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Living Up to Viking Stereotypes

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This is obviously my fault. I'm the idiot who chose a Viking legend as the appropriate name for my puppy. Yes, I know there has been WAY more important world events lately, but I'm not a news source, and I'm tired of death, so this post is focused on destruction instead.Things Ragnar Ate: The heel of… Continue reading Living Up to Viking Stereotypes

And Then I Dropped a Chemical Weapon On Myself
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And Then I Dropped a Chemical Weapon On Myself

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Things Ragnar Ate:The corner of a foam Yoga brickWell, that's an unsubtle reminder. A stolen treat still in the wrapper Dog treats are gross. This one was rabbit sausage (presumably that would be a sausage-shaped treat comprised of rabbit bits, not rabbit penis, since it didn't say "pizzle" on the packaging. The rubber coating from a 2 lb… Continue reading And Then I Dropped a Chemical Weapon On Myself

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Welcome to Things Ragnar Ate

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I'm starting a new label today for the 3.5 month old Shepherd/Bloodhound puppy currently wreaking havoc in my household.ThingsRagnarAte.This will go along with the upcoming tales of Angus the Cat's interactions with me (the Evil Overlord keeping him cat-ptive), labeled EvilOverlordIsn'tDeadYet.So, in the last few weeks, Ragnar ate:Seven socks, previously wornMore underwear than I care… Continue reading Welcome to Things Ragnar Ate

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God Jul. It’s ok to take a break.

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It's two days until the winter solstice (well, in the Northern hemisphere, anyway), and five days to Christmas Eve. Various cable channels are all about Christmas movies. Main streets in my city are lit with non-denominational decorations - white and multi-colored lights on various trees, big bright snowflakes hanging from streetlamps, evergreens in the public… Continue reading God Jul. It’s ok to take a break.

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Michael’s Wings, by Tiffany Reisz (Book Review, Spoiler-Free, Appropriately NSFW)

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One of the tags I use a lot in this blog is "these aren't the penises you're looking for," but I happily can't use that label for this review.These are DECIDEDLY the penises you're looking for.Oh, were you looking for a safe-for-work book review? Let's start here: Michael's Wings successfully proves that a series of… Continue reading Michael’s Wings, by Tiffany Reisz (Book Review, Spoiler-Free, Appropriately NSFW)

The 17 Year Old Unsolved Mystery of Russell Crowe.
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The 17 Year Old Unsolved Mystery of Russell Crowe.

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The turn of the millennium had a couple big milestones for me. I graduated college in 1999, and my first real adventures happened in 2000. I moved away from home over New Year's weekend. (Yeah, I  know a lot of peeps move when they GO to college, but I LIKED my hometown and never wanted… Continue reading The 17 Year Old Unsolved Mystery of Russell Crowe.

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A Series of Events, Mostly Fortunate

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I was reminded recently via an unexpected and unusual channel that I've not blogged since Chewy's death, and since the reminder came with an "are you ok" query from an ex-boyfriend I had twenty years ago...I am still alive.This fall held a series of big changes and an overabundance of work...and I've been behind the… Continue reading A Series of Events, Mostly Fortunate

Lo There.
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Lo There.

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Thank you Chewy, for spending most of your life here with us. We were lucky.  When you see Thor, tell him I miss him, too. 

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The World Is Not Ending

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It's Friday, and things seem pretty damned dire today.Wildfires apparently started by teens in the Pacific Northwest are greedily devouring tens of thousands of acres. Mexico City had the worst earthquake since 1985, the magnitude of damage is unknown. Southeastern Texas and Louisiana has been flooded out by Hurricane Harvey. Hurricane Irma is sweeping the Caribbean islands nearly… Continue reading The World Is Not Ending

A Nefarious Gang Stalks My House
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A Nefarious Gang Stalks My House

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This fine cool fall-ish morning I took my usual sojourn to Starbucks for fancy coffee (because I work from home full time now, and sometimes that's my only outing of the day. Hey, I shower every day and wear not-pajamas for this gig, and I'm still saving money by not commuting...oh stop judging me).Anyway, when… Continue reading A Nefarious Gang Stalks My House