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@joans1976 Days like this can be really hard. Thinking of you today. @Stockholm_Andy I think a lot of us feel we could have done better. Most of us could have done far worse. Small progress is still progress. @RockinRobyn672 I used bait piles to get them out of the attic and into places where I could take them down last…

He still wags. When we walk, he still sniffs the ground, raises his head, sniffs the wind. When we spend time with him, he still licks hands or feet. He's not done yet. Random pic of the night: Power lines along a back alley somewhere in Roswell, NM. -m

@forestdweller1 It sucks, we all know that our pets can't live forever, but we still bring them into our lives and get attached and in five or ten or fifteen years or so, we go through the inevitable. We tell ourselves, not yet, they've got plenty of good years left, right? Then we tell ourselves, not yet, we take such…

Chips are a hard one for me; I've probably mentioned the salty crunchy cravings. When we're being BAD, we'll eat the chips. When we're really trying to be good, we'll wave the waiter away and skip the chips, and split an entree. Most salsas aren't too bad, but one of my favorite TexMex joints has this creamy jalapeno ranch…

Good to see familiar names popping in already. I'm in for March. Going to try to have a better month. I know February has been rough, and I'm not going to beat myself up over the way I've dealt with the stresses but I also know I can do better. I know that March doesn't promise to be much kinder to me than Feb was, and I'm…

That's not a D-, dude. You did way better than I did. Give yourself a better grade than that. I don't have much alcohol in the house, and I'm going to try to avoid buying for now, get back out of the routine of having something available. I do much better when I practice self control at the store or even before I get to…

About to wrap up another month. I've found that while I may fall short, being here helps me to at least be more cognizant of it, and over time that is helpful in staying motivated to try and do better. Today I started logging food again; dinner started out as a marginally not so healthy choice but something that wasn't so…

@lmlmrn tell me more about these skillet meals? I'm always looking for new ideas for healthy meals. @rockinrobyn672 Kudzu says it's a cat thing, most humans wouldn't understand. I had some custom guitar parts made by a guy in Istanbul, his cat fell 9 stories and only broke his legs. -m

Sunday is my planned A day so yep, wine. Not to excess, just chilling. SiriusXM broke or something so I couldn't listen to DarkWave tonight, minor nuisance all told. Just put on my Cure playlist on spotify and put Dark City on the TV with no sound. Maybe my darkwave station on Pandora would have been more like it but…

Better day all around today. Stress levels are decidedly not jacked up. Thanks. He's had another good day. Stepping on dog things will do it. Moose is a cutie! Thanks, Catpuccino. I would be furious, depending upon what stage of the process I was in. Once the film is processed, opening the door might be a huge…

Feeling okay so far today. I took my Garmin off so no idea what my sleep score would be. Don't really care today. Going to shoot once again for AF. Not going to sweat it if I fail. Aw, thanks! See that's what I mean, too many success stories not to at least give it a shot. I'll give it 'til this evening to give up the…

Man plans and god laughs. Did pretty well most of the day despite running my *kitten* off and dealing with some back pain. Toward the end of the night, stress levels got jacked up and I caved in to the impulse and had some wine. O_o B has had a pretty good day, one accident but that's bound to happen from time to time. I…

Yesterday I had a Sierra Nevada Atomic Torpedo IPA with dinner, cut with Karbach Free & Easy NA IPA to stretch it out over the remainder of the evening. The Atomic held up well to being cut, as it's a really bold brew. I didn't drink more or take anything before bed, hoping maybe I'd sleep better, thinking perhaps the…

Oh hey delayed response. Bibbs sounds a little like Bentley when we first brought him home. He quickly discovered all the places he could go to be left alone and don't even think about touching him. He learned over time that we weren't there to do him harm. We would do things like sit next to wherever he was hiding and…

First thing that comes to mind to mix with the Heineken 0.0 would be Heineken. My instinct is to go with same or similar, unless you're doing something like a black & tan. How does that Athletic IPA stack up? Thanks. It means a lot. I try. Honestly, I like most dogs more than I like most people, so...his imaging doesn't…

