Category Archives: Pets

This cat

Posted on May 4, 2017 by

Has no concept of bills, Congress, the idiot occupying the Oval Office, climate change, climate change deniers, people who think poverty and sickness are a result of moral failings, and the general disappointment that is the country outside her house. … Continue reading →

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Little Hunters…

Posted on February 17, 2015 by

If you are squeamish about cats doing what they do, or small woodland creatures inside suburban homes, go ahead and close the tab – I won’t mind. This was Carmen (or San Diego as she was known) when she was just a … Continue reading →

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Well, at least I’m getting *something* right…

Posted on January 21, 2015 by

So, today we went off to the vet for the AwesomeDog’s annual checkup.  I was already feeling a bit fail-tastic because it should have been November/December, but I blinked and it was January.  And then I found a tick on his … Continue reading →

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Why are my shoulders connected to my ears?

Posted on January 14, 2015 by

At some point I figured out that I carry all the tension in my life in my shoulders and the back of my neck. It took a ridiculous amount of time to figure that out, but that is on par … Continue reading →

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It’s OK to medicate your pets for behaviour issues

Posted on January 9, 2015 by

Especially if it means you get to keep that pet happy and healthy and around for many more years. The first photo is my sweet little Carmen as a kitten.  At the shelter, she literally walked over to me, jumped … Continue reading →

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One down, one to go…

Posted on December 9, 2014 by

The digital final is done!!  2,811 editions of Eleanor Roosevelt’s “My Day” column turned into text files, thrown into the topic modeling blender and some pretty charts spit out in the end. Archives final isn’t due until Thursday night – … Continue reading →

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Some things don’t change, even at the beach

Posted on July 10, 2014 by

Much like at home, I recognize the dogs in the neighborhood long before I recognize the people.  Some are the same as last year, some new. On the other side of the circle, there is a little sand-colored dog at one … Continue reading →

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