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Nothing Today

My parents’ dog, Krista, was diagnosed with probable cancer this week, so I don’t really have a fun blog post in me this week. Hopefully, I’ll have something to share by mid-week.     Krista is the pretty red and white … Continue reading

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Trying to Bring a Little Lightheartedness to a Sad Week

Earlier this week I thought about making a post about depression or my feelings surrounding Robin Williams’ death. I also experienced mild side effects from restarting a B complex supplement and learned that a dog I had worked with in … Continue reading

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One Day to Freedom!

I whined last week about the difficulty of dealing with having one dog on cage rest in a multi-dog household, but an exciting day is nigh! Tomorrow Akane will go free as the four weeks of cage rest will have … Continue reading

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A Slight Departure from the Usual Topics

My life has been pretty complicated for the past several weeks due to Akane, the dog above, being on four weeks of cage/crate rest after somehow injuring her neck. We are down to about a week left, and she and … Continue reading

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Unpatriotic? Why I Hate The 4th of July

Apparently, the new WordPress set up ate my entire post. Grrr. The two days of the year I loathe more than any others are New Year’s Eve and the Fourth of July. While other more carefree folks see the days … Continue reading

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Portia and Roscoe — The First Thanksgiving

I always went home to Aunt Jo’s for Thanksgiving since there was no way I was cooking a turkey for just myself. Alena’s mother, “Aunt” Trixie, always invited us to her home for a traditional feast in exchange for a … Continue reading

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Anatomy of a Sunday

With all my animals even my weekends are on a pretty tight schedule, at least when it comes to getting up! However, there are some variations depending on weather, what I need to get done, and whether or not I … Continue reading

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Portia and Roscoe — A Story of a Girl and Her Dog Part 2

“Portia, you are not leaving with a dog today,” I cautioned myself sternly as I wandered the kennels of the local limited intake facility. I couldn’t believe I was here at all given how firmly I protested to Alena and … Continue reading

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Running Tools

I’ve often heard people say that running is the cheapest sport you can participate in since you only need a pair of shoes and yourself. However, you can make any sport expensive, and if you run with your dogs, like … Continue reading

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What I Do To Make An Actual Living

Much as I’d like to be independently wealthy and tinker about on WordPress for one of my fabulously indulgent hobbies it simply isn’t the case. Like the vast majority of the world I need a job to fund things like … Continue reading

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