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I'm not real computer literate, so I'm going to ask what may be a dumb question.  I was replying to a private message here, and half of what I was typing just wasn't showing up; I had to repeatedly go back and type it over again.  Several times, the soundtrack from a commercial broke in---no...

~~My big boy Rufus has been hacking (that dry, hacking hairball cough) for ages. Have fed him half a tube of hb treatment in the last week and a half,  and was rewarded the other day with a nasty 3 inch long (!!!!) specimen. However, the hacking and hard swallowing continue, indicating (to me...

I have a FB page and only have about 50-60 friends.  I obviously don't "friend" a lot of people.  Recently, I added an 18 year old young lady who used to be a friend of my daughter's.  This girl was adopted as a baby; she knows her birth mother but doesn't really have a relationship with her. ...

I haven't updated Dave's status in a while because, well, it's just so confusing! He's had 3 rounds of chemo now.  His results have been so dramatic that his oncologist, Dr.S, dropped the chemo from it's original 5 days in a row with 1 drug all 5 days and 1 drug every other day, to 3 days in a...

We just had our 5 year old Torbie Bridget to the vet; allergies were making her miserable, so the little lady (17.6 lbs) was given an injection.  Bridget has always had a problem with smelling awful, to the point that I attempt to clean her rear-end every few days with a wet-wipe.  I asked the...

My dear husband Dave is starting chemo Monday morning.  He was diagnosed with a form of leukemia (CLL) in 2006 and has been able to avoid treatment until now.  He's had to take a family medical leave from his job; he's really had a hard time at work the last couple of months.  He's now anemic...

Obviously, I can't ask this on fb, so I'm hoping it's ok to ask here. I have a family member who apparently shares a lot of my fb posts with someone who isn't a friend of mine and has no business knowing some of the things I've written.  I don't want to block/delete the family member, but it...

It's been a long time since I made my will, and I know it needs updating.  That has me wondering---what about the cats?  The way things are in my life right now, I know I can't rely on the person I was counting on to take care of them.  That leaves me in a pickle.  We have 6, between the ages of...

I know a lot of folks here use L-lysine for their cats, and I could do a search and wade through the results, but thought it might just be easier to ask.  My vet never seems to have L-Lysine  in stock when I ask for it, and apparently not enough people use it around here for him to order a...

I married the love of my life.  We'd planned on a day trip, hitting antique and craft malls, but it's snowing so we decided to just stay home and relax.   I guess this means I'll have to watch my gift to him---"A Dr. Who Christmas Carol" dvd.   *sigh*  The things we do for love.

Some of you may remember the trouble Dave and I have had with our 22 year old daughter, how she moved out without telling us she was leaving, moved in with a 16 year old neighbor right across the alley, told everyone in town that we kicked her out because we're racist (she's now living with her...

I've heard/read that major changes are come to TCS. I don't anything about it, and am wondering what's going on? It's a common joke in my family that I'm always the last to know, so now I'm wondering---am I the last to know? Seriously, I've heard no more gifts, no more siggies, changes to the...

I'm looking for an alternative to the Xanax I've used prn for years. I have a new dr. (I go to a teaching facility and I get a new intern every 3 years) who refuses to renew my prescription. I tried explaining to him that I may take 3 tablets a week, I may take 3 a month---it all depends on...

My niece/God-daughter and her hubby became proud, first-time parents yesterday. Mom and baby are doing well; not sure about Dad. I probably won't get to meet my new great-niece until Thanksgiving; I can't wait! Last I heard, the little one's name is to be Norah Ann (how pretty is that? )

I just received a call from my sister; her 18 year old tuxedo, Maggie, went to the Bridge this morning. She had been diagnosed with kidney failure and my sister and BIL made the incredibly hard decision this morning to let Maggie go. I remember the day they came to my house to pick up the tiny...

After having cats forever, I can't believe I'm asking for advice on cat litter. I've been buying Tidy Cat scoopable for a long time now, but I think they must have changed the formula. There's so much dust coming from it anymore that I can barely breathe! I don't have covered boxes and can't...

If you haven't seen this video on facebook or youtube, you don't know what you're missing. Absolutely adorable!

I've been invited to a bridal shower that I won't be attending. After searching for over an hour for several items on the future bride's registry, I purchased a gift card. My question is: do I send the card with someone I know will be attending, or is it ok to mail it to the bride's home? I...

Is there a way to POLITELY decline or not respond to a friend request? Young ladies that work with my DH send me friend requests, and I don't know how to not accept them. I barely know them (honestly, I wouldn't know them if I saw them on the street. I just accepted another one, but first I...

Now I know what it feels like to have your life turned upside down by a storm. I thought the 26" of snow in February was bad; the storm we had in the wee hours of Monday morning was unbelievable. It truly is amazing that no one was killed. My hometown of Quincy has been declared a disaster...