Kuroneko Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Oh no, @ManvsMini, here's hoping that it hasn't spread and is treatable. We're keeping our fingers crossed for you as well. Please give Dixie a big hug from both of us here. 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Chaoswolf Posted October 7, 2020 Moderator Share Posted October 7, 2020 1 hour ago, ManvsMini said: Thank you very much. We'd also appreciate it if you would keep them crossed for my other labrador, Dixie. I got home from the store a few hours ago to find that our family vet had called with the pathology results of a mass on Dixie's chest we had checked out last week. It's definitely a cancerous tumor (unlike Molly's suspected lipoma), so it will also need removed, but she'll need screened to see if it's spread. I have to make her an appointment at the animal hospital tomorrow while I wait to hear about Molly. Not been a good evening. Absolutely. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadgersinMeadows Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 @ManvsMini Hope that Molly and Dixie will be well!! Sending love to both of them. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManvsMini Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Thank you everyone. It's greatly appreciated. I love all of my labradors, each one has their own story in how they better my life. Dixie's story is that she helped to save the life of my black lab, Carly, six years ago (and in many ways, her humans too). When we had Carly, we also had her sister/littermate Abby, another chocolate lab. Abby we had gotten as a puppy first, and when we learned the breeder hadn't sold Carly and was about to just put up a "free puppy" sign, we went and paid for her (so she would have a good home, and not end up in a puppy mill). We lost Abby due to cancer, and Carly fell into a deep depression; she'd never been the sole dog, and Abby had been the alpha for nine years. We were worried because she just lounged around. A month and a half after losing Abby, my mom saw an ad for Dixie needing a good home, who was about 2-3 years old. She was conflicted about getting her, because Abby's loss was still fresh, but concern for Carly made us put our own pain aside and bring her home. It was love at first sight (I'll never forget hearing the affection in my mom's voice saying "Look at her! She's perfect!" when she first saw her), and within 24 hours Carly was back to acting more normally. Within two weeks, by the time I came back up to check on her (I had re-enrolled in school at the time) Carly was acting like herself and snuggling right up to Dixie. And it was almost as if Dixie was Abby reincarnated; so many similarities, it helped to ease the loss. Especially when I had hernia surgery that same year, when she came over to the couch just after I was plopped down on it, and sat right down beside me, like my Abby would have done. I'm not writing her off and I'm not ready to say goodbye to her (like all of us feel about our animal friends). I'm just scared terribly for her right now, and I'm also anxious about Molly tomorrow. So, to everyone, thank you from the bottom of my heart. My girls: 15 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuldGrump Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Hmmm... my plan for the voice of the Rakshasa in the after school cops game was a bit like the voice of Smaug. What actually came out was a lot more like Tim Curry. They first met him looking like a homeless man, then once the introductions were made, and they started questioning him, he dropped the facade. And, yeah - they found him appropriately menacing, even as a witness. And one that had been under the influence at the time he witnessed the confrontation. Both the problem player and the wizard remembered to ask for a description of the beholder - and instantly realized that, no, that wasn't Casey - so, they sent for a sketch artist, and now have a sketch of this beautiful face - Definitely not Casey. The problem is that a rakshasa is, inherently, an unreliable witness, let alone one that was smoking pesh in the cemetery. Not a witness you would want to bring to court. Next combat encounter will be with those insane kobolds that Megan et ali faced in the grown up version of the campaign. The absolute worst thing that can happen to the squad, at this point, is actually finding the beholder - she could easily destroy the entire group. The Auld Grump 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadgersinMeadows Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 25 minutes ago, ManvsMini said: Thank you everyone. It's greatly appreciated. I love all of my labradors, each one has their own story in how they better my life. Dixie's story is that she helped to save the life of my black lab, Carly, six years ago (and in many ways, her humans too). When we had Carly, we also had her sister/littermate Abby, another chocolate lab. Abby we had gotten as a puppy first, and when we learned the breeder hadn't sold Carly and was about to just put up a "free puppy" sign, we went and paid for her (so she would have a good home, and not end up in a puppy mill). We lost Abby due to cancer, and Carly fell into a deep depression; she'd never been the sole dog, and Abby had been the alpha for nine years. We were worried because she just lounged around. A month and a half after losing Abby, my mom saw an ad for Dixie needing a good home, who was about 2-3 years old. She was conflicted about getting her, because Abby's loss was still fresh, but concern for Carly made us put our own pain aside and bring her home. It was love at first sight (I'll never forget hearing the affection in my mom's voice saying "Look at her! She's perfect!" when she first saw her), and within 24 hours Carly was back to acting more normally. Within two weeks, by the time I came back up to check on her (I had re-enrolled in school at the time) Carly was acting like herself and snuggling right up to Dixie. And it was almost as if Dixie was Abby reincarnated; so many similarities, it helped to ease the loss. Especially when I had hernia surgery that same year, when she came over to the couch just after I was plopped down on it, and sat right down beside me, like my Abby would have done. I'm not writing her off and I'm not ready to say goodbye to her (like all of us feel about our animal friends). I'm just scared terribly for her right now, and I'm also anxious about Molly tomorrow. So, to everyone, thank you from the bottom of my heart. My girls: They are wonderful. I pray they will be well. