Catching up...

I joined my friends Joy and Zoot for the Bowling for Soup concert at the Gothic last night. I should have remembered my earplugs as my ears rang for most of the day -- it was much louder than they were last year at the Ogden. I had a great time -- the guys in BFS always put on a good show.

We learned on Friday that my cat Sfuzzy has cancer -- it appears to be Lymphoma. She stopped eating entirