Thursday, July 28, 2005
Forward, Mr. Sulu, Warp Factor Blase
I have been, for the most part, enjoying a slacker life for a while. My job allows me to work any hours I want, combine tasks easily, and when I score, it's pretty lucrative. My father has been in hospitals and rehab clinics so much lately that taking care of him involves cutting time out of my day to visit him, and calling him.
The rest of my time is spent emailing, blogging, message boarding, and whatever small necessities life throws at me. Now we get to education. Basher the blunder dog was overdue his shots, his heartworm medication had expired, and he was whining and scratching his ear. I cleaned the ear up a bit, decided if it was worse he was going to the vet the next day. Well, I get up and his ear is FAT. Full of liquid. Turns out if a dog flaps its ears too much, it can burst a blood vessel in one and the ear delaminates and fills with blood. They said he was too old to knock out and cut it, so try to keep him from shaking his head and aggravating it. If I can do that, the body will absorb the blood and go back to normal.
Very strange. He's better today, a little weak and dizzy from getting all his overdue shots, BUT! That Advantage stuff WORKS! My boy is 12 now, and has NO SIGN of heartworms! Well, the advantage is actually for the fleas and stuff. Heart Guard is for the heartworms. I use both. He rarely has fleas since I started using it, unlike years past where I'd have to set off 4 Raid Fumigators in my house, then vacuum twice and wipe down everything so we weren't killed by residual poison.
The dog had lost a total of 26 pounds now that Dad wasn't slipping him all his leftovers, too. Old Depression-era farm people like Dad think that scraps are GOOD for the dog. Well, if that's his major food source, then yes they are. Beats starving.
Added to the good news, my diet has now burned 50 pounds off me. That's almost half my goal. Ionamin. Ask your doctor about it.
Gee, I'm just a blogging advertisement today.
Let's end it with some TV ad critiques:
J.G. Wentworth, until you get over that ego, your commercials will suck. I enjoy clipping my toenails more than watching your commercials.
Orlando Japanese car dealerships: That chick Laura used to wear some HOT dresses, has a very unique, sexy voice, and I know the name of your dealership just from checking her out. But she's gettin' FRUMPY. Stop that. Dress her better. Give her a budget. You think those look-alike metallic insectoid pieces of crap sell themselves? Think again.
Now for your competitors: Either get that chick longer skirts or shorter, preferably the latter. Her knees look like battlefields the day after. That long, lanky fast-talking dork that's always with her, and probably pokin' her off-camera? You're a loser, dude. I wouldn't buy triple-sealed toothbrushes from you. I could swear you leave an ooze trail behind you. The dog's ok. Just get him to do something.
There. I feel better now.
I remember many long years ago when we had to give up our beloved dog as we were being transferred to Okinawa and they had heartworm there so we were advised not to take the dog. Now there doesn't seem to be anywhere in the States that doesn't have heartworm. Thank goodness they invented the preventatives. Also the tick and flew repellents are a saving grace. I hated the flea problems of the past, and ticks are just plain icky. We still have the occasional stupid tick that bites and dies and holds on, but at least doesn't spread Lyme Disease. Now if they would only come up with something for me to use.....
Here goes another try.
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