kvetching up

Entry 1.    11:54 a.m. Now, I Give My Baby, Now, The Ninety-Nine Degree First, the puppy is better.  Huge relief.  Huuuuuuge relief.  I laid with her on the floor last night, keeping the sick and lethargic puppy company, like a scared dad.  But, today, back to rambunctious and frolicking behavior.     Abby and I agreed last night we'd head over to Goodwill to buy lots of old CDs, her latest hobby--a throwback chip off the old block.  We got in my 2005 Jeep Grand Jalopy, I started the car and backed around the corner to change direction.  When I put the car back in drive, the dashboard warning light lit up like Seattle's 1st Avenue in 1985, red lights flashing everywhere.  The electronic ABS system had experienced failure. I am grateful that it didn't happen last night as I drove from my friend Paul's house down 23rd towards Montlake (after an amazingly great dinner and company, btw).  But, I am afraid its time to put the o...

Look at the sun sinking like a ship Look at the sun sinking like a ship Ain't that just like my heart babe When you kissed my lips ? -from Meet Me In The Morning by Bob Dylan It was a lovely Saturday.  I saw a friend yesterday. Vaccination has its benefits.  I planted seedlings in the garden, went on a long walk, spent the evening with the family watching Adventureland, and had lovely strawberry shortcake for dessert. I fell asleep early, slept soundly and dreamed of buying and rehabbing a home and office in Riverside. The office was in a Marina off Allesandro.  This is odd because Riverside had ocean front property in the dream.  Maybe the great quake finally dumped L.A. into the sea.   Jenny was suffering tremendously from pain last night.  She really wanted to make dinner and spent a couple hours at it, making biscuits for the strawberry shortcake dessert and a lovely pasta carbonara.  Unfortunately, standing on her feet, relatively stationary,...