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.
...because God knows you need some satisfaction in life besides shagging Captain Cardboard! And I never really liked you anyway. And you have stupid hair!
Spike ,'Selfless'
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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.