I had surgery on Monday for bladder cancer. Without going into the nasty difficulties involved, it is a pain in many things, and I haven't been able to follow things like I normally would. Today I am trying to catch up on both Locals lists I follow, and games I'm involved in online. So I've been juggling many things to try and get all this done. Leaving all politics aside, my dogs want me to take their balls from them and throw them. But they will not give me those balls (they are both female) to throw for them. Both circle continuously, and as such they tangle their lines extensively. They are a pair of rescue dogs, and if they ever knew any commands, they were not in english. I am training them slowly. But they are both very lovable and loving dogs, so I am working slowly with them to make sure they are well treated in this. And that they are acceptable dogs in our neighborhood. Mind you, our neighborhood has many large dogs, and very few other pets. So there is an acceptance of dogs barking, in general.
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, or Happy Holidays, which ever floats your boat, to all my friends on the RubinReport channel!
We went to a rental in Easter Washington to celebrate our 51st Anniversary. Bottom line is that we had a good time. Highlights: Beautiful place and views. Access to a very nice stream on a private beach. Coming home, about 11:15am, when we were passing Keechelus Lake (just below the summit of Snoqualmie Pass), we heard what I at first throught was a very loud truck overtaking us, but could not see it in my mirrors. But looking out the left window of the car I saw what I think was an F-18 flying about 50' above our altitude, (or about 150' above the lake level) around 50 yards off to my left! This was followed by two more of the same type planes rolling just like in the video you see of them to make their turns. Total of three of them following the terrain. Cool!!! I haven't seen them in real life doing that, but it is so impressive. Lowlights of the trip, A-Frame house with the bed shoved against the wall is very hard on a tall person who is on the wall side, and Janet fell ...
