Goodbye my Sammy.

I gave Sam up for adoption on Friday. He's now living in a new home on 1.5 acres in Lancaster, MA. His new owners are a young couple, in their 20s. They have a 3 month old basset hound puppy named Moses. Sam will probably just avoid him, and luckily, the new owner is going to keep Sam's stuff on the 2nd floor of their 1700s Cape house, because Moses can't walk up stairs. His legs are too short.

I'll miss my guy, but he'll be happy. He'll be able to go outside, kill mice, and sleep inside at night. I'm expecting an update from the couple at the end of the week.


This is one of the photos that got Sam his new home. Isn't he regal?

















This is a photo of Sam doing one of his favorite things. I told B, his new owner, that it's one of his things. She said no problem, their dog drinks out of the tub too! This girl is definitely an animal person.



















P.S. That first photo, I opted not to put in Sam's "personal" ad. Too scary.

The Pains of Low-Cost Cable

I have some really really cheap cable service, and what's happened is Channel 4 clarity has steadily declined. I don't really watch a ton of TV, but 2 of the 3 shows I love are on CBS 4. I fiddle with the cable cord, but it doesn't get better for very long. Tonight, in about 10 minutes is a new episode of The New Adventures of Old Christine, and there's a Barack Obama ad on right now. It's coming in pretty well. Will it last? I wait with bated breath...

*** Update!! I watched the show, the channel came in! And boy was it funny!

What's Grosser Than Gross?

Getting up, not showering, going running (it's 85 F today), not showering, then going to the car dealer.

Even grosser will be when I meet with my realtor tonight and still haven't showered.

The Kite Runner? Really?

I've been on eHarmony for about 2 months and so far, I've received over 150 matches. I've been on dates with 2 guys - one was not so hot, one's progressing nicely. This post, however, is about the answer to the question "What's the last book you read?" Why is it that almost every guy says "The Kite Runner"? and then has some copied-from-Cliff Notes (or maybe Details/FHM magazine) description of the book that they think makes them sound really smart and emotionally mature? Do they think it will make them more enticing or attractive?

Otherwise, it's either "I don't read books, unless it's for work or Grad school" or "I just read Moby Dick" or some other book that everybody, everybody had to read in high school and it's really hard to believe this person is waiting until their mid-to-late 30s to read it.

I haven't read The Kite Runner and I have no interest.

Car Update

The door squeak is gone.
The new scratch will be fixed; they're ordering a new side door bumper thingy.
The dealer detailed the car after I talked to the Customer Service girl and told her all my probs, and also shared the dog pee story.

So... maybe it's not a lemon.

This is how the debit record for my purchase of my very first Red Sox baseball hat looks on my bank transaction record. Gross. The hat looks pretty good, though.

04/25/2008		POS DEB 1809 04/24/08		-18.00
		SY8 DICK'S CLOT
		WORCESTER MA

80s Flashback

Would you have EVER thought, when you were riding the school bus to Forest Grove Middle School, that 20-something years later, Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It" would be sung by women and used to sell birth control? Neither did I. Watch the commercial here and cringe when you realize you're old. I did.