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(((Penguin))) - I don't know who it is or what happened between you two but I'm sure it is hard. I have a friend that hurt me pretty badly and I'm not sure how I would take it if she came to me now and apologized. (((hugs)))
 
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I'm taking my old dog to the vet in the morning. She's been limping and when I tried to check out her foot, she yelped in pain. I very gently touched the area and she has a mass on her foot. :( The breed is prone to toe cancer so I'm making a guess that is what it is.

I hope I'm wrong. She's 13.5 years old so if it is cancer, all we can really do is remove the toe and wait for her to get sicker. :( It would be silly to go to more extreme measures (chemo I guess) on a dog this old right?

I feel sick to my stomach over this. I know she is old and something is going to get her sooner rather than later but she's been part of my life for so long.
 
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Oxeye, I hope your dog can stick around awhile longer and continute to be such a bright point in you and your girls' daily lives. :love:


Pengouin, I hope the reconciliation works out for you. I'm looking forward to downing that drink (or 5) next week. :thumbup:


Ana & Lil, glad to have you girls back.


Funk, good luck snagging that first post tomorrow/this morning.


Tee, good luck sniping something this late. :smuggrin:
 
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((oxeye)) i hope things go well for you... and the doggie!

morning everyone!

((ping and beary)) early mornings yikes!
 
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you miss the ability to post when you see a thread that makes you :mad: and you can't say anything
 
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PBandJ said:
guju! :eek:









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It was mini golf. Not real golf. On a side note, though, a friend of mine took a real golf class in fall as a fun easy A class since she had room to do so.

I couldn't imagine playing it as a real hobby even if I could get good at it. It seems so blah and boring!!!
 
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Oxeye,

Sorry to hear about your dog. Hope everything works out.

Penguin,

I don't know the story with this person and you but I do know what it is like to have someone who's pretty much totally hurt you and then try to come back and pick up like nothin happened after a lot of time has passed. So I empathize with you and hope things work out.

Ana/Lil,

Glad to have you gals back on board.
 
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Thanks you guys. My dog is at the vet right now. She's so sensitive about the area being touched that he wanted to sedate her to get a closer look. So she's there until the afternoon.

But I got the impression that the vet thought it was pretty bad. :(
 
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oxeye said:
Yup, my dog has cancer. :( :( :( Not much you can do with a dog that's 13.5 years old except keep her comfortable.
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so sorry :( :( :(


Dr Durden said:
:confused: And you care because? ;)
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this is such a good point


guju- thanks. at least there's no pretense of "nothing ever happened". so that's good.
 
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oxeye said:
Yup, my dog has cancer. :( :( :( Not much you can do with a dog that's 13.5 years old except keep her comfortable.
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Sorry to hear. My heart goes out to you. My friend recently had a cat that died of cancer and I know it was slightly hard on her.
 
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I'm totally reading spoilers for the first 2 Sopranos episodes :smuggrin:

On a different note - we have an appraiser coming to our house tomorrow. Hopefully we can close on our mortgage in a few weeks.

We're taking a .8% interest rate hit, but at least we'll be able to pay off the taxes by refinancing.
 
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Mr. Tee said:
Nope. They're actually waiving all of that and paying me $26k/year to attend, lol. All I can say is that I'm EXTREMELY GRATEFUL I'm MSTP.
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So have you and/or Dr. Durden officially decided where they will be next year?? Or are you both speaking in hypothetical terms because you are at WashU's second look??
 
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i just got back from a car convention.

I sorta want a porsche now, or a bmw 7 series, or a bmw m6 :D
 
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i just got back from a car convention.

I sorta want a porsche now, or a bmw 7 series, or a bmw m6 :D
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What kind of porsche do you want?? :laugh::laugh:

Porsche's used to be one of those things you heard about but never saw even with the millionaire's families where I grew up?? Now a days, however, I see Boxters and Carreras all over Tampa all the time. I think they've lost their exclusivity. However, I've heard the GT2 is supposedly the fancy version that only the richest of the richest can afford. :laugh: :laugh:
 
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gujuDoc said:
What kind of porsche do you want?? :laugh::laugh:

Porsche's used to be one of those things you heard about but never saw even with the millionaire's families where I grew up?? Now a days, however, I see Boxters and Carreras all over Tampa all the time. I think they've lost their exclusivity. However, I've heard the GT2 is supposedly the fancy version that only the richest of the richest can afford. :laugh: :laugh:
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Other than increased production, which isn't really much, it boils down to financing. Car financing for expensive cars wasn't as frequent back 15+ years ago. Back in the 80s and before, a guy with a Ferrari, Porsche, etc, basically had to pay for it with cash. Now, almost anyone who tries can find financing for an expensive car. They over-extend themselves to afford something that they couldn't afford with the same financial situation a couple decades ago.

Back then, you saw a new Porsche, you knew the owner had money. Now you see a new Porsche, it could very well be owned by someone putting a large amount of their monthly income into a car payment.
 
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oxeye said:
Yup, my dog has cancer. :( :( :( Not much you can do with a dog that's 13.5 years old except keep her comfortable.
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Sorry to hear about your dog Oxeye...my heart goes out to you. It's amazing how attached you can become to pets, especially ones that have been around for so long.
 
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i just got back from a car convention.

I sorta want a porsche now, or a bmw 7 series, or a bmw m6 :D
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WilliamsF1 said:
Other than increased production, which isn't really much, it boils down to financing. Car financing for expensive cars wasn't as frequent back 15+ years ago. Back in the 80s and before, a guy with a Ferrari, Porsche, etc, basically had to pay for it with cash. Now, almost anyone who tries can find financing for an expensive car. They over-extend themselves to afford something that they couldn't afford with the same financial situation a couple decades ago.

Back then, you saw a new Porsche, you knew the owner had money. Now you see a new Porsche, it could very well be owned by someone putting a large amount of their monthly income into a car payment.
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You make a good point.
 
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Hey y'all, I just posted a new blog entry. If you get a chance, please give me your opinion on the matter. Thanks.

On another subject, I think there is a little tiny person with a big knife inside my head poking me through my right optic fissure. DANG! I am in serious pain! Dude! AGGH! :thumbdown:
 
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gujuDoc said:
What kind of porsche do you want?? :laugh::laugh:

Porsche's used to be one of those things you heard about but never saw even with the millionaire's families where I grew up?? Now a days, however, I see Boxters and Carreras all over Tampa all the time. I think they've lost their exclusivity. However, I've heard the GT2 is supposedly the fancy version that only the richest of the richest can afford. :laugh: :laugh:
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hmm..the 911 turbo was pretty damn nice. It costs like 125,000 without anything in it. I think it's cool that the engine is in the back
 
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