askye, I'm so sorry! You did everything you could, it's not your fault.
ND, I can only sympathize and wish you and your family well. I've been there, trying to help an aging parent, it's so very hard.
The girl's not playing with a full deck, Giles. She has almost no deck. She has a three.
Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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Zenkitty - Nov 27, 2011 9:52:47 am PST #3490 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
javachik - Nov 27, 2011 9:55:46 am PST #3491 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Askye, I'm terribly sorry. Everyone is right - you did exactly what the vet said. Please don't feel guilty. I'm so glad you have Dean there to snuggle you.
Atropa - Nov 27, 2011 10:02:50 am PST #3492 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Askye, I'm so sorry. Please don't feel guilty.
askye - Nov 27, 2011 10:27:09 am PST #3493 of 30001
Thrive to spite them
Thanks everyone. It was just such a shock and I'm feeling less...shocky and I do realize I did everything I could.
askye - Nov 27, 2011 11:25:07 am PST #3494 of 30001
Thrive to spite them
I just remembered something I've been meaning to mention one of the exhibits next year at the Shelburne Museum is going to be "Time Machines: Robots, Rockets, and Steampunk".
The season doesn't start until May but I'm excited about the exhibit and if I can take pictures I will. Steampunk yay!
Cass - Nov 27, 2011 12:51:02 pm PST #3495 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I am very sorry, askye.
hippocampus - Nov 27, 2011 1:00:26 pm PST #3496 of 30001
not your mom's socks.
I'm so sorry Askye. You are a great pet owner and advocate. I'm glad Will could be there and that you got to talk to your parents.
askye - Nov 27, 2011 1:30:50 pm PST #3497 of 30001
Thrive to spite them
I guess the next step is trying to decide if I want to stay a 1 cat household or take on another cat. My neighbor is moving and is getting rid of one her kittens. But I know that someone may want it.
I think I'm going to watch Dean and see how he does. I'm concerned that without a playmate he'll get bored and be destructive. He already has a bad habit of knocking things off flat surfaces when he's bored. He's broken several glasses that way.
Typo Boy - Nov 27, 2011 1:43:55 pm PST #3498 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
That is such a personal thing I don't think I can even give meta advice on the decision making process let alone say anything about the decision. I will say that I trust you to make the right decision, whatever it turns out to be.
Typo Boy - Nov 27, 2011 4:04:11 pm PST #3499 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
"Command and control" is a standard term for regulation (and sometimes public investment) in economics. It is kind of a propaganda victory that it became a standard term, but whether I like or not it is a technical term, a term of art. Question: when an entire phrase is a technical term, does it belong in quotes, because the meaning lies in the entire phrase? And because it has a specific meaning in the context of economics. It occurs to me, for example, that "command and control" might mean something very different to a naval officer than it does to an economist.