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Back it up…I should tattoo that on my hands.
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So I’m sort of getting used to the new lap top. I do love the wireless feature. Being able to take the computer to my bedroom, my chair, or even the kitchen has its perks.
I do hope my computer gets fixed sometime this week. I also hope that I didn’t lose the couple batches of pictures and some writing I’d done and hadn’t gotten around to backing up. Nasty little F*tards who send out viruses and make us average people suffer are worthless pieces of crap. Normally, I made regular back ups, but since the heart attack, I’ve neglected several things and that was one of them.
Oh well, you live and learn–sometimes. You think I would’ve learned since my hard drive crashed a couple of years ago, but NOOOOOO, I forgot for a few months. Yes, Dave I lost a lot of the book if my computer guru doesn’t recover everything.
You all have a good one and don’t forget to BACK IT UP!
Tags: Author, Bones, Bull Terriers, Caregiver, Dead, Disability, Doggoned, Multiple Sclerosis
Another day…
Posted by doggonedmysteries
We didn’t get as much snow as it had sounded like we were going to get, much to my relief. AJ came and had our driveway and walk cleared in no time. The street isn’t in bad shape so if we have to go anywhere we can easily go.
If I was on my desk top I would’ve taken and downloaded pictures for the blog but I have no desire to load my lap top with pictures now.
Each time the dogs went out they reacted differently to the snow. One time Gavin loved it the next he couldn’t get out and back in fast enough. Patty raced about eating snow on a few trips and on others she too would dash out and right back in. I have weird dogs. Another Bull Terrier owner calls these dogs ‘short bus dogs’ by cracky she has the right of it.
You all keep safe and have a good one.
Posted in Dog related, Misc
Tags: Author, Bones, Bull Terriers, Disability, Doggoned, Dogs, Multiple Sclerosis, Writer
So they say we’ll be getting snow…
Posted by doggonedmysteries
Sometime in the wee hours of this morning we’re to get a snowstorm. I am not looking forward to it. The one we had in October was plenty enough for me. At least I have my winter boots by the back door so when the dogs need to go out I can switch from my flip-flops to my boots.
I had rather enjoyed the strange weather that was (so far) this winter. Weeks of fifty degree days kept me from complaining. Look out, because when the snow hits, it’s going to be bitch, bitch, bitch! Hehehe.
I won’t say how the dogs will react since they always make a liar out of me when I do try to predict their behavior.
Hey, all of you who aren’t getting this weather, enjoy what you’ve got. For those of you who are getting the snow, stay warm and drink some cocoa for me. You all have a good one! I’ll catch you later.
Posted in Weather related
Tags: Author, Bull Terriers, Caregiver, Disability, Doggoned, Dogs, Multiple Sclerosis, Snow, Writer
I still want my old desk top
Posted by doggonedmysteries
I’m glad The Curmudgeon shies away from using my new lap top. This is a good thing because it means he’ll leave it alone all the time once my old workhorse is back home. Yeah, the lap top is cool, but I’m used to my desk top and I miss it.
I did have a difficult time getting used to the mouse pad, so when I am using the lap top at my desk, I hook my mouse up to it.
I have no idea how long my old work horse will be in the computer hospital–not much longer I hope. However, if he can save most of my hard drive he can keep it for as long as he needs to.
I still want to shoot the malicious turd who malware bombed me. I had some pictures on that computer I hadn’t saved to my flash drive yet. {Sigh} I hope they aren’t lost forever. Hell, just shooting them isn’t good enough–they should suffer through a bunch of torture first then get shot.
You all stay healthy and have a good one!
Posted in My blog
Tags: Author, Bones, Bull Terriers, Caregiver, Craft of writing, Doggoned, Multiple Sclerosis, Novel writing, Writer
Six month check up
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My cardiologist is pleased. He took me off of one medication today. The nasty one that was making me cough so much. However, he did raise the dosage on another. The one for my cholesterol.
Now if I can only take off the weight that I put on over the last few months. Comes with the smoking cessation the doctor said. He’s not worried about it but I am!!
I hope you all have a good one! I know I will now that the cough inducing med is off my list.
Posted in Heart Attack
Tags: Author, Bones, Bull Terriers, Caregiver, Dead, Disability, Doggoned, Multiple Sclerosis, Writer
Shoot them all — Yep, I’m in a rotten mood.
Posted by doggonedmysteries
I am NOT a happy camper since someone bombed me with a malware bomb and sent my computer off to the computer hospital for a few days. You’d think I’d be a little happy since The Curmudgeon decided that it was time for me to have a lap top as a back up computer.
Well, that sort of took a lot of the sting out of it. However, to those of you who think it is fun to hack, send viruses, worms, and malware out into the world I’m here to tell you that it causes heartbreak–I lost a couple of book chapters I worked very hard on thank you very much…I thought I’d backed them up as I normally do but I must’ve been over tired.
It cost us plenty money wise–paying for the repairs and buying the lap top. This means we’ll have to go without something this month–maybe a medicine. Did you even consider that? I doubt it because you only think of yourself. Personally, I hope all of you who do this rotten crap get caught and I wish they’d stand you against a wall and have a firing squad shoot you.
