I never thought I'd see the day, but happily for all of us who loved Pierce Brosnan's LOOOONG before his James Bond movies, Fox has FINALLY released season one of the detective series...


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The SPCA of Texas and The Humane Society of the United States are teaming up with the Metroplex Animal Coalition (MAC) to offer free spay/neuter surgeries for the pets of low-income families. All dogs and up to four cats per household from 14 specific zip codes are eligible June 1 through September 1, 2005, Subject to available funding ( Read more... )

We've had the home inspection. The appraisal was done. We've submitted our loan app and turned in a pile of W-2s and bank statements. We found homeowner's insurance. It was exciting when the realtor's website finally showed a "Contract Pending" note next to the pictures of "our" house and the listing disappeared from the MLS. Now we just have to ( Read more... )

Just put in a full day at the ol' civil courthouse. The case where the guy who was suing me over a June 2003 car wreck finally came to trial. *sigh* Basically, after hours and hours of mind-numbing boredom in which I had about a 3-minute role, I "won" my case. Meaning, they only awarded the plaintiff a mere $762 (to reimburse a medical bill he had ( Read more... )

We finally took Eli to the vet this morning for his snip, snip. I wonder if he could sense we were heading to the vet because he thoughtfully threw up all over my back seat. And not just a little bit of froth, but a full-on bowlful of food. And then he proceeded to snack from it. Yum ( Read more... )

I'm trying to just be blase about this whole house-hunting process and not to get too interested in any one particular house, so it won't be too disappointing if we don't get it. But I can't help but be charmed by this one, which we have an appointment to view tomorrow:


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We finally found a house to make an offer on and we put down earnest money ($500) and spent 2 hours filling out paperwork last Wednesday. Since the house we were looking at had been on the market over 2 months, we made an offer of $7,000 below asking price ( Read more... )

If you haven't seen anything weird today, well, here it is: Eat HufuDon't have time to click on the link? I'll summarize for you. An MBA student was inspired while reading about cannibalism and eating a Tofurkey sandwich to create a "tofu" version of human flesh, called "hufu." So, if you enjoy the protein and feeling of sacrifical accomplishment ( Read more... )

The first time I remember crying while reading a book was in 5th grade when we were assigned to read Where the Red Fern Grows. The way that some people were disturbed by watching “Old Yeller” as a child (which I still have never seen), I was traumatized by the story of Old Dan and Little Ann. Before that point, I think I realized that animals died ( Read more... )

So I'm mostly recovered from my LASIK experience. People ask me what it's like, and the most memorable detail is that, much like when the dentist is drilling at your teeth, when the doctor is laser-ing your eyes, YOU CAN SMELL THE BURNING.

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