Freaking Winter Wonderland – 2/21/15

I don’t know how to start this post, so here it goes.  I am going to make a list of the things I like and dislike about Winter so this way maybe someone out there will say, “Me too.”  Misery does love company. Things I like about Winter: Shoveling snow, but only if I do…

Alex’s ACL Injury – 15 Months Later

In November 2013, Alex injured her ACL and I was beyond scared.  So scared that I was ready to put her through surgery, but my better half, Cynthia, talked me out of it, and even today I am glad we made the right decision for Alex.  Please, bear in mind that neither Cynthia nor I…

The New England Holocaust Memorial in Boston

While in Boston, I had the opportunity to visit the New England Holocaust Memorial, and to say that I was touched by what I read would be an understatement.  What resonated with me most was this: They came first for the Communists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Communist. Then they came…

Dinner – Chicken, Rice, and Mashed Potatoes

After reading about what goes in the making of kibble, I decided that it’d be best to feed Alex a combination of human food and kibble with the former making up most of her diet.  In Ecuador, where I am originally from, when I was a kid our pets were fed scraps and I don’t…