Toddson!!

> I also have an overpopulation of Dermodex Brevis - little critters living in the oil glands in my eyelids and blocking them. The cure is scrubbing my eye area (external) and eyebrows with a wash that contains tea tree oil. It's working, he says.

I used to have this! I have an eyelash that grows into my eye instead of out like they are supposed to do, and the last time I went to my optometrist to get it pulled out, they gave me a brand new med. Use it two weeks, and you'll get rid of that permanently, they told me. I did, and haven't had it since. Let me go find the box.

java, the chicks flew out of the nest a week Monday and have never been back. They flew well in short bursts and now have aerial skills.

Rx only, NovaBay Pharma i-Lid (tm) cleanser Hypochlorous acid cleansing solution

Sounds like a plan, bonny.

Hey! You know what I needed in my life right now? Roommate drama. This morning J, who is weird and a tin hat conspiracy dude but considerate and pays bills on time, slipped a copy of a letter under my door that he had given to R. It was all complaints about her dog, who is an 8lb rat terrier and, we all agree, an asshole. It was a solid page complaining about his barking and how it keeps J up and gives him stress headaches.

Now, J lives in the master suite in back and never hangs out in the common spaces. We literally have no way of knowing if he's awake or asleep, here or gone. He has never said word one to her or me before about the barking. Never come out (or even texted) to tell her he was trying to sleep. We had no idea he could hear Wiggins back in his room. She was conciliatory via text and left him potato salad and ear plugs. He responded by insinuating that she's a neglectful owner.

Whatever, man. 1) we were VERY CLEAR when he moved in about the animals. 2) again, he needs to be a fucking grown up and use the word noises. 3) if he has so much experience with animals, how about constructive suggestions or a sample lesson? 4) he never spends more than five seconds at a time with the dog so he has no clue. 5) our yard is literally surrounded by yards with other barking dogs.

They are communicating directly (and R is sharing their convo with me) but I reassured her that I am 100% Team Asshole Dog. She is super upset and feels badly that I am even peripherally involved, but really I have no fucks. You don't like it, J? Give notice and go. Technically I could boot him if I wanted since he's subletting from me.

We would all love it if Wiggins chilled out. He's getting there. He's only two. He almost never piddles any more.

Holy cow that was fast. It seems like I was hearing that eggs had been laid, like, 3 weeks ago. Must've been longer than that.

Bonny, I think it might be. She's never used that phrase, but I think that's one of the things that osteos do. I should go find her "intro to my practice" thing.

It's a four page thing. I could photo and email if anyone wants it. Can't link it because it's not a URL.

She says, blah blah human anatomy ... connective tissue ... here it is: "Motion is the key word in osteo~ manip~. Restablishing motion is the principle of treatment, including cranial bone motion and connective tissue around it called the Dura Matter. *Everything* in the body moves. I work at freeing the motion of muscle, tendon, ligament, fascia, organs, fluids, and bones."

On the head, I don't feel things moving, exactly, but it feels like It's Doing Something. Inside my mouth, it felt like something that was tight (that I never noticed before) loosened a bit. Like, miniscule, but still.

I love rats, but they do require a lot of attention, and even with that? Barkers. It's kind of what they do, but they are smart and need a lot of stimulation, also. Maybe more exercise or toys?

I love rats, but they do require a lot of attention, and even with that? Barkers. It's kind of what they do, but they are smart and need a lot of stimulation, also. Maybe more exercise or toys?

Most Rat Terriers I know never really got over their breed instincts. Not a bad thing, just a thing to be managed/accepted.

They need SO much stimulation. For reals.

Then again, I know one who's person uses the Chuckit like it's going out of style. I swear, that dog runs the equivalent of a 10k every single day and never calms down.

Java, I'm really on board with the motion thing and am so glad to hear you are getting good results. Bodies are meant to move and we...okay I mean ME...tend to stop using them and then wonder why they don't work anymore. Yeah, I'm really talking about me here.

I miss my rattie so much and she's been dead for ten years already. Such a hero about her diabetes shots!

Ugh, smonster. I hope that things work out with Invisible J. Or work out that he works himself a way out. It's good that they are talking now rather than just passing notes.