I want miniature donkeys.

CJ used to get gushers like that. We both have gotten so used to them that he just grabs something to blot with and doesn't freak out.

I thought with moving to dry Colorado they would actually get worse, but he got through the summer with a minimum. For whatever reason, they only happened when he went swimming. Yuck.

Like Gud I used to get these routinely. But it has been over 20 years since I last got a gusher, and five since I got a minor nose bleed. So I'm a little WTF about an old problem coming back.

Probably sunspots.

bonny, I hate to paint and the things that work best for me are 9" painting pads, an extension pole, and small painting pads and 2" angled brushes for cutting in. For me, painting pads drip less and go faster. I'm an evangelist for Wagner Glass Mask for painting windows. Also, there are relatively cheap disposable drop cloths that are part plastic and part absorbent paper, which work better than newspaper or plastic for keeping paint off other stuff.

My problem with the Shurline Edgers is that I get paint on the little rollers, then roll an extra stripe. I like to use these cheap pads [link]

Lucy is such a sweet dog. I hope the surgery is successful and she adjusts quickly to three-legged-ness. I'll be thinking of y'all.

Lots of ~ma headed out for Lucy and mom.

In terms of painting, as someone born clumsy, and trained worse, I hate rollers, spray paint and all automated methods. Give me old fashioned brushes. It may be slow, but even someone as uncoordinated as I am can get the paint where I want it in the amount I want it. Warning: this is advice from one of the world's lousiest do-it-yourselfers.

I LOVE Painting. Sure, it's a pain to do prep, but the difference a new paint job makes is so amazing. And if you tape edges well, even a total klutz like me can do a good job!

Lots of ~for Lucy and Brenda.

bonny, I hate painting. Scratch that. I don't hate the painting, I hate the prep and the clean up which are 90% of the work. I haven't found very many of the As Seen on TV products that I can rave about (except the One Sweep broom).

That hasn't stopped me from considering the ShamWow!

Typo, I grew up with severe, recurring, gushing nosebleeds. I remember my dad trying to stem a nosebleed for me with at least three dishtowels once and he was ready to take me to the emergency room. The trick I've found that works best is this: Take a tiny piece of paper and fold it several times until it's a tiny packet (sort of like a piece of trident gum) and wedge it between your gum and lip at the frenum right under your nose like a shim. There is a blood vessel that runs right through there and this staves off the supply, allowing some clotting time.

I hire other people to paint for me. I am both lazy and bad at it.