Category Archives: dogs

Friday, 10 May 2013

Posted on 10 May 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:26 – Barbara’s dad arrived at the Brian Center nursing home just before lunchtime yesterday. I stopped over to see him as Barbara was helping him get settled in. He’s currently on the second floor, which is the skilled-care (nursing … Continue reading →

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Monday, 15 April 2013

Posted on 15 April 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

07:58 – We still don’t know exactly what the problem is with Barbara’s dad. At one point yesterday they were talking about moving him to the ICU, but they decided not to, so he’s on a regular floor. They started … Continue reading →

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Sunday, 7 April 2013

Posted on 7 April 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:48 – We decided not to continue our subscription to Acorn TV beyond the 30-day free trial. There’s just not enough content there to make it worth our while. It’s not the price, which is only $3/month or $30/year. It’s … Continue reading →

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Saturday, 23 March 2013

Posted on 23 March 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

09:09 – Spring arrived here as expected on the 20th, with sunny skies and warm temperatures, but it’s disappeared again. Our highs over the next several days are to be in the mid- to upper-40′s (< 10C) and lows near … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 12 February 2013

Posted on 12 February 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:21 – Happy Darwin Day, and happy birthday to Colin, who’s two years old today. In fact, over the weekend I suggested to Barbara that we change Colin’s name to Darwin, but she wouldn’t hear of it. Barbara’s heading over … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 29 January 2013

Posted on 29 January 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:41 – The cops never, ever stop looking for a cop killer. In October, 1996, a local cop, Gregory Martin, radioed in that he was making a traffic stop and requested backup. A state cop soon arrived at the scene … Continue reading →

Posted in Barbara, dogs, lab day, news, science kits | 45 Comments

Wednesday, 21 November 2012

Posted on 21 November 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:33 – The EU finance ministers met all night, but couldn’t agree on giving any more money to Greece. It might help if they stopped referring to these disbursements as “loans” and started referring to them as what they really … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 15 November 2012

Posted on 15 November 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:00 – ObamaCare strikes. The top headline in our paper this morning was “Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Cuts 950 Jobs“. The spokesman made a point of saying that the cuts were preemptive, and not a result of any financial … Continue reading →

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Wednesday, 14 November 2012

Posted on 14 November 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

07:51 – The MDR-1 test kit for Colin showed up yesterday. It contains two tiny little brushes to do cheek swabs. The instructions said that food can interfere with the test, so we decided to do the cheek swabs first … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 13 November 2012

Posted on 13 November 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

09:00 – UPS showed up yesterday with a partial shipment from one of our wholesalers. This was mainly small stuff that we were running short of. Fifteen dozen each of the 10 mL graduated cylinders, 15 cm plastic rulers, and … Continue reading →

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