"No matter how cynical I get, I can’t keep up.” — Lily Tomlin
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The camera in my cell phone, the one that always takes such blurry photos, has given up the ghost. Well, not entirely … if you take the back of the phone off, remove the battery, then remove and reinsert the SIM card, it’ll take one or two photos before failing again. Using a cell phone […]
Good lord, yesterday’s post was quite the whinge. I need to work on feeling less insecure, which is the same thing as saying I need a swift kick in the ass. I blame my dog. Schatzi’s still down in the dumps, and so, by extension, am I. She’s listless, slow, barely interested in things that […]
Our dachshund Schatzi has been listless and sleepy the last two days, not her normal frisky self. All bodily functions seem normal, she’s eating, her nose feels cool and wet … in short, we don’t have any idea what’s wrong with her. If only she could tell us, right? If the pup doesn’t perk up […]
Very sore this morning. Yesterday the dermatologist removed a sebaceous cyst from the top of my scalp. There must be a lot of stitches … I can’t count them yet because the bandage doesn’t come off for another hour … but however many there are, they’re tight, tight, tight. A poor man’s facelift! I’m sporting […]
Sometimes I break down and express political, social, or moral thoughts on this blog. I don’t write about controversial subjects because I think I can change your mind. I do it to examine my assumptions and clarify my thinking. Most people I talk to have set views. They either get their news from Rachel Maddow […]
Here are a few headlines from recent days: Out of the sack, cat! Sleeping with pets carries disease risk Letting sleeping dogs lie in your bed can kill you Sleeping next to pets could be harmful, study says Don’t sleep with your pet, you may catch something (possibly bubonic plague) Sleeping with pets exposes owners […]
My motorcycle trip threw me off my blogging schedule. Hey, I’m looking for something to blame … something other than myself, that is … and the motorcycle trip is handy. Speaking of motorcycle trips, I amused myself by going on a short (less than 100 miles) ride this morning, heading down to the Triple T […]
Nancy Nall on today’s earthquake in Japan: “I’m touched by the grocery-store employees whose first impulse is to try to protect the stock from falling off the shelves. We give our lives to our jobs and we take pride in even the smallest ones. We deserve a few benefits in the bargain, Gov. Walker, you […]