I took Mr B to the dogtor. We talked a lot, I won't bore with the details unless our resident vet tech demands it. Long story short, nobody has any clue what is going on. Doc speculated a little but was really cautious in his wording as this is clearly beyond him. We'll be thinking about a neurologist next - that can get…

Glass and a half of wine and a delta 8 gummie right before crashing last night. A win is a win. My biggest Pavlovian response would be to AC/DC. I'm conditioned, I can't help it. When they come on, my head will bob and there is no stopping it until the song is over. Reminds me of an Angus Young quote: “I'm sick to death of…

A greenhouse sounds cool. If I had property to build on, I would consider it. I would also love to keep bees. It's doable for city dwellers but our apartment complex wouldn't be ideal. -m

Yeah I bought the steaks and said "I'm gonna cook these;" I had portobello mushrooms, sweet onion and a red bell pepper, salad fixings, and even some small-ish baked potato boats ready to go. Every evening turned into "wanna just grab something?" until the steaks were visibly ruined. :( Really gotta watch that, that's how…

Up early and hit the ground running. Another long day today. Lots of little things at the office, stuff like getting the smart bulbs and plugs on the new network and swapping ugly old beige outlets for nice new white ones. It's a small detail but it makes a surprising difference. Dealing with Bentley is tiring. Threw away…

@globalhiker reminds me of the hike out from the Dry Fork trailhead when we encountered old geezers in far better shape than we were in. We never even reached the slot canyons. -m

Long day. Nothing specifically going on, just long. Lots of errands and tasks and stuff. You know, the things that make us say "I'm ready to get back to work so I can relax a little bit..." Grabbed a fresh pair of black 501s and black on black Brooks Adrenaline GTS 22 running shoes. I noticed I was rolling my feet on the…

We're...okay. He urinates, just never at convenient times like when I'm helping him stay upright or when he's in his wheels. This morning, he pooped outside, then stood around sniffing the wind. I brought him in, parked him in front of the bottle and he drank his fill while I got breakfast and morning meds together for…

Thanks for the laugh, kinda needed that. As a side, although it should go without saying, one should use good water for ice - filtered or bottled. Yeah, I like to think I'm a hardass and I don't know that I'd be too keen on spending time there. Maybe I'm getting soft in my old age, or maybe just wiser. I'm a child of the…

Have you tried the Deschutes NA Black Butte? I picked up a sixer of that not too long ago and it's pretty good. Nothing wrong with a mason jar for the right drink. Definitely with ya on the neat bourbon thing, though. I'll make the occasional old fashioned, heavy on the bitters and simple syrup instead of sugar, but most…

I was with you on that one for a long time. It wasn't too long ago that the options were all pretty much garbage versions of domestic swill. The new generation of N/A beers is a mixed bag; as a homebrewer and confirmed beer snob with a taste for high gravity brews and bold flavors, I'll say there are certainly a few worth…

Awesome doggo, Andy! Been drinking most nights. Eating better and starting to drop weight again slowly, so there's that; I'll take whatever wins I can get right now. The situation with Bentley is taking a toll, wife and I are both stressed a lot and it creeps into our lives. He hasn't gotten worse but he isn't getting…

I get that. I've been trying to get there myself, starting with food. I know now, after months of logging everything, where the unhealthy stuff lies and what the better options are. Now it's a matter of turning it from "I have to log this to stay on track" to just doing what I know is healthy. Drinking should eventually be…

I can't remember if I'd mentioned along the way. I used to spend time around a place in the New Orleans area called Dag's House, it was a rehab for dogs with all kinds of issues. They had dogs getting acupuncture, massage and chiropractic, they had dogs using underwater treadmills and in wheelchairs, they had dogs with…

I guess I slipped a floating rib. It hurts a lot. Sunday night means dark wave and a few drinks. Here's Bentley and a few shots that include Harley... Bentley's picture from the shelter's website and what we found when we got there: Dogs: More dogs: WTF dogs: We ordered a wheelchair today, should have it by Tuesday. I'd be…