Monthly Archives: January 2009
News from the Vet Visit
Daisy actually took okay to the injection of fluids sub-cutaneously. The vet tech was, of course, smoother at it than I was, but after a couple false starts, I was able to try it out myself. We’ll see how I do alone on Friday! So, we’re trying that plus food for cats with kidney disease. … Continue reading
My Sick Little Girl
For the last six weeks or so, one of my two cats was occasionally doing its business in the dining room. It took me until late last week to pinpoint the culprit: Daisy. Over the weekend I worked hard to clean up the carpet in the dining room and hoped that if the smell went … Continue reading
Dental Hell … and other news
I like my new dentist quite a bit, but I’m really looking forward to not setting foot in that office for a while. Today was the 5th time there in less than 2 months. When my dental insurance kicked in on December 1, I got a cleaning and exam, and he confirmed that I really … Continue reading
The New Man in My Life
The new man in my life is abusive, and I can’t wait to go back. Well, not exactly abusive, but he does make me work hard and feel some pain. His name is Noah, and he’s my new personal trainer. Although I really dislike the concept of New Year’s Resolutions, putting on my pants for … Continue reading
Inaugurations Past and Present
As I lay in bed last night thinking about the historic juxtaposition of MLK Day and Obama’s inauguration, I also got to thinking back to previous inaugurations – Clinton’s first, to be exact. Prior to that election I maintained only a peripheral interest in the elections and the inaugurations, despite living in the Washington DC … Continue reading
Low Energy at Lodi
Sean and I decided to spend the weekend at Lodi, with our friend Scott (who flew down from Washington) in tow. A few wingsuiters were getting together, so it was the perfect weekend for them to take advantage of the still-beautiful weather. Unfortunately, my energy level is still down from being sick, so I didn’t … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Sean!
Tonight was Sean’s birthday (he’s old enough that we don’t mention the year anymore). For his primary gift, I’d had a special piece of art commissioned from an artist/illustrator in Seattle. I’d first noticed Matthew Porter‘s work when I saw a notice that he would be doing a book reading at the Ballard Library. Noticing … Continue reading
I think I’m getting the Black Lung, Pop
Nah, no black lung for me, though it’s felt like that over the last couple of days when I get into coughing fits. I’ll be fine one minute (just a little sniffly) and the next minute I’m trying hard to hack up a lung. I had an appointment with my doctor today on an unrelated … Continue reading
Warm Winter Days and Coughing up Lungs
All week, I looked forward to the weekend weather forecast, as it was to be in the mid-high 60s and sunny, and there was lots of fun stuff going on at the various dropzones. Skydive Sacramento was moving over to its permanent landing area, and our friend Phil was doing his 1000th jump, so we … Continue reading
Interesting Times in Oakland
It’s been an interesting few days in Oakland. The day we came back from Florida (New Year’s Day), early that morning (as a spillover of New Year’s Eve activities) a man was shot and killed by a BART police officer at the Fruitvale BART station. In this age of instant media, it was captured on … Continue reading