Protected By The Dead ( Read more... )

Fire In The Sky

A Story Submission for "The Well of Galabes:"Barbara had been in a real funk.  She had recently broken up with her longtime boyfriend.  She had thought they were both in love.  But, he had left; he said she was too cold, and would never let him in. She thought they were close, but she supposed she never really opened up.  She felt ( Read more... )

Ruby asked to go out and lay in the sun. She went to sleep and isn't going to wake up.

CH Miss Anderson's Ruby Krystal, JC, CGC
8 December, 2001 - 23 May, 2012


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Eleven days ago, my Ruby was diagnosed with Lymphoma. It is a type of cancer of the white blood cells. She is slowly wasting away. Many days she won't eat. I haven't wanted to talk about it, but when Bb called me to tell me that he had managed to get her to eat kibble when he melted butter all over it... She turned 10 in December and was very ( Read more... )

I haven't read my flist lately. I need to get back in touch. However, I have gotten very tired of what passes as civilized discourse online. I keep reading comments from people stating that as long as someone isn't literally calling you an idiot than it is polite discourse. This is ridiculous. Do people really believe that refraining from ( Read more... )

Today was the last day for a fellow van rider; a rider I have complained about vociferously (here & elsewhere). Spouse, who never met him, recently called him the “Village Idiot ( Read more... )

It started with the love of learning. I really liked school. I loved spending my time just learning how things work, what people think, how things got the way they are, everything. I loved learning. College offered all that and personal freedom. I spent my time exploring the world both of learning and of other people. The freedom was palpable ( Read more... )

Another video that will make you happy.

Friendships really do come in all shapes and sizes.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/26/orangutan-and-hound-dog-b_n_299010.html

We prepared a feast for the dead & set two plates: one for the spirits of the land & one for our ancestors. Roast, potatoes, carrots, cold slaw, cornbread, wine & tea (we don't keep coffee ( Read more... )

This for some of my friends who are into this.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/05/photogalleries/zombie-ants/index.html