Monthly Archives: March 2015

Caturday – The Last Farewell

Posted on March 28, 2015 by jeroljohnson

I just buried Jasper. This is our pet graveyard. It’s behind our garage, facing south. This used to be my parents’ rhubarb and strawberry patch. The rhubarb grows like a weed but I’ve gotten some of it dug out. For … Continue reading →

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Insomnia, Incoherence, and Some Other I Word I’m to Bleary to Alliterate

Posted on March 28, 2015 by jeroljohnson

I woke up at four thirty this morning. This is not unusual for me. I wake up a few times during the night and usually I fall back to sleep. But every now and then my addled brain locks into … Continue reading →

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RIP Jasper, 1998-2015

Posted on March 25, 2015 by jeroljohnson

Jasper left us just after midnight last night. He started having seizures Monday afternoon and it was all downhill from there. He passed away laying on a towel on our bed with my wife whispering his name and saying goodbye. … Continue reading →

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X-Files: If I Ran the Zoo

Posted on March 24, 2015 by jeroljohnson

It’s just been announced that the classic 90s TV series The X-Files will return for six episodes. David Duchovny (the man, the myth, the monotone) and Gillian Anderson will be back as FBI agents Mulder and Scully with writer/producer Chris … Continue reading →

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Salted Moose

Posted on March 23, 2015 by jeroljohnson

Above is a 2014 picture of the slough/wetlands that got inundated with waste water a little over a month ago. We drove out to the farm yesterday and though the well site is still a mess there was enough dry … Continue reading →

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DryLok and Hard Rock

Posted on March 18, 2015 by jeroljohnson

Here’s a photo of the downstairs beer fridge that I posted last year. Note the wall behind the fridge and keep in mind that the photo doesn’t do it justice. The walls of this room were painted this ugly florid … Continue reading →

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And Yet My Wife Thinks We Don’t Have Enough Pets

Posted on March 16, 2015 by jeroljohnson

We had a week of very warm weather. Temperatures were in the high 50s to mid 60s. The cats were quite enthused about this. This was taken Sunday afternoon, when everyone was tuckered out and ready for a nap. The … Continue reading →

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Caturday is Sunday

Posted on March 13, 2015 by jeroljohnson

It’s 55 degrees and it will hit 60 before the day is over. Sneakers is taking advantage of the weather to get some sunbathing in on the back steps. Come Monday, the temperatures go back down to the forties and … Continue reading →

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A Different Kind of Anniversary

Posted on March 12, 2015 by jeroljohnson

A couple days ago it was the one year anniversary of me smashing my left ankle to smithereens and splinters. Today I did fifteen minutes on the treadmill and realized that I’m now ready to push it up to twenty. … Continue reading →

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Death Isn’t Cruel – Merely Terribly, Terribly Good at His Job

Posted on March 12, 2015 by jeroljohnson

News is breaking that Terry Pratchett has died at the age of 66. This is a long expected blow to the science fiction/fantasy community. Terry had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s several years ago. In typical Pratchett style he referred to … Continue reading →

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