We got the results of Tang’s biopsy today, and the results were actually pretty good. The biopsy did determine that the cancer was fibrosarcoma as they thought. They gave his prognosis as “favorable” provided that the cancer had not previously metastatisized and that the tumor had been completely removed. Test results show that both of […]
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Tang is home from surgery
After a lot of research and consulting with the vets, we decided the best thing to do for Tang was to have them amputate his leg as they suggested. His surgery was yesterday and he got to come home today. We’ve got him in a large enclosure in the bedroom right now, since we’re supposed […]
Softball for beginners
Over the weekend, we put together an impromptu softball game. A number of my coworkers from India expressed an interest in learning how to play baseball, so what better way to learn than to try it. About 8 people showed up, including my brother, his fiance, Vijay, Shankar, Sundar and a few of their friends. […]
Mazda5 real world gas mileage
The longer we have this car, the happier I am with it. We’ve traveled with 6 people a number of times, hauled quite a few big loads and taken a few trips. It’s pretty well broken-in now, so I think we’ve got a pretty good idea of it’s fuel economy. We drive pretty aggressively around […]
There are many ways to be a hero
For several months now, there’s been a very irritating poster near the door at work. It was created by the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce to promote pedestrian safety. Every day it takes all my restraint not to provide a scathing commentary on it with a magic marker. It reads: There are many ways to […]
Very sad kitty news
About a week ago our big orange cat, Tang, jumped up on our lap while we we were watching a movie. I went to pet him and jumped – he had a large lump on his right hind leg. It hadn’t been there for long, since gets lots of attention, and we would have noticed […]
Internet withdrawal
I don’t normally blog during working hours, but this is a special exception. Our home internet (along with that of some of my co-workers) has been down since Sunday, thanks to Insight Communications having problems with some upgrades. Unfortunately, that means our home phone is also out of commission (voice over IP). I’d like to […]
A fine automotive day
This morning Dusty and Evan planned to run some errands and visit a couple of yard sales. At around 10am, she called me at work and said she had a flat tire. She was about 10 miles away northwest of town. Though I’m sure she could have managed herself, I left work to help. When […]
Recovering a “dead” cordless drill battery
A couple of weeks ago, when starting a project, I discovered that one of my batteries for my 18V Dewalt cordless drill didn’t work. It wouldn’t make the drill even flinch and there was no voltage at all across the terminals. No problem, I’ll charge it. When I put it in the charger, the blinking […]
Camping at Starved Rock
Well, now that it’s the weekend again, I figure it’s about time I blogged about last weekend’s camping trip. We went with the Great Lakes Popup Club to Starved Rock State Park. The weather couldn’t have been better. The park didn’t fill up entirely (which is rare), but quite a few club members made the […]