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What a guy! Makes you cry. Und I did.

12th
Aug. × ’10

Eddie is ill. This should not be a surprise; he is, after all, fifteen years old which is a fair stretch for a dog. What is a surprise is the suddenness with which his illness has affected him. We always knew about the  swollen liver, the heart murmour, the chronic ear infection, and the hardening [...]

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The dog police, part 3

17th
Apr. × ’10

Part 1 here, and 2 here. It was during the recent hearing that I realised how important it is to me that the system works. I had to trust that the process would result in a positive outcome for my family and show the complainant up for what he is: A bombastic thug. It wasn’t easy to [...]

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The dog police, part 2

19th
Feb. × ’10

Part 1 here. And as I said at the end of that, it’s not over yet. After the last incident, I sent a friendly letter to our neighbourhood git suggesting politely that we might be adult about things and have a conversation about his issues with living next to Oliver. Failing that, perhaps we could reach [...]

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The dog police

4th
Feb. × ’10

It’s been a while since I’ve had any juicy stories to post, and this is a doozy. First, as always, a little background. In the first week in this new apartment, I had an interaction with my new neighbour. He was halfway down the corridor outside my apartment, I was at the door. We were a [...]

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Born free, as free as the wind blows

7th
Nov. × ’08

Apparently, according to Mirto, I write better when I’m tired. If so, this should post should be comedy gold! I started writing that we’re one day in to our San Francisco life, but I think it might have been two. Between the waking at odd hours and the naps in between brief periods of wakefulness, [...]

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