A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

The dog I grew up with, Henry, is, as I've said, not doing well. He has seizures that leave him dazed and confused. Last night he had two of them in a row. My mom, who was out in Arizona, took a plane straight back to Pennsylvania to be with Henry. We have plans to put him to sleep sometime next week. We were hoping that he'd last through the New Year; but after last night's episode it's clear that he's in too much pain to last even that short of a time. I called my mom and asked her if we could... Sign in to see full entry.

It came to my attention a few weeks ago that I need good, weatherproof shoes for the winter. My mom had been bugging me to get a pair of said shoes, but I'd never really paid attention to her, per usual. I thought, I've got tons of pairs of shoes that could easily pass for winter weather footwear, so why bother with new ones? But I realize now that what I need especially for nothern winters is a pair of boots. I was able to get away with it when I lived in Virginia; but unfortunately I now live... Sign in to see full entry.

One Mike and Ike at a time. Or 284746353 mike and ikes in the past few weeks. I swear, one day I am going to have two children, both boys and twins, one of whom will be named Mike and the other of whom will be named Ike. Just kidding. So I am a social leper. Uh-huh, you heard it from the mouth of the dragon lady herself first. I was talking online with M, who I was trying to convince to join facebook because lets face it, it is 38425833 times more addictive than those damn cigarettes he smokes... Sign in to see full entry.

That's an oft-repeated line from a cartoon my sister and I used to watch when we were kids--"Pinky and the Brain." As we got older, it because the theme to the things we used to do together. I was the one who came up with all the ideas of things to do. Unlike Brain, I wasn't trying to take over the world; but like Pinky, my sister would follow blithely along, regardless of whether or not we got into trouble for our actions. I had some pretty stupid (albeit creative) ideas when I was younger.... Sign in to see full entry.

Work has continued on the building we live in. The contrator and the workers on the project have been really nice about it. This morning as I was leaving, one of the guys asked me if we'd been having problems with the locks on the door--ie, had they been stuck as a result of the jacking up of the house. Since we're having problems with the deadbolt on our door, the guy offered to come and fix the problem. A little thing, I know, but very courteous nonetheless. They're doing work on the basement... Sign in to see full entry.