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A Comedy of Errors and Bad Veins

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Warning: this story has some reference to medical testing, needles, swearing and foolishness. If any of that bothers you please skip this post. One of the weirder side effects of breast cancer survivorship is the medical community's response to anything that they deem "weird". Before I was ever diagnosed, I had a weird soft lump… Continue reading A Comedy of Errors and Bad Veins

A Feline Drama in 4 Parts
fAngus and Ragnar · life

A Feline Drama in 4 Parts

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Warning: contains naked cat belly. It's just an evening bath. Nothing to see here. It's FINE. We're all fine. NO I'M NOT WEARING PANTS. Don't you people keep saying pants are bullshit in this house? (To Butterfle): WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING? BRING ME SOLO AND THE WOOKIE! You all suck. There's no privacy here at… Continue reading A Feline Drama in 4 Parts

fAngus and Ragnar · life

fAngus Update and Vacation

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I've been busy doing as much NOTHING as possible, so I'm remiss on updating the status of fAngus's recovery. The torture continues for him, although just before vacation he was able to drop off the awful antibiotic (the one that could burn a hole in his esophagus if he didn't eat immediately after and make… Continue reading fAngus Update and Vacation

fAngus’s Unexpected ER Adventure
fAngus and Ragnar · life

fAngus’s Unexpected ER Adventure

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Last Thursday in the middle of an extremely busy work day (including a go-live of a software product my team has been working on for a long time), I was interrupted by a cat who skittered across the kitchen floor at a dead run, yowling. It sounds funny, but fAngus only yowls when he's in… Continue reading fAngus’s Unexpected ER Adventure

Traveling Chickens, Covid, and Teenage Sleepovers
life · Twins

Traveling Chickens, Covid, and Teenage Sleepovers

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Suddenly it's nearly June 15th, and the last month has been...eventful. Not that events excuse dropping the blog for a few weeks, but for a while there something had to go, and I saved up pictures and notes to write up later. Today is later. In May I went to Cocoa Beach, FL with my… Continue reading Traveling Chickens, Covid, and Teenage Sleepovers

Negatives and Positives: a Spectrum
life · Twins

Negatives and Positives: a Spectrum

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So...I get quite a few spam comments that are filtered out by this platform (thank goodness) and I always review them before deleting because often they're entertaining. The recent spate of "is cbd oil good for..." followed by a variety of ailments have been fun to read. This one, however, made me shake my head.… Continue reading Negatives and Positives: a Spectrum

Wildlife Here is Determined to Drive Me Nuts in the best ways
fAngus and Ragnar · life · Minerva · Twins

Wildlife Here is Determined to Drive Me Nuts in the best ways

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First, let me just say now that I'm moved into the house (on five acres across from a golf course): I did NOT realize how die-hard some folk are about their golf game. As I write this it's a whopping 37 degrees Fahrenheit and alternating between rain and sleet. Yet there are multiple groups of… Continue reading Wildlife Here is Determined to Drive Me Nuts in the best ways

life · Twins

Twin Missives

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I moved fully in with the horde a week ago, with Ragnar, Minerva, and fAngus. We now have five couches. FIVE. COUCHES. WHYYYYY. We are all adjusting, and things are good. So now I live with the twins, who both have fun things to share today. I anticipate more of these, especially since Stone (yes,… Continue reading Twin Missives

Packing my Office, and Other Random Weird
life · Myths and Monsters

Packing my Office, and Other Random Weird

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I'm working on packing in between breaks for silly things like work and seeing people and sleeping. I hate packing. I hate moving. Sigh. But I'm excited for the result, even though I'm sad I'll no longer see the neighbor's new black lab puppy growing up and awkwardly following his older packmate around their yard… Continue reading Packing my Office, and Other Random Weird

Review: Beneath the Keep by Erika Johansen
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Review: Beneath the Keep by Erika Johansen

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*I received an ARC from the publisher for this book in exchange for an honest review. I'm a sucker for good historical alternative fantasy, especially dark fantasy, and I adore a story that I can't predict. Erika Johansen's Beneath the Keep is brutally satisfying, and left me wanting to read the rest of the series… Continue reading Review: Beneath the Keep by Erika Johansen