Big storm last night send our black lab scurrying behind the couch. She won't get up on any furniture when the lightning is rolling and looks for places without windows. The other day she was outside for her morning potty break when lightning struck. For the last three mornings she won't go outside while it is still dark. These storms are hard on ( Read more... )

What a gorgious day! Perfect for a little get away on my new bike. I rode locally and then got a voicemail from me seester. She reported that Sack was feeling a bit poorly. That decided the issue and I struck out for western warmth. My own mother didn't recognize me when I pulled into the driveway. Not till I took off my sunglasses did she realize ( Read more... )

Fiver, companion to Hazel and Cowslip, has passed. He was preceded by Hazel and leaves Cowslip behind. This is the second tragedy to befall this small warren. Fiver was known for his insight and moments of brilliance in his aid and support of Hazel, Chief Rabbit. Upon Hazel’s departure, Fiver was prone to fits of malaise and depression and would ( Read more... )

I have learned from this very website of the confinement of the elder self in one of Lapeer’s finest healing establishments. Repeated dialing led to a conversation with the confined one’s spouse, none other than my own dear Mother. News was shared and kind words were spoken and it should be noted here that those words were appreciated, as sons and ( Read more... )

The storm that wasn't  is here. We are only supposed to get an inch and if that holds true, it will need to stop snowing in about fifteen minutes. Stuck inside because I don't like cold wet snow finding its way down my neck. Snowmobiles whine outside, there is a new one in the neighborhood and people trailer their machines to the school across ( Read more... )

While she is open minded, the definition of patulous seems to leave open a lot of interpretation. My sister is definitely demiurgic.

El gato es no en la sacko! Or in other words, the cat is out of the bag. Progressive has sent to the house the proof of insurance for my motorcycle. 7 told me about the owner of Peak Performance, whom he has grown up ( Read more... )

Mid winter break. Three glorious days off to get caught up at home. What did I do today? Well, I let two vices back into my life temporarily and sat at this very computer writing a story inspired by the discovery of a fossilized toad. Like Night Watch, this story flew from my fingers onto the unsuspecting keyboard. So far; a frog, a pound of ground ( Read more... )

Hard to post. Digging a hole through frost is a bitch. Never thought I'd feel so bad about some bamn dunny.

Work is work, 32 page IEP's and now thanks to NCLB, if we need to modify the curriculum it'll be another 20 pages on top of the original 32. I personally like having to schedule an 11th grade spedder without transcripts from their other ( Read more... )

I think I’ll choose to be sad today
For Hazel has stopped running
Cowslip and Fiver stayed by his side
But for all of their wit and cunning
Hazel has stopped running
They are by themselves now
They’re the most recent addition
To a pen of happy fur
But Hazel has stopped running
They stomp and jump and hop
Still Hazel isn’t coming
Because Hazel has stopped his ( Read more... )

The brain, shrunken and dehydrated, rested to one side of my skull. It lay in its bed of prickers and protested at any kind of movement. My internal thermostat, set at 1200, has gone wildly out of control. Normal room temperature feels like 30 below and with our reduced night time settings the tropical would seem arctic. We had an appointment with ( Read more... )