Because That F*cking Puppy broke Liz's Plexwriter CD-RW drive and because I had a REALLY slow CD-RW drive and because I do most of the CD burning in this household, we picked up a new Sony CR-RW drive for me today. 52x/24x/52x. It rocks. $79.98 minus the $40 Staples gift check that I had and then minus the $20 mail-in rebate, takes it down to 21 ( Read more... )

We're now up to $330 raised for the 5K walk this Sunday. This sum has been collected from 16 donors. xtinkerbelle still owes us beaucoup moolah so that may bring the total up a little higher. Via Paypal we've raised $75 total. I'd really like it if we could make it to $500, but it we don't I guess I'll live. I'm also not counting the $$ that I've saved by ( Read more... )

By popular request, I'm going to keep folks informed as to where we are with the campaign to generate pledges for the 5K walk that we're doing next Sunday.

So far, I have seven sponsors and a grand total of $145.

This doesn't count the generous contribution promised by xtinkerbelle or $20 promised by a former coworker ( Read more... )

No bicycling for The Younger Dog today ( Read more... )

Took The Younger Dog for a 1.89 mile long bike ride. We're both still out of shape ( Read more... )

It's too quiet around here.

It's all mckennl's fault. If she was here, the Bat Weasel would be screaming, the Big Dogs would be bouncing off the walls, and The Accidental Parrot would be even louder ( Read more... )

Took The Younger Dog on a 1.4 mile bike ride. Both he and I are out of shape and he managed to snap the little plastic thingy that holds the rope part of the springer onto the springer itself. I suspect that he's heavier and stronger than he used to be. I have extras somewhere...just not sure where ( Read more... )

Your Ultimate Purity Score Is... CategoryYour Score Average Self-Lovin'60%
Explored the pleasures of the flesh 60.1%Shamelessness88.1%
Has yet to see self in mirror 75.7% Sex Drive 84.2%
The Pope is envious73.7%Straightness39.3%
Done the nasty, but not creatively 38.6% Gayness 12.5%
Makes Dr. Frank-n-Furter look tame 77.4%
Fucking Sick84.1%
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For those of you who have been following the saga of Cyke and his surgical adventures, I am happy to report that while he is still on Clavamox, he is almost back to his original cyclonic self.

Check out pictures from today (and earlier) and updates from multiple days.

mckennl and I give a big shout-out to everyone who has rooted for our critter during ( Read more... )

That's how long it's been since I've had a cigarette ( Read more... )