Thursday, September 02, 2010
Vincent is gone
Today we euthanized Vincent “van Goatee”, our “Frenchman”. We got Vincent while living in France over 18 years ago. Over the past couple of years his health had been failing. He became unsociable, forgot all good bathroom habits, stopped caring for himself, lost weight and hollered all the time. We nursed him along for a long while. We did blood tests (lots of white cells, probably an infection, tried treating it, maybe cancer….) He ended up living the last year in a large dog crate where we could contain him and care for him.
He was a cute kitten. Passionate. I remember saying that he “ate passionately, played passionately, pooped passionately and slept passionately”—what a life!
Now, he is gone. Tough decision, but I think his quality of life sucked and he was likely in constant pain. The few minutes after receiving a heavy sedative were the most “at peace” I’ve seen him.
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010
1 September 2010
Swam tonight. Maybe the last time this season. 73° water, just about the bottom end of tolerable. Cicadas still scratching, but summer is coming to an end. The days have been hot and humid, but a hurricane is coming this way to bring some rain. And, wind is likely of course.
We take Bella for OFA X-rays tomorrow. And, it is time to say goodbye to Vincent.
In two weeks we head to Colorado. Can’t wait.
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Saturday, August 28, 2010
NY Times uses Phantom Cameras
Check out this editorial content from NY Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/08/29/magazine/womens-tennis.html
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
July 29, 2010
Anne-Lise, the daughter of our dear friends from France was here last weekend. She was a delight. We had fun with a food tour of Greenwich Village in Manhattan (“on” Manhattan?), a morning at the Warwick market, but also a lot of swimming. It was hot, hot, hot. We’ve had some rain, hot days, high humidity. Cicadas are scritching.
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Sunday, July 18, 2010
17 July 2010
Cicadas got into the act last night with a dozen or so chattering away. I’ve been gone for a couple of nights, but this was the first night I heard them do their chatter instead of a single long string of buzzing. A few fireflies lingered in the trees too, but I think we have definitely made the transition from Spring to Summer. Hot, hot, hot and hot again today. The pool will feel good after a quick trip into Warwick in Mia for breakfast and the market. Hot chicken wings for lunch and a new BLT salad for dinner tonight, yum.
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