Right around the time we got Tilly, I met a nice woman from the neighborhood named Brenda who was walking a sweet giant blind dog named Polo. We were talking about training dogs and she said she knew someone who had his dog so well trained, it'd instantly take a dump when he said, "Get busy." It never occurred to me to have separate words of ( Read more... )

Claire's 50th birthday at our place was well underway by the time pictures happened and I totally forgot to upload them to flickr for quite a while. She hasn't been using Facebook and had no idea until she got here that we have two dogs now and was so happy to meet Tilly. She's a professional pet sitter and loves dogs especially. Here she is ( Read more... )

I didn't want my regular mid-morning iced coffee because I'm cold, and as I was getting ready to microwave my second cup, I thought it'd be so nice if I had a cookie or something to go with it. But I couldn't think of anything like that in the house. Then I opened the microwave door and found the piece of pumpkin spice bread I buttered and put in ( Read more... )

Our friend Claire was the last of the three of us to turn 50, and she likes to celebrate milestones with piercings the way a lot of people would with a tattoo. Thankfully she asked for a piercing party several months in advance, because it turns out Garrett and I both needed some lead time, whereas she was able to walk in and use jewelry on display ( Read more... )

A while back, I learned the director who originally hired me to teach water fitness was moving away. Shortly after that, I heard that my summer hiatus would extend indefinitely while a new director was hired and that new person created their own budget and schedule. I said no thanks, because I have lots of opportunities available to me ( Read more... )

I finally got back on Tyler Porter's table for part 3 of my TRON leg sleeve tattoo. 90 minutes before that, Jimmy touched up my toe tattoos, and having two appointments meant it would have been very hard to time application of numbing cream. I wish I would have tried, because the calf is a pretty painful spot. Thankfully he's fast and only took ( Read more... )

Tilly was groomed for the first time mere hours before we met her, but they weren't able to do her face because she made it clear she'd had enough. So she showed up with a comically giant head atop her tiny little body.


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The ads I get for The Floor when I pause on Tubi say something like "TV's biggest game show just got bigger" and my prediction is that the grid for season 2 will be 10x10. 100 contestants instead of 81. With that in mind, I'm even more miffed I didn't make it onto the show after two rounds of casting interviews that went quite well! Especially ( Read more... )

Yesterday I was chatting at the Y with people working at the front desk and a very well-known employee/instructor walked by and said I was quickly becoming the most popular water fitness instructor based on all the comments coming in ( Read more... )

A week ago, Garrett's cousin Becky came over for a barbecue and brought her dog Bear.


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