Posted in Misc
Tags: Author, Bull Terriers, Caregiver, Dead, Disability, Doggoned, Multiple Sclerosis, Writer, Writing
Winter weather again
Posted by doggonedmysteries
We actually got a little winter weather last night. Sometime around 8 p.m. it began to sleet. Now my yard has an icy coating that the dogs aren’t too fond of walking in. Truth be told neither am I.
At least it wasn’t snow and I have no plans to go anywhere today. I went shopping yesterday which made the dogs happy since they were almost out of food.
Fortunately, the temperature is supposed to hit around 42 degrees today so that icy coating should disappear.
Hope you all have a very nice day.
Posted in Weather related
Tags: Author, Bones, Bull Terriers, Caregiver, Dead, Disability, Doggoned, Multiple Sclerosis, Writer
The right to privacy
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I no doubt upset a niece yesterday. I did not intend to do so; I was merely defending my right to privacy. She had posted a childhood picture of me online and had tagged it with my name. (Another relative posts childhood pictures of me with no consideration and she refuses to take them down when asked to. She’s not a nice person.) This is the first time this niece posted a picture of me and I think I shocked her by my protest. However, I do not apologize for my actions.
Do we not have very little privacy left to us as it is these days? You will notice that on my blog and Facebook page there are very few pictures of me. Could it be because I don’t want them out there? Why yes!
I consider my right to privacy as valuable as yours is. I’m sure you wouldn’t appreciate me posting bad pictures of you or your private thoughts on the web whenever the mood strikes me. I will ask your permission to post a picture or a quote before doing so. I expect the same courtesy in return. Yes, it is courteous to ask one’s permission. In my case, it is also a copyright violation to post any of my stuff without my explicit permission.
Posted in Misc
Tags: Author, Bones, Bull Terriers, Caregiver, Dead, Doggoned, Family, Multiple Sclerosis, Writer
Day 5 Gavin’s recovery
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Not a great day today. I wish we could knock him out until the ear heals since he spent today being a royal pain in the tuckus. I finally cut the arms off an old long underwear shirt and taped it over his ear to keep him from shaking his ears and trying to dig at it.
The collar of shame is useless this time since he figured out how to get out of it. Yes, even with it attached to his collar he managed to get it off.
Oh, what I’d give for enough tranquilizers to knock an elephant on its ass. I spent most of the day yesterday holding Gavin to keep him from messing with his ear.
Maybe Gavin will give his Daddy a nice birthday present today and leave his ear alone so it can heal. I don’t see this being a great birthday for The Curmudgeon today.
Posted in Dog related
Tags: Author, Bones, Bull Terriers, Caregiver, Dead, Disability, Dogs, Multiple Sclerosis, Writer
Idiot dog is going to make me crazy
Posted by doggonedmysteries
Why is that the dogs always wait until late at night or on a weekend to do something really stupid? Gavin began shaking his head tonight and has somewhat opened his ear incision.
I have his whole head bandaged to keep him from shaking blood all over everything and hoping that the incision scabs over enough to keep things on hold until Monday. The Emergency vet is sooo expensive.
Guess who won’t be sleeping?
Oh, our new kitchen faucet arrived, now all I need is to have it installed.
Posted in Dog related
Tags: Author, Bones, Bull Terriers, Caregiver, Dogs, Life, Multiple Sclerosis, Rescue Dogs, Writer
Coming up…
Posted by doggonedmysteries
Next week it’s The Curmudgeon’s birthday. I’m not sure what we’re going to do for it. Perhaps I’ll drag him out for dinner.
Next week I also have a cardiologist appointment, I hope he tells me I can stop the one medication that has given me such a dry cough. Without it I’ll sleep better since it is the cough that now wakens me at all hours.
Gavin has an appointment on the 23rd to have his stitches removed. It’s also G’s birthday, I need to do something real nice for her after all the help she gave me over at the MIL’s house.
Posted in Misc
Tags: Author, Bones, Bull Terriers, Caregiver, Dead, Disability, Dogs, Multiple Sclerosis, Writer
Gavin’s recovery day 2
Posted by doggonedmysteries
When The Curmudgeon got up, I went to bed trusting him to keep an eye on Gavin. According to him, Gavin spent most of the day sleeping. This is a good thing. He did keep Gavin and Patty separated all day since he didn’t think he could manage them if she got too peppy and wanted to play with Gavin.
It turns out she was happy to have her Daddy to herself each time she was out of her crate and made no moves to pester Gavin through the crate door at all.
Once I finally woke up, The Curmudgeon was already down for his nap. They did tire him out today and since Gavin was so good about his ear, he trusted him to leave it alone. Something I wouldn’t have done. Yes, I did scold him a tad.
I decided to give the dogs a chance to be together. Gavin was out of his crate and I let Patty join him. She gave his ear a couple of good sniffing and then left him alone. She didn’t try to engage him in play so I’m guessing she knew he wasn’t up for it.
If all continues to go well, Gavin should have his stitches out on the 23rd. Patty will be happy since I’m sure it is taking all her best behavior to keep from teasing him into playing with her.
Posted in Dog related
Tags: Author, Bones, Bull Terriers, Caregiver, Doggoned, Dogs, Multiple Sclerosis, Rescue Dogs, Writing
