This morning he proved the conjecture wrong. Still, it's good.

The CP user thingie now shows the link again. It's not that I couldn't find it. It's that it's not always present.

I really wish I had chocolate cake. Maybe I should go the Dogpatch General STore and get a Ding Dong.

That's true, it comes and goes. Sometimes I can't figure out why -- when I logged in, the thread was there. I went to look at something else and when I came back, it was gone. My point was that when it is gone this is what you do to find it quickly without all that scrolling:Cool about DS, even if he did disprove it. Does he write math formulas on windows?

DD called yesterday on her way to the GWU clinic -- she thought she might have fractured her arm when she fell in the shower. Fortunately it's not broken, just well-bruised and needs lot of ice. Here's how she did it: She had her foot up on the shower wall, shaving her leg, when her other foot started to slip. Heck, she's lucky she didn't slice off a toe or whack herself unconscious.

Have to go have fun swimming and visiting with out of town friends at their camp up on The Other Lake. What I really should be doing is taking my final exam for my editing course, but hey, it's not due for another week. Why rush into these things, eh?

ta

Hey! All you people out there having fun in the summertime!

All we get is rain rain rain, but I am optimistic -- maybe there will be swimming tomorrow. Tomorrow Tomorrow

Obviously I have nothing to say and no particular reason to post.

ta

Tomorrow is here. Are you swimming? I ran out of Fancy Feast and my kitty is sad.

Going to work. Now.

It's tomorrow. It's damp and gloomy again. Oh well, we are going to stay over at friends' camp with jovial group of visiting friends. Even Jet gets to come for a sleepover. I think I am mildewing.

k

P.S. I have 9-Lives in my pantry. Come and help yourself. My kitties are happy with dry food.

Who's taking of the bats while you're away?

Wabby, how's your wall smell? Please come talk.

My boy is home and it's so nice. The class was offered tuition waiver if they'd go to grad school there AND the program included paid travel to one of several undergrad research symposiums or whatever they're called. He's thinking about Indiana. Don't know why. The list includes NY and Cal.

I'm sure the kitties have been looking after the bats, although I have to admit I don't see any sign of wings or anything.

I can't even bring myself to describe this, but did anyone else read about the horror that happened on a Canadian bus the other day?

We are home. It rained on and off for the past 24 hours, much as it has for days or weeks or I don't know how long. I feel clammy. Jet would not settle down at our friends' camp and spent the whole time pacing around and around and back and forth and finally had a seizure, much to my surprise and dismay. And then another one today, although I had confined her in a room with me all night and she slept well, and then I made sure she stayed calm this morning. I feel so bad, not sure if this is because she stressed out so much yesterday. She doesn't relax at other people's houses, and usually I let her go back in the car after a while, but it was pouring rain all afternoon and I didn't want her out there in that. It never occurred to me that it could be so stressful for her that she would start seizuring again. Now I don't know if she is getting enough medication or whether we will have to bump it up. And the only way to find out is to wait and see if she has another , now that she's home and under no stress. This is such a bummer. She loves other people and dogs, loved wandering through the water by the edge of the lake, and everyone loves to pet her because she's so silky; I would hate to have to keep her home all the time to lower her stress level. Blah.

Well, woe is me and all, good grief I go on and on.

Fantastic that DS is home, Peach! When you say Indiana, are you talking about graduate school plans? Or symposia?

DD will be home Saturday, can't wait. She has big stuff going on from this summer internship too; may be able to work part time at alphabetsoup field office in Collegetown when she returns from Oman (I don't think I should be specific in case of googling activity).

Must go make comfort food dinner. Too much partying lately.

kiwi

No, I didn't read about the bus.

Amazing about the alphabet job prospect. Just last weekend, she was doing high school singing performances in Dogpatch, New England and seemingly quite content.

Hi Cowsies. The squirrel smell is getting better, but I think the survivors have morphed into super squirrels. I can hear them in the attic above the family room having races back and forth. My next plan of attack is rat traps. I can't handle anymore rotting carcuses in the wall.

I've been busy w/ babies and building my new fountain where the pond used to be. Did I mention that I single handedly removed the pond? I should have arms of steel after moving all the rock one by one.

DD's good friend died last week from uterine cancer. Only 28 years old and she leaves a 4 year old daughter. I can't believe that sassy girl is gone. She was so full of life. Her sister died of the same type of cancer at 17. How would you live through losing your only 2 children? Her mother is of course, devastated and I feel so helpless to comfort her.

