Lehua (also known as the Mu-cat) is an interesting cat.  I got her my junior year of vet school, after someone found her in a dumpster rooting around for food.  She was maybe 4-5 weeks old.  She was supposed to be a foster cat, but then tried to die on me right before finals week; she spent a week in the hospital, lost the use of her right eye ( Read more... )

    I managed to drop my laptop on my mother's tile floor about a month ago, while I was visiting.  I took it to the Laptop Service Center three weeks ago, only to be told that the hard drive was damaged and would need to be replaced.  The good news was that the computer was still under warranty, and therefore there would be no charge for the new ( Read more... )

    Wedding planning has overall been a interesting, if somewhat frustrating experience.  This is due in part to the fact that I have not been planning my wedding since I was twelve.  In fact,
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    Traditionally,
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...it decides to record "Sesame Street" as a TiVO suggestion, and you don't have any children.

    There was a time, when Mele was small, that he was getting bathed weekly.  I started a playgroup, so that he could be socialized well with other dogs.  Several of the attendees were clients from the hospital, but I found someone with a Newfoundland puppy online.  Mele and the puppy got along well, but he always wound up covered with slobber by ( Read more... )

    Here is my favorite recipe for clam chowder.  It is printed on the box of the Sunshine brand KRISPY soup & oyster crackers.  And here it is ( Read more... )

    In sad news, I arrived home from a trip to Hawaii to find that Spot, the newest addition to the family, was not doing well.  His body temperature was low, and he was very wobbly.  I took him to an emergency clinic near the house, where he was started on IV fluids.  I came back to visit with foldedfish after a few hours, and he looked better and ( Read more... )