pamibe

Not enough

YsD called to inform us that wee Angus will be delivered by cesarean within the next 2 1/2 weeks. He’s doing very well at 35 weeks and 17″ and is presumably ready to meet the world, but the longer they keep him in utero, the more dangerous for YsD. They have a car seat, little [...]

I’ll give the Lysol a pass.

This is disturbing. Even more so than the ‘tapeworm diet’ from the same email. My, how far we’ve come…

Hug-A-Daisy

We tried pet store options to keep Daisy warm through the recent cold weather, but nothing fit correctly. The combination of short legs and long body obviously does not lend itself to a uniform fit within established canine parameters. Dachshunds, Corgis, Bassets… none of them can shop satisfactorily at Petsmart. So, we turned [...]

Garbage

I don’t like palm trees of any ilk. Their greenery performs a loathsome death play on a regular basis, turning brown and waiting for someone with a machete to come along and hack them off like the garbage they are… two specimens:

Rainy Day

It’s a dark, rainy day and the natives are restless. Or simply miserable, like Bree here. Can’t tell you why I like this picture; she’s obviously not at one with nature and is contemplating embarrassing her entire breed by darting back into the house rather than get her feet wet. I did manage [...]

Epiphanies are fun

One slapped me upside the head about a month ago and like the iguana Bree stepped on yesterday, that bitch was angry. Had to do with the way I perceived people and how I, by putting them on a pedestal, had set them up to fail. And when they were discovered as merely [...]

Reality Break

Conversing with YsD is almost always surreal. Nothing in her 32 years on the planet has gone right, yet nothing is ever her fault. She has loved and… lost. But never because of anything she has done. She has gained and lost many jobs, invariably because someone was out to ‘get [...]

The Big Chill

It’s cold down here in Margaritaville, colder than it’s been in the 8 years we’ve lived in this house. Usually the temps will drop for a night or two, but rise during the day, leaving the house still tepid at night. Not this time. And the first time I needed heat in all [...]

The gene

It’s a well known fact that some people are good at one or more types of activities while others suffer inadequate talent in that area. I know people who can do complicated equations in their heads while my brain can barely pick out a solution to 5 + 5. It’s embarrassing… but I’m [...]

No, I’m not the Pioneer Woman and this is not Marlboro Man… …this is my version: redneck flyboy. Just sayin’. I think the drugs are kicking in…