My dad was on road construction projects for years and witnessed many animals being dumped. Apparently people figured the workers would take home the animals. We got more than one puppy that way.

That's just mind-boggling. I will never understand why people behave the way they do.

I told my ex to look out the window, we just got a cat.

Wow.

There was a sad story in the NY Times a few weeks ago about how in rural areas, a lot of animals get abandoned because their owners can't afford to feed them, much less pay their vet bills, and some people take them on anyway, and nearly go broke as a result. It was really sad, and something of an eye-opener. I realize that pets are a luxury of Western societies in many ways, but I guess I'd forgotten that they're a luxury even in Western societies.

Okay, maybe by Buffista standards I *am* a prude. That still makes me adventurous among hooples, though. Oh, I think I get it, Hec, it's like the flip-side of the sponge-bath question I used to get all the time.(isolation does occasionally have its benefits, in that I don't now, but I'm here posting this on Saturday night, so, it's probably a wash.) Things like that can be hard for me to talk about, and I stil think nurses should be able to talk about movies or dogs without confronting it, though.

Nobody should be committing cyber frottage on Bobbi or Jen because they're nurses.

And certainly nursing and caretaking have a whole different set of associations for you. Plus, I expect it takes more of a leap on your part to imagine somebody else being in control as a sexual plus, instead of a dreary everyday.

Buffy Books Not Finished? HERE buffysmglover | 23-Jun-07 at 10:15 pm | Permalink glad you liked the video! sorry it took me a month to get back here. I need to ask about the books. Why did S&S stop with the one in January 2008? Alice Henderson said in my site’s chat last night that S&S had received tons of ideas for the books, including some from Alice. Did you have anymore planned? Nancy Holder | 11-Aug-07 at 10:18 pm | Permalink I’m sorry I’m so long in responding. Yes, I had many more ideas. My most recent idea consisted of sending everyone back in time, with alternating storylines. I saw Alice at Comic-Con and she had told me that there MIGHT be more books after all, so I’d better keep my idea under wraps for now. Suffice to say I would give my life’s blood to write it!

I think you'er missing a quote mark at the end of your initial a href tag, buffysmglover.

Thanks

I just don't get people who don't feel that dogs, cats, and other companion animals are part of the family.

It's a culture thing. I like dogs. I might even love them. I can't imagine keeping one inside a house. It's not how I was raised, and if we're making a list of issues I've had since childhood that need fixing, it's pretty low on the list.

Our dogs were guard dogs primarily, but fun to play with. That whole cuddling thing still is beyond me, much less having them in my bed. I was just listening to a friend today talk about showering with his dog, and I just am not going to get it.

Which is okay.

Things not to do when you're already feeling blue: a budget.

Feh. What was I thinking? Why did proving that I can't afford my own damn bills seem like a good idea on a Saturday night?

I is stoopid sometimes.

I was just listening to a friend today talk about showering with his dog, and I just am not going to get it.

I'm not sure this part is a culture thing.