bad dream…

I woke up this morning with my heart pounding from a bad, bad dream:
I dreamt that I was getting my hair trimmed of dead ends, but the girl cut off 3 inches and charged me $200.
It was awful!

cat-tastrophe

My poor Jenner-cat spent last weekend in the “hospital”. He had a “blocked urethra” which basically means he couldn’t pee.
http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_urinary_blockage.html
This is really, really bad.
With the urethra blocked, the bladder fills and can’t be released. Which in turn stops the kidneys from working. Obviously this is very bad and is a cruel way to die.
And not [...]

slaughter horses

www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/06/30/horse_slaughter/index.html
I’m actually not sure about this. Part of me says that if it’s humane… even though I love horses. Over population of any species must be controlled some how… which leads me directly to humans, but that is another argument.
However, the article was right about (1) horse sensitivity. They aren’t as stupid as sheep and [...]

way too hot!

I’m ready for winter again. Ready for cooling breezes, friendly sunshine – merciless – and not feeling as if I stepped into an oven when I walk outdoors.
Fall is just as good, once the heat has left.
The heat is just so oppressive. I feel as if I should be the bear that hibernates for the [...]

poison ivy blues and a warning against Ivy Dry

There’s nothing quite like having to deal with a bad case of poison ivy. It is just not fun.
I thought that my bout would be a small one because I washed really well when I realized what was happening. But I made a big mistake in using a newer poison ivy product.
IVY DRY.
Beware of this [...]

the case of the biochem thief!

I brought in some oatmeal Monday, so that I’d have breakfast there if I wanted it. Wednesday morning I went to get some and it was all gone! Along with 6 cans of soup and an unopened bag of sourdough pretzels.
I was so mad. Whoever took my food went out of their way to not [...]

a weekend alone

…if it can be called that.
My brother left this morning to fly to Philly to visit Risa. I’m glad he got to go. It’s got to be hard to be separated as they are right now. He’ll be gone until Monday night.
He left around 3:30am and the pups joined me on my bed. Luckily they [...]

bad week… coonskin cap anyone?

It’s not been a good week. Jenner started limping around about the 11th and I took him to the vet on the 13th; she thought maybe a strain. But last week it got worse and swelled up badly. So I had to take him back on Thursday. He has a internal abscess, infection and fever. [...]

shelter makeover

Last night on my local news I saw how two high schoolers were trying to get the word out about this shelter makeover competition. Our local shelter REALLY needs a makover. It’s pretty pitiful.
I know it’s annoying, but if anyone who reads this can register with the website and put the Central Missouri Humane Society [...]

my favorite mornings…

today was one of those mornings.
Because it’s winter time, it’s still dark when I get to the park with Aggie. And today was cold. I think the forcaster on the radio said 13; pretty cold for Missouri. Then again, she also said it was overcast – but I only saw a few clouds.
We just had [...]