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Otis on the shore
A little over a month ago, I noticed that Otis had a couple hard lumps on the right side of his neck, tucked up near his jaw where they were hard to detect. A little nervous, as he's a twelve year-old dog, I brought him in. Running labs on it, they came back as benign basal tumors. "Keep an eye on them, but not usual for a dog that age ( Read more... ) -
Welcome to the Show.
So this is going to be the only consistent open post on my journal. There are times when I unlock one for non-LJ friends or family to see.
Generally, I'm pretty open to adding new people, so if you want to add me, just comment here and tell me a little about yourself and I'll probably add you back. -
The Wonderful World of Oz (Part Two).
"He drinks a lager drink,
He drinks a something drink,
He drinks a drink drink,
drink, drink, drink-drink"
"That One Song about All the Drinking That Was Popular for Some Reason" ~ ChumbawumbaAt this point, it still wasn't obvious that we wouldn't be hopping another plane within minutes or hours. The apparent graveyard shift authority of United, ( Read more... ) -
The Wonderful World of Oz (Part One).
"CANNA GRUBBLE GUN MROROARHJPPPHTT
BLARRRMURFLE TAN TAN GRMARRR,
DRRRRAAAWWWWWWRRRR,
EYAAHAHAAHNNNNNNNN!!"
"DFDKA;LKJF;E" ~ AC/DC (I have no idea what these guys are saying)Somewhere on a distant back-burner, the family had always talked about going to Australia as a vacation. Since my brother-in-law was born there, he and my sister had been ( Read more... ) -
Maesi Cuddles.
The Making Of
So many of you whom are also friends on my Facebook know that I post gobs of pics of my dogs. And many of you see that I post loads more pictures of Otis than Maesi.
The main reason for this is demonstrated below. Otis, for his part, will sigh dramatically, sit heavily on my foot, and gaze sorrowfully up at me. A gaze so full of sorrow ( Read more... ) -
Sphinx Logo.
Some of you know this story and some of you don't. I'll put the short version here ( Read more... ) -
Videos.
nicolemarieh mentioned that I didn't have any of my videos under an unlocked post. I'm going to put a few of them below, but also my web page is here:
My Portfolio Page
That pretty much has everything, although I still want to add a few more things to it. For those who want to click, here's a few of my faves:
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The Last Tool of Diplomacy.
I suspect this one will make the rounds today.
Warning: The video's graphic. Like jodfoster, the transcript is here: Transcript.
"Cry 'Havoc', and let slip the dogs of war, that this foul deed shall smell above the earth with carrion men, groaning for burial."
Julius Caesar ~ Shakespeare
"My answer is bring 'em on."President George W. Bush ~ July ( Read more... ) -
Flist Cut
When I first made this journal a little over four years ago, it was to make a side-journal for my closest friends. My real journal was dawntheif and still exists out there, although it hasn't seen much traffic ( Read more... ) -
A Monster in the Street.
"Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow
No tomorrow, no tomorrow
And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad"
"Mad World" ~ Tears for FearsThere were a few of us in the backyard, talking about whatever was going on inside and looking out over the lake. The grill was fired up, but not quite warm enough to cook ( Read more... )
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