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[ClemmonsDevil]

Pulled pork on a hot sausage stuffed into bread.

High school nickname?

[bundabergdevil]

High school nickname?

Just when I was wearing yoga pants.

[ClemmonsDevil]

Just when I was wearing yoga pants.

Mine was Ken Doll when wearing yoga pants.

[bundabergdevil]

Mine was Ken Doll when wearing yoga pants.

Oh dear.

[ClemmonsDevil]

Oh dear.

I mean...it was cold there.

[bundabergdevil]

I mean...it was cold there.

Not cold enough to make it completely disappear.

[ClemmonsDevil]

Not cold enough to make it completely disappear.

It's an innie.

[Bostondevil]

So, this week was annual check up week for my cats. Unfortunately, two were diagnosed with cancer. Grant, the soon to be 15 year old male, has been with me through 3 states, 2 apartments and 2 houses. He has greeted me home after an East Region semi shellacking by Villanova in 2009, Final Four wins and an NCAA title in Indy in 2010, Sweet Sixteen and Elight Eight wins in Houston en route to a 2015 title, and a Final Four appearance in the Big Easy in '22. On the football side, an exciting but ultimately a Sun Bowl loss in 2014. He will be around for a bit longer, 4-6 months is the current prognosis, but his cancer is fairly unusual: 1 in up to 30k vaccinated cats get it and it is fairly aggressive.

Mary, the most recent addition to the family, recently turned ten. Born with limited eyesight due to microopthamalia, she has been a Texan for life. She does share my allergies to mountain cedar. More of a Vandy fan she has been with me through 2 baseball titles and two runner ups, a couple NCAA basketball appearances and 3 bowl appearances. And of course two bowling titles (Hail Pinman). She is always the first to remind me when it is dinner time and loves to be pet after to aid the digestion process. Her cancer is a bit more common and current prognosis is 1-2 years.

Not welcome news. Sorry to hear this. I hope you all have more happy days for as long as you can.

[bundabergdevil]

Always paving paradise.

[YmoBeThere]

Always paving paradise.

I thought they paved paradise to put up a parking lot?

[bundabergdevil]

I thought they paved paradise to put up a parking lot?

Or hideous multimillion dollar second homes.

[bundabergdevil]

Honeysuckles and Happy are two smells that take me back.

[YmoBeThere]

6-7 degrees above 30 year average every day between now and October 2nd.

Yes, that is a complaint.

[YmoBeThere]

Fun fact: James Bond no longer works for Her Majesty's Secret Service.

[ClemmonsDevil]

Fun fact: James Bond no longer works for Her Majesty's Secret Service.

Ha! Too soon!

[bundabergdevil]

Fun fact: James Bond no longer works for Her Majesty's Secret Service.

Cause he dead or she dead or both?

[YmoBeThere]

Cause he dead or she dead or both?

Well, he is fictional...

[bundabergdevil]

Well, he is fictional...

Exactly what a good spy wants you to think.

[YmoBeThere]

Arrgh, does no one celebrate talk like a gentleman o' fortune day any more?

[Bostondevil]

Arrgh, does no one celebrate talk like a gentleman o' fortune day any more?

I have thought about it all day but have not participated, mostly because the only people I've talked to are my dad and the good people who make me tea at the local Caffe Nero.