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    Tiny Tim, part 2

    I’m writing about this part in the hopes that it will help other dog owners. To the best of our knowledge, he lived a full 21 years. So even if he had been 7 years old, he was one of our best friends for 14 years. Sometime during those years, he started to have epileptic-type seizures. Scary things. Actually quite terrifying to see and deal with. Off to the vet. Special meds for the rest of his life. We were worried that he would have an episode when/where we couldn’t help him. I don’t remember what pills etc that the doc prescribed. What I do remember is that those pills…

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    Long Week-End Shopping

    (Grocery shopping to be exact) So many people suddenly realize “omg it’s a long weekend, and we need food! snacks! drinks! let’s bar-b-que! let’s party-hearty like there’s no tomorrow!” Like they never saw it coming. Really? Go to any grocery store on any day of a long weekend, and the crowds just won’t stop. OK. I get it, some people have to wait for a payday. Been there, done that. But half the population within your area? Why is it so hard to plan ahead? And, yeah, sometimes you really do forget to get that one thing you must have the last time you were there. Get to the store,…