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Me and Dougal!
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Social Security Office
With my job search kicking into high gear, I was told by a prospective employer that they didn't want to use my DD214 (military release paperwork) in lieu of my social security card (which I lost many years ago). While I want to argue that the DD214 can be used in lieu of I decided I did not...
Well, it is another Hell-Mart story. In retrospect, I should have driven the extra 5 minutes and just gone to Publix. Anyway, She Who Must be Obeyed asked me to go pick up some kibble for the cats and dogs as we were "bone" dry. I also need to stop at the vape store to put up some specific...
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Fast Moving Week!
With the bad news of Quest deciding that our lab is an unneeded laboratory, they have decided to shutter the lab. They are doing what they can to make sure as many as possible can retain their jobs within the Quest corporation there are a lot of us who have either already lost their jobs or...
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Bad News!
I have been waiting to write this up, but I was told a few weeks ago that Quest Diagnostics, after 3 years, has decided that our lab is no longer needed so they are closing it down. I have been working there for over 7 years, it was Labtech Diagnostics before being bought out by Quest 3 years...
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New Collar and Lead!
Dougal was named one of the "Ambassador Dogs" for Whispering Spirit Ranch LLC, a leather company in Colorado. They created us some new gear to show off their skills. Awesome work!
We received the gear before the new year, but a sudden influx of the flu caused me to be unable to set up any...
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Welcome to 2024!
Well, 2023 has flown past and we find ourselves in a new year with new possibilities. Can't wait to see what this new year has in store for us!
Dougal has been named one of the new ambassadors for Whispering Spirit Ranch LLC! They are producing leather dog gear and are allowing us to showcase...
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December?
Wow, can not believe it is almost the end of the year! All in all, I am very happy with how this year has worked out. The site is working nicely, not as many members as I would like, but the everyday hits are there so I know people are getting information and that has always been my main goal...
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Nosy People
Had to run to our local Winn-Dixie this morning to get some things for incoming suppers and for a friend of ours birthday. Normally we never have problems there as so many people know or see us there throughout the week. But I think the influx of the seasonal Snowbirds has changed the dynamic a...
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Time is Coming!
*TRIGGER WARNING!*
Over the last few weeks, I have been in a funk. Noticed Dougal was paying more attention to me overall, but I just chalked it up to the new puppy in the house. Dreams are coming with more force once again and really didn't fully put waking up with Dougal on my chest and his...
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Big Brother
Dougal has made me so happy! Being the "only son" we were worried that he might give his new sister the cold shoulder. Well looks like he has figured out how to be a big brother. Here is a play session from this morning between the two.
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New Family Member
I would like to introduce the new member of our family. Welcome Peaches! She is a Wired Haired Griffon and very smart. We have been borrowing her over the last few weeks to come visit to see how the other animals react to her and how she would react to them. The cats really do not seem phased by...
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Puppies 3.5 weeks
So, a friend of mine decided to breed his Griffon once before having her "fixed". The first try worked and now he has 11 new Griffons. It has been so much fun to watch, the wife and I go over several times a week to see if there is anything our friend needs and more importantly to play with the...
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Our Worst Enemies
As you may know, I help with several online communities that focus on assistance animals and this is going to turn out to be a rant about our assistance animal family as a whole. So you have been warned.
Major social media sites such as Facebook, Reddit, and the like have a plethora of pages...
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The Graduation
Sorry still trying to catch up with everything after the vacation. Was so happy to be able to make it to our son's graduation. Heading up north to South Carolina we decided to make the graduation a week-long vacation. The event was held at the coliseum at Clemson University. Being a summer...
After a week of vacation, we have finally arrived back home! Have to say the vacation was needed and we did have fun while seeing our son graduate college, but at the same time, I was ready to have the normalities of home. All the rushing and running about drains my tank so fast, and I think the...
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Graduation!
Well we are packing up for a week-long vacation to South Carolina! One of our boys is graduating from college so we decided to go hang out, see family and friends, and of course, enjoy watching the graduation ceremony. With that in mind, Dougal went to his less-than-favorite place the groomer...
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Puppy Update 1
My friends Griffon pups will be a week old Friday! It has been such a blast to be able to watch them and their new mama figure things out.
I did sneak Dougal over to check out the new puppies. He seemed not impressed, at all! I managed the situation as best as I could, even picked up one of...
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Puppies!
A friend of mine, Buck, is the owner of Rosie, a Wirehaired Pointing Griffon. Rosie and Dougal have pretty much grown up together, best friends. Buck decided to breed Rosie a single time with another registered Griffon and have a single litter before having her fixed. Well, she delivered 11...
"She who must be obeyed" decided about 8 pm that she wanted chips and dip. Being the wonderful husband I am offered to go pick up some for her. Happy Wife happy life, right? 😁 Well being so late and nothing being close I was forced to take a 15-minute drive to the closest gas station. Here in...
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Joshua Responded (maybe)
This is a follow-up to my "Flustered with Reporting!" I was following this case while it was ongoing about a year ago, then I found that he, Joshua Rohrer, had filed a federal case about what had happened. Well as normal a lot of news articles hit and seemed to be omitting parts of the story to...
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General It is Official!Peaches has hit 10 M/O! She has developed so well. She has turned into my wife's velcro dog... -
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General What we have learnedLittle Peaches has been with us, now, for about a month now. New to the breed so to say the...
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