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumbloke Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 The school my nephews and niece go to has a confirmed COVID case (a teacher). The nephews are in the middle of exams at the moment... 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGP Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 3 hours ago, OneBoot said: ...bugging just about everyone to give us something to do... This is an example of what the nameless Sage meant when he or she said, “No good deed goes unpunished”. You have now lived it. How did The Great Stapling Conundrum ever get resolved? 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuldGrump Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Listening to June Tabor - such cheery, uplifting music... Johnny arose on a May mornin' Gone for water tae wash his hands He hae loused tae me his twa gray dogs That lie bound in iron bands When Johnny's mother, she heard o' this Her hands for dule she wrang Cryin', "Johnny, for yer venison Tae the green woods dinna ye gang" Aye, but Johnny hae taen his good benbow His arrows one by one Aye, and he's awa tae green wood gaen Tae dae the dun deer doon Oh Johnny, he shot, and the dun deer lapp't He wounded her in the side Aye, between the water and the wood The gray dogs laid their pride It's by there cam' a silly auld man Wi' an ill that John he might dee And he's awa' doon tae Esslemont Well, the King's seven foresters tae see It's up and spake the first forester He was heid ane amang them a' "Can this be Johnny O' Braidislee? Untae him we will draw" An' the first shot that the foresters, they fired They wounded John in the knee An' the second shot that the foresters, they fired Well, his hairt's blood blint his e'e But he's leaned his back against an oak An' his foot against a stane Oh and he hae fired on the seven foresters An' he's killed them a' but ane Aye, he hae broke fower o' this man's ribs His airm and his collar bain Oh and he has sent him on a horse For tae carry the tidings hame Johnny's good benbow, it lies broke His twa gray dogs, they lie deid And his body, it lies doon in Monymusk And his huntin' days are daen His huntin' days are daen - Johnny o' Braidislee The Auld Grump 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuldGrump Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 I think we are about three quarters through a game of Alpha Centauri... going for a cooperative victory - I'm playing University, she's playing Gaeans. Pretty sure we could call it now - we have enough of a lead on the ones we have not destroyed. (Santiago and Yang decided it would be a good idea to attack us.) Still my favorite of the Civilization style games. The Auld Grump 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kangaroorex Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 3 hours ago, TheAuldGrump said: Definitely not Casey. Brings new meaning to the term 'staring daggers at you' its capable of a very pointed staring contest 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaganMegan Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 On 10/6/2020 at 12:12 AM, TheAuldGrump said: @ub3r_n3rd Is that you? *** Putting together a Fallen Angels collection of movies for Hallowe'en... So far - The Prophecy (1-3) Dark Angel: the Acension Gabriel Legion (Terrible movie) Bedazzled (Yeah, it's a comedy, but...) Dogma (I've heard this rant before!) Any suggestions? The Auld Grump Neverwhere. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haldir Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 4 hours ago, sumbloke said: The school my nephews and niece go to has a confirmed COVID case (a teacher). The nephews are in the middle of exams at the moment... My old high school across the border in Idaho has 25 confirmed cases. They are going to distance classes. Here, our schools have never opened for face to face interaction. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator OneBoot Posted October 7, 2020 Moderator Share Posted October 7, 2020 4 hours ago, TGP said: How did The Great Stapling Conundrum ever get resolved? Well, without all of the fun narrative description, the end result was myself and one of the other temps literally cutting several thousand staples off of pieces of paper. This is now repeated on a monthly basis. It may not be the best solution, but it's really the only one that meets the needs of all groups involved. I'll go into more depth when I'm not typing on my phone, it really was quite the drama. The letter D in particular caused quite a commotion lol. Huzzah! --OneBoot :D 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitterwolf Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 12 hours ago, Froggy the Great said: I have a happy cat stretched out beside me. Is good. Had a good job interview yesterday, should hear back this week. Is good. Have a Genesee Cream Ale. Is good. Have a celtic jam session tonight, socially distanced in the hostess's front yard. Is good. Haven't yet destroyed my finger callouses from playing Mandolin yet today. Superglue callous assist is good. Glad to hear you're in a good place. Hope the job will be yours! 9 hours ago, ManvsMini said: Thank you very much. We'd also appreciate it if you would keep them crossed for my other labrador, Dixie. I got home from the store a few hours ago to find that our family vet had called with the pathology results of a mass on Dixie's chest we had checked out last week. It's definitely a cancerous tumor (unlike Molly's suspected lipoma), so it will also need removed, but she'll need screened to see if it's spread. I have to make her an appointment at the animal hospital tomorrow while I wait to hear about Molly. Not been a good evening. Oh no! That's one of the biggest fears of every pet owner. Could they tell you if it's a slow or fast spreading kind? Depending on the treatment and age of the dog it can make a difference. Stupid disease. I so hope it hasn't spread. Hang in there! 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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