Glad that it was a minor incident in the end.  Also very glad that nobody was injured.  Now you get the fun of obtaining a new car.

Ric, I'm glad it turned out to be a minor incident.

Greg, in regards to fencing - in the last Olympics I was fascinated by fencing, both men's and women's. Not sure of others watching it on tv but I loved it.

Yep, it takes tremendous concentration, speed and technique..... and that's just being a spectator.  

 

So far I have been really impressed with the manners and character of the fencers I have seen at these tournaments.

Tapatalk. Boo.

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Sat shiva with my sisters.  (I believe that's the correct grammar.)

Setup OpenVPN on my pfSense hardware firewall (old pentium 4 machine w/ 2 Intel Pro 100/1000 cards and cisco router). My internet download speed actually INCREASED from about 9.5Mbps to 15Mbps along, did not expect that. Set some routing tables to allow for my local windows shares to still work. $39 a year isn't bad. Pretty ecstatic if things stay like this.

Fencing might be good on TV because they have slow motion. I find fencing to be like listening to bluegrass. I'm always saying "what just happened".

Yeah, if you are watching a particular match involving your player or child you really need to be focused because the action, even at the junior/cadet level is really fast.  Instant replays and slow motion would definitely have come in handy because I had a lot of those "what just happened" moments.  On another note it is hard to imagine a bench clearing brawl at a fencing tournament, too much etiquette. 

my wife used to be a fencer, until I derailled that by dating her.  She described it as chess at 90 miles an hour.

We got some bad news from the veterinarian yesterday.  Our oldest dog, Ozzy, is probably going to be checking out within a few weeks, due to metastasis of a clear-cell carcinoma we had removed last year.  He's past 11 years old, and he's had a good run, but it's going to be hard watching his final decline.  We always figured he'd die by chasing a tennis ball off a cliff.  His energy has declined a lot over the last couple of months, and today his appetite is way down, which has never happened in his life.  Sucks.

Man, that does suck, so sorry to hear Iain.....hope the last days are sweet and as comfortable as can be for Ozzy.....

Poor chap, I'm very sorry. I wish Ozzy has a pain-suffering-free last days.

Sorry to hear this news, Iain.  Try to enjoy every second of time that you have remaining with him.

Enjoy the time you have left with Ozzy! 

 

I hope you have some more good times with Ozzy, but I know how hard it is to know you are losing a canine companion.  Hang in there.

Thanks guys.  I'm glad I'm into the slow season at work, because I'm not getting much done here.

Sorry to hear about Ozzy. Hang in there for the precious moments you have left.

^ This.

+1

Sorry to hear about Ozzy.

Sorry to hear about your dog.

 

We had a recent scare with one of our cats and it was no fun.  Is there anything that they can do to improve his appetite? [steroids, etc.]

Sorry to hear about your dog.

 

We had a recent scare with one of our cats and it was no fun.  Is there anything that they can do to improve his appetite? [steroids, etc.]

 

He's had pretty severe gut issues for the last week, and the vet won't prescribe steroids because they irritate the stomach lining.  We're just going to give him boiled beef and rice, because it's easier to swallow than what he usually eats.  He's on a narcotic for pain, now, but he seems to be having more and more trouble with respiration, noticeable even between yesterday and today - maybe his lymph nodes are enlarging to the point that they're impacting his trachea and esophagus, I don't know.

Yeah, we have to give our cat antacid along with the steroids for that reason.  I've been giving her vitamin B12 injections as well, but I think that is more for the arthritis than the stomach issues.  I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.  Enjoy your time with him.

Sorry to hear about Ozzy. Sounds like he couldn't hope to be loved any more though.

 

Narcotics have a negative effect on respiration so it's always a balancing act even for someone who can tell you when they're doing their job or not.

Generally, in an end of life situation, it's considered to be more important to be comfortable so narcotic dosage can be a little on the heavy side.