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It truly is amazing how your monthly quality control review changes from "you suck, how stupid are you" to this. What did I change in my approach to work to suddenly have amazing, stellar feedback? Nothing. I had a different QC reviewer this month. Just something to keep in mind next time...

Book 25 of 2024: Brief Encounters with Che Guevara - Ben Fountain I never used to like short stories, essays, and vignettes, but that changed when I read Mirrors by Eduardo Galeano a few years ago - one of the best books I have ever read. This was a good read, too. * The well-intentioned...

Yes, we had Sammy on the US version - Movo-Flex. It helped, up to a point, but he needs something stronger now.

So, last week we started Sammy on Adequan injections for his arthritis. Tonight was his third injection, and we are already seeing a big difference. For the last three days, he has been sleeping on the bed during the day, something he has not been able to do for months because the bed was too...

Book 24 of 2024: Sapiens - Yuval Noah Harari (Audiobook) Enjoyed this immensely and learned a lot, from history to biology to economics, all made accessible and easy to understand, also very entertaining. I will definitely listen to another of his books, Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow. * One...

I knew The Dogs would come through! Thanks to a very kind Dog I have the AMA sorted with a free PDF download! Thank you sir! 😘

This is a really long shot but... Does anyone have a used copy or a copy they no longer need of the American Medical Association (AMA) Manual of Style, any edition, or the Chicago Manual of Style, any edition? It would need to go to someone in Cape Town asap... PM me for details if you can help.

My cousin in northern Germany (at the border to Denmark) took some picture of the northern lights last night. The constellation in the last picture is the Big Dipper.

It has a bit of a swampy smell... it's brackish. It's tidal (saltwater) from the lagoon side and rainwater runoff from the stormwater drainage canals flowing out into the lagoon.

Yesterday I went kayaking in Turkey Creek Sanctuary, a nature reserve, with a friend. It was a group tour, but no one else showed up, so it was just the two of us and the guide, a very peaceful 2-hour sunset paddle. Unfortunately we did not see any bioluminescene and very little wildlife - the...

Book 23 of 2024: Look in the Mirror - Catherine Steadman (Library) I read this in 2 days. Not at all what I expected. Dark and disturbing and un-put-downable. I have another one of her books on my list - Something in the Water. I'll have to make sure to read that one, too. * When Nina’s...

Stick a fork in her, she's done. Sammy too. That was a lot of medication and excitement in one go. First of all, there was the car ride - always a treat, with Sammy sticking his head out the window, riding in the wind. We can't have Maggie near an open window because she has a history of...

Today we took Maggie and Sammy to the vet for all of their annual jabs. This is always an expensive endeavor. We are also starting Sammy on special arthritis injections because the current medication (gabapentin) is no longer doing the job. The arthritis medication is called Adequan. It is...

Authors are lazy... that's why I have a job ;)

Book 22 of 2024: Out of Africa - Karen Blixen/Isak Dinesen A classic and a re-read - I own it. 'I had a farm in Africa, at the foot of the Ngong Hills . . . Up in this high air you breathed easily . . . you woke up in the morning and thought: Here I am, where I ought to be.' From the moment...

A very unfortunate typo, especially because spell check won't pick it up...

No issues... just some rain. We were lucky this time.

Book 21 of 2024: Right Hand of the Resistance - Paul Michael Peters - Pre-publication review copy from the publisher (Owl Club Media Group) I didn't particularly enjoy it. It's a thinly veiled social commentary on the current US/Mexico border issue. Throughout the book, substitute "barrier"...

TGIF everyone...we are sitting back with popcorn and beer to watch this show... 🍿🍺

Atlas V launch early this morning