Happy Friday! 6/20/14 chat

Tracy, I'm with you on books. I have a very hard time reading on a computer screen after doing it for long hours at work. I can't image an e-reader would be easier. Plus. libraries are still free.

Squirrels at the park provide a huge opportunity to teach "leave it." Shoulder dislocation hurts, lemme tell ya'.

Rainy today. It was a 50/50 chance, so I rode my bike to work this morning. Had to get a ride home at lunch to get my truck so I can take my bike home tonight. By 5:00p the rain will probably stop.

I've been having dreams about euthanizing dogs, some that were mine, some not. 

I'm hoping to do the detailed sanding on my garage door so I can paint it this weekend.

I love my e-reader.  I love real books too.  Don't make me choose which I like better. :) For non fiction books it's real books all the way. With an e reader, trying to find something you read five chapters back is difficult.  I'm sure there's a way to mark pages with an e reader but I prefer folding a page or highlighting things I want to find again.   I'm a book hoarder so it's best if I don't buy  real books except non fiction.  I think I'm on the library blacklist.  Don't ask me why.  

I brought Belle to work today.  She and Gabby are hanging out and helping me with things.  Like eating lunch.  They were both very helpful. lol   Filing didn't go well.  Gabby insisted everything needed to be filed under D for dogs.  Belle wanted to file everything under B for Belle.

I am so glad it's Friday.  Is it 5 yet?  I'm ready for the Tiki Bar.

@JackieG

I brought Belle to work today.  She and Gabby are hanging out and helping me with things.  Like eating lunch.  They were both very helpful. lol

Good girls helping Mom

Well tests are back, Hot has a nasty Staph infection, Ron went to pick up a Liquid Antibiotic that is supposed to be nasty tasing but very effective.  Also continuing the Apple Cider/H2O2/H2O combo and keeping it clean and covered. :( He looks at me like do we haz to do dis agin?) Any special tricks or techniques?

Tiki Bar here I come, save me a seat Jackie :)

Gin, lots and lots of treats for Hot when he has to have his foot messed with.  Poor Hot.  I hope the antibiotics clear it up fast.  I don't know how in the world to get nasty tasting liquid medicine down a dog.  I've heard of people using a syringe (no needle of course) and slipping it between their back teeth while gently holding the mouth shut and the head slightly tilted back. I wonder why he couldn't have pill form prescription?  

I've got a seat with your name on it Ginger.  

Poor Hot -- tell him I know how he feels having to take nasty tasting medicine.  As a kid, I had chronic ear infections, and I still remember how that awful pink liquid antibiotic tasted!  I've heard people say the syringe method does work.  It's worth a try.  Give him some belly rubs from me!

Jackie, I knew you had smart dogs, but I had no idea they knew the alphabet.  Even if their "categorizing" skills need some work, I think they've got some good basic office skills already!  

Tina, we do practice the "leave it" exercise, but it gets to be comical when there are SO many squirrels practically surrounding us.  As fast as we get Ruby to look away from one, another pops into view.  The squirrels at this park are so used to humans (people feed them) that they will get very close to you if you're not watching carefully.  They're cute, but Ruby things they look tasty, not cuddly!  

Has anyone watched the Jerry Seinfeld podcasts, "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee?"  You can find them online for free.  It's just him driving in a special car (e.g., vintage), with another comedian as a passenger, and they just talk about random stuff.  The ones I saw recently were with Ricky Gervais, Brian Regan, and Alec Baldwin.  All funny.  I saw some more on the website I'll have to watch, like Tina Fey, Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Louis CK.  Just one more way to waste time in front of a screen, but at least it involves laughing, which is supposed to be good for us, right?

Tracy, I've seen a few of those Seinfeld podcasts.  I think I'll go watch some now.  I could use some comic relief.

Poor Hot!!! Quick healing vibes going out to him and calming vibes for you.

LOL at Belle & Gabby.  Bugsy's advice would be to sneak and get the file mom is looking at/using and play keepaway. Loads of papers will fly out while you run away and move your head from side to side while taunting the human :)

I've seen some of those Seinfeld clips - pretty funny but I like him

I am having a "FOR GOODNESS SAKES CAN ANYONE DO ANYTHING RIGHT" day. Not good.

No issues from yesterday are resolved AND there is a delay in my car getting here. Grrr

I didn't walk Bugsy this morning as I felt he'd had a lot of miles on those old legs already this week. So to add to my irritation he has been no more than 3 inches from me at any point today and if he collapsed in boredom all I had to do was move and he'd pop up like a creeky jack in the box. LOL It can't be easy being him

4:30 and counting. I wonder if any of the emails I am waiting for will come through, my guess is no

OK --- I just refreshed this page to see if anyone had posted something new, and there's an ad at the bottom for downloading things for Kindle.  Coincidence or creepy internet spying, monitoring what I've typed recently???

Ruby does the jack-in-the-box thing, too.  You may think she's sleeping calmly near your feet while you're reading, checking email, paying bills, whatever.  But if you move even a millimeter in the direction of out of your chair, she instantly springs up, too -- "Where are we going?  What are we going to do now?"  

@tacran

OK --- I just refreshed this page to see if anyone had posted something new, and there's an ad at the bottom for downloading things for Kindle.  Coincidence or creepy internet spying

Creepy internet spying. Yahoo email and Gmail do this. If there is a way to turn it off, I don't know how.

I'm outta here in 5 minutes. Taking Monday off work to take my truck in. A massage is also on the agenda. Have a good weekend!

@sharismom

I've been having dreams about euthanizing dogs, some that were mine, some not. 

(((( Tina ))))

  I still cry sometimes about Jessie but never have had the dreams you're having thank goodness!  I hope the dreams (or nightmares) end very soon!

  Several weeks ago on a walk, Stuart caught me off guard going after a squirrel and my left shoulder hurt for several days. That's when I got serious with leash training and now he's very good about critters and not pulling at other dogs too.

  Ginger; Sending healing vibes for Hot; give him lovin' for me. Must be very painful every time he puts weight on that foot.