I'm so sorry about your Jet, Kiwi. I hope he settles down and starts to do better now that he's home.

did someone start a new thread and not tell me? I have nothing to say as all my thoughts are b*tching about work, knitting, hanging out with ds, going to work and feeling very tired. I did read about the bus incident, finally. Unbelievable.

You know my Dogpatch is a suburb of a bigger Dogpatch. We have one gas station at the general store and a satellite post office in the same store. There's a bbq place and a drive-through store where I've bought super glue, sodas, and needles. We also have the highest rated water system for small towns in the state. A few weeks ago, I got a call from the water company saying they noticed I hadn't used any water and wondered if I were still here and did I need any help. Turned out the water meter was broken and they said "everything's ok. You just got some free water." Sweet of them.

How's Jet doing? Life is so complicated.

LIFE IS INDEED COMPLICATED---- mostly because there are too many people living in my house this summer and for some reason--maybe menopause,i have not dealt with it very well---i have decided to live in denial---or rather,over at my sisters----every evening i go over there,have a few MIKES and whine and bit@# about things and then go home-----it works for now----the best part of the last few days was taking a limo ride with my friends from the seventies to see the EAGLES---they were fantastic---it was an outdoor concert with 55,000 people=---all well behaved---it was almost magical---these old friends and i used to spend night after night perfecting eagle's tunes---we sang them over and over and over--so to be on this adventure with them---it was wonderful====there are a few pics on facebook of the gathering in the limo----one of our friends who does very well as a corporate lawyer paid for the limo for all of us-----sweet!!! other than that great event i have been a hag and a whinebag all summer long---not much of a summer either-----rain or fog mostly!!

I think they deserve a medal for giving a ****. I suppose it's more in the way it was phrased than in the motivation, but it was nice.

Jet has stopped seizuring since we came home. I really think that stress caused it. The meds must be keeping her just above the threshold to prevent them. So, I will need to be a little more careful about letting her pace for hours (duh)

That excursion sounds FANTASTIC, Bagz!

I went to see the old bf from ny yesterday. He and his new wife of 2 years were vacationing on the coast, and we had lunch. It was actually very enjoyable, not even awkward. She was great. It's nice to meet people that you actually like. I keep forgetting that in other parts of the world there are people who have functioning brains and can carry on a conversation that you might actually want to participate in.

Did I say that?

It is still raining here. Has been since I got back from the beach 2?3? weeks ago. atrearggggggggggggehaeiraopfja;sldfja;

I want someone to drink mike's with.

k

Oh my god, I can't tell you how much life sucks. Just when I am happy happy happy that my sweet DD is home and even the rain has stopped and the sun has come out, I get smacked down hard for having the temerity to show up at a public performance. We got home from the airport in time to go to a concert in the park that some of DD's friends from h.s. were in, including the exbf. This was the first time I'd seen any of his family since we found out about the breakup and I went to say hello to his mother who was sitting in her car, only to have her turn and make a phone call as I approached. I went around the other side of the car to say hello to the grandmother, so as not to disturb the phone call and she did not even look up. So I gave that up and walked (I had the dog with me) back across the street into the park and said hello to his brother and father and got barely any better treatment from them. I have to admit I was thoroughly shocked. I kind of expected that they'd be very protective of him, but I didn't think I was going to be a pariah in my own town. DD claims that she was expecting that, but she felt really bad sitting there listening to the concert, almost no one talking to her. How can people be that immature that they can't even be civil to someone like that? A week ago, the ex invited us to this, and another, event. He, by the way, was civil to us, but understandably "busy" with the concert and so on. I can only thank my lucky stars we decided not to go to the other event, which would have been all family: apparently we would have frozen the place up solid.

And those were my last, count 'em, last friends in this place. I'm done. If it weren't for DD, I'd just walk away right now.

So, how was your day?

Sorry Kiwi. Sounds very lonely and a hard situation. I wouldn't have expected them to blame YOU. I'm sure they have no reason to think that you put dd up to breaking up with him.

I really want a new job in the same store. I just don't know what job. But I"m sure I want another job and there are lots of things to do there. I think. But not all for women and stuff. Sleepy. Must go.

You're welcome to move here, Kiwi. Houses are cheap, DD can come visit here as easily as there. You can buy acres for Jet to sniff around on.

DS told me that yesterday he stopped at a burger joint on the way home and was almost run over. Another young person pulled into the parking lot and DS had to jump out of the way to avoid being hit. He was hit on the leg but not injured and his hand hit the car. The young person pulled into their spot and asked if he were ok. I thought of you, Kiwi, because I felt like the bf's family. If DS were hurt, I would want to go after his whole family. What idiots raised this kid? They need to have me, personally, smack their faces. I know it's not reasonable but it's the emotion that came up.