January 5, 2010, 10:49 am

czoerun

I need a fun story from you Candida. I just know there must have been some events over the last couple of months that will make me laugh. I hope to see a post up there soon. ...

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November 17, 2009, 9:56 am

NMCandida

Fuzzy thoughts from a Brain on Percocet Why the beginning of my most recent story is yet another walkabout, I cannot for the life of me tell you. But that is where my poor fuzzy brain wishes to start, so there we shall begin. One would think that after 40 years of owning animals and 14 years of being a veterinarian, there may be a small amount of animal logic hidden somewhere in me, but apparently that is not the case. Certainly it was not the other week when I felt sorry for my poor ponies. “Poor ponies,” said I, as I ...

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August 31, 2009, 7:36 pm

NMCandida

Walkabouts In October of 2006, the best dog that ever was or ever will be, Thika, died. She left a howling dog-sized hole in my heart. I did not wait a realistic amount of time before filling that void, and since I could not find another Thika, I thought "two dogs for the price of one" was an intelligent credo. I went to "puppy day" for a local rescue group, and I chose Rainy, simply because she wasn't as little and as cute as all the other puppies there. I mistook her shyness as reserve, her smooth brow as intelligence, her short ...

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July 6, 2009, 1:44 pm

NMCandida

WORK OUT! I was feeling a little down today, and I was wondering what is wrong with me. What is wrong with me? What is WRONG with me?! What is wrong with me, I decided, is I am being a lazy git, and I need to do some exercise! Unfortunately, it has been raining for the most part of the past week or two here, and even though I still get out and hike and garden, etc., I am thoroughly sick of being wet and muddy. Today, however, looked more promising than previous days. There was a bit of blue ...

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