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Our Denver Cat
It was a week ago today that we took our cat Denver to the vet to be cremated. Last week was one of the hardest weeks for me ever. Who would have thought it would hurt that much to lose a pet. Maybe it was because it was the first one that I have ever lost, or that he was still young, or that he died right next to us just minutes after we fell asleep, but it was hard.
We got the call that his ashes were ready to picked up on Friday. That actually made me feel better. Just knowing that he is in his final resting place really helped me. Every living being on earth spends way more time dead they they did alive. Denver just got there a few years earlier than expected.
We got Denver back in 2000 when my wife’s brother found him abandoned down by the river. Our theory was that someone had a bunch of cats that they wanted to get rid of, so they just dumped them in the river. He was so little. His eyes were barely open. We had to bottle feed him for a week. He was lucky to survive that, so really, he lived eight years longer than expected.
He would grow up to become a big fat cat. We did all we could to get him to lose weight, but he was just lazy. He was easily my cat. He wouldn’t hardly let anyone else pet or pick him up, but he would come to me when I call for him. He slept and stayed hidden most of the day, but he knew when feeding time was. I usually feed our pets around the same times everyday, and Denver would never let me forget. He would always come out and find some way to get my attention and let me know it’s feeding time.
I will always miss him, but I no longer feel sad. Now when I think if him, it brings a smile to my face just knowing what a great cat he was, and how many good times we had together.
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Voting Absentee
I work until 10:00 PM on election night, and will be unable to make it to the polls. I, unlike most people, can’t get off work to vote. For this reason I will be voting absentee this year. This is the first time I have had to vote absentee. I think I might like it better. Today we got our ballots in the mail. I now can take my own sweet time to fill it out and mail in back. My only complaint is that I have to pay for postage. I don’t remember the last time I had any stamps. Hell, I don’t even know what the price of a stamp is now days. The envelope also says extra postage is required, but doesn’t say how much, so I guess I will just throw two stamps on the envelope. Not like it’s much, but something kinda bugs me about having to pay to vote. Maybe most people have stamps laying around and it’s not big deal. Not me, I never mail anything.
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Death Sucks
Growing up we had different pets from time to time, but we always seemed to get rid of them before they died. This is the first pet that I have ever had die. I can’t believe how hard it is. Part of what makes it so hard is that he wasn’t sick at all, and he was so young. He was only eight. We had him to the vet this spring and they said he was totally healthy except for some tartar on his teeth. He was totally himself on Saturday, a little sick on Sunday, and then dead by Monday. I guess that’s the best way to go.
I have lost a few family members, and while those sucked, it wasn’t nearly as hard as this. When my Grandma and Grandpa died, I was bummed for a couple of days, but then you would go home and things would be back to normal. It’s so hard without Denver around here. I can’t do anything with thinking of him. It’s hard to eat without him begging for food. It’s hard to leave the house without him sitting at the stairs and watching you leave. It’s hard to come home and not see him running toward the door, but the hardest thing to do is feed our other cat and dog and not put any food in Denver’s dish. It brings me to tears every time I have to feed our other animals.
I know I will get over it soon, but it’s really tough now.
I miss you so much Denver boy!!!
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RIP Denver Boy
It was a rough night last night. One of our cats was sick. They get sick from time to time. Usually we give it a little time, and if they don’t get better we take them to the vet. Denver was fine on Saturday, and was just laying around a little more than usual, and not eating on Sunday.We went to bed around 10:30 and took him with us. Hey laid in bed with us and was dead by midnight. He was only eight, but he was a fat lazy cat. He was my cat. I was the only one that he would allow to pick up and cuddle with. I miss him dearly. I might blog more about him later when the tears have faded a little more.
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Faux News
Here is an example of why I don’t and wont ever watch Fox News. They are totally one sided, and interrupt anybody with different ideas. I hate most of these stupid talking head shows, but this is the reason you won’t find Fox News on my satellite box guide.
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My Election Pet Peeves
Driving home from work I really noticed a lot of political yard signs. I don’t get the point of them. Do some people not know who is running? Are people going to base their vote on who their neighbors vote for? For me seeing all the McCain yard signs reminds be to get out and vote for Obama.
Today I also read that a bunch of people are having their Obama signs stolen, or destroyed. Are Republicans really that offend by the other side? Really?
I can’t wait for the election to be over. Not because I am sick of all the commercials, because I never watch live TV, but because I am sick of all the misinformation being spread.
Both parties are guilty of it. Factcheck.org is your friend use it. Do your own research, and make sure you are using reputable sites. Both parties spread a ton of misinformation on their commercials, and during the debate. Vote for who you think the right candidate is based on the facts, not the spin.
My Mom is a diehard Republican, and she sends me tons of emails of false information that she truly believes because she read it on the internet, or got it in an email. The latest email she sent me said that three former Fannie Mae executives are “economic advisers” to Obama. That is totally false.
Another thing that bugs me is people that vote based on one issue. Look at the bigger picture people! Don’t vote for McCain just because you are anti-choice. Vote for the person that you agree with on most issues. There are many things that I don’t agree with Obama on, but the majority I do, so he is my guy.
Another thing that drives me crazy is all the bashing of the candidate. Sure Palin is easy to pick on. The light heated stuff they do SNL or this song, are pretty funny, but this is uncalled for and not cool. Also, calling Obama a terrorist because of his name or skin color is totally uncalled for.
Both Obama and McCain are great American, and are both trying to do what they think is best for our country. Sure, they may differ on a lot of issues, but in the end, they both what’s best for our country, and both deserve lost of respect.
Go Obama!!!
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New Motion City Soundtrack Video
A new Motion City Soundtrack video came out today. It is for the acoustic version of “Fell In Love Without You”. It’s pretty cool seeing Minnesota license plates on the cars. I am guessing the video was shot by a lake somewhere in Minnesota.
"Fell In Love Without You" video
I can never get enough of this band. I have seen them six times, and can’t wait to see them again. Last time we saw them we got to meet the lead singer Justin, and I took a picture of him with my wife, remember? I sure do.
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Weird Al’s Newest Song
So if you haven’t heard, Weird Al is going to be releasing his songs online now as he completes them instead of saving them up for an album. Here is his newest song. Supposedly it’s a parody, but I have never heard the original.
Is the original a popular song? I have no idea. I am a big music fan, but I have no idea with what is going on with mainstream music. In fact I don’t think I have ever heard the original from Weird Al’s last hit “White & Nerdy”, which I think is a much better song than this one. Here it is if you don’t remember.
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Tweet From Your Dashboard
It’s been months since I have actually “used” twitter. I take that back, I read my tweets on my phone through Twitter, but that is all. I use Ping.fm to do my posting to Twitter, and use FriendFeed to read all my Tweets on my computer.
For the longest time I have been using a Ping.fm gadget on my Google homepage to do my posting. I always have a browser open, and my homepage is just a few click away.
Well, yesterday I was getting sick of those “few clicks”, and made it even easier to post to Twitter.
This trick can only me done on a Mac. I am using the Web Clip feature of Safari. It’s simple, just click on the Web Clip button and select the portion of the Ping.fm site that you need to make your posts, click add, and bingo, you have a Dashboard Widget for Tweeting, or posting to whatever social network you want to post to.
I seldom use the Dashboard in OS X, and always forget about the Web Clip feature. Now all I have to do to tweet is hit F7 and start typing away.
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TiVo Update
So a couple weeks ago our TiVo failed. It was a DirecTV TiVo that they no longer make. The wife HATES the DirecTV DVR that we have downstairs, so another DirecTV TiVo was the only way to go. Since it was cheaper to buy one used rather than trying to fix out old one, that’s what I did. I ordered the HD one so we could get HD channels on our upstairs TV too.
So earlier this week we got it, and I got it hooked up, but guess what? No HD! The DirecTV TiVo only supports the old HD channels. The ones in the 70s range. So we get five HD channels upstairs. Not very cool since we get almost every major network in HD downstairs.
The wife doesn’t care though. She would rather watch standard Def than deal with the crappy DirecTV DVR. She already said we are getting two of the new DirecTV Tivos when they come out next summer. We both can’t wait.
