Collective Thoughts

Saturday 8 - Noses and Doggie Tails

1. i have a nasty head cold. when was the last time you were sick, and what ailed you? I had an absolutely massive headache last night ( I know men always exaggerate! ) but I think that was after being in a really hot swimming pool shouting my head off for 3 hours at a swimming gala without taking any kind of refreshment. Then we went around friedns for a meal. So all I had from about 12:00 was 2 glasses of wine and a coffee. Very healthy...NOT!

2. i left my contacts out last night by accident, and they dried out. ugh. do you wear glasses or contacts to correct your vision? if so, for how long? I wear glasses now but not as often as I should. I had to wear them for my bike test otherwise I would have fialed the eyesight test.

3. a stray dog was found wandering in our neighbourhood, which is rare. he was so thin you can see his ribs, spine, and hipbones. we took him in and are searching for the owner, although i really don't want to give him back due to his condition. what would you do if you found the owner of this dog after taking him in? I think I would have already reported the dog's state of health to the RSPCA and the if the owner was found they could deal with it legally.

4. i have two friends who are interested in taking the dog. after putting up "found dog" posters all over, how long would you wait to hear from the old owners before giving him to a new home? With a dog in that state about 5 minutes!

5. i am bringing the dog into the vet on monday to rule out a weird parasitic-worm thing for his weight loss, as i don't see the owners contacting me. my husband says that i've done more than i should for this pup, but i want to make sure he's OK health-wise. would you take the dog to the vet and spend your own money, or would you take him/her to the animal shelter first? I would have taken him to the RSPCA but would have given them my name and no. to keep in touch.

6. at this point in your life, if someone offered you a free young dog/cat of a breed/mix that you wanted, would you take it? I have had enough of pets and animal grief for a while. I have a hard enough job playing husband and father. If I was pushed I would prefer 2 cats than anything else. If I had to take a dog it would have to be a husky type.

7. switching gears... a 10-yr. old boy in texas asked his uncle why saddam had a noose around his neck after seeing a news feed loop on a spanish-speaking news channel. the uncle explained they were going kill him by hanging, and the boy asked if that's how you kill "bad people." the uncle answered 'yes' and the boy was found later with a bedsheet around his neck hanging from his top bunk. people are saying that he 'mimicked' the hanging; i think he killed himself purposefully. do you think his death was a suicide or an accident? Accident - he was play acting.

8. a bride in austria jokingly answered "no" to the question of "do you take this man," causing the official to call off the wedding immediately. not even the sobbing pleadings of the bride could prompt the official to continue with the wedding, and the couple will have to wait 2.5 months before they can marry again. do you think this was too harsh, that the woman got what she deserved for larking about during such a serious ceremony ... or perhaps she should thank her lucky stars and run for the hills with some hot czech nationals? Oh my God that is bureaucracy going mad again. Princess Diane got Prince Charles name wrong when they married so does that mean that it was null and void?

posted by Frederick The Butler @ 6:13 pm