank it for years, without an ounce of irony or hipness. While wearing an authenticaleatereat stained gimme cap (the free caps tractor dealerships gave out). Then they rebranded and marketed themselves to people who wanted to look working class without all the, uh, hard work. Read more
Try adopting two toddlers to seriously make you question your life choices. The best part is if you complain, everyone just says, "You CHOSE this." Really, I chose tantrums from a child old enough to hurt me? Nope, it was in the book but I figured that part wouldn't apply to me. Ditto the mealtimes that look like an… Read more
I have been calling Animal Control about a house that my dog and I walk by most evenings. It reeks of cat urine from the sidewalk and I always see at least 6 cats on the porch. Plus there are cats living in the sewage/storm drains around the house—something I have never seen anywhere else on our walks. This makes me… Read more
Barney is just too cute of a name. And I love his facial markings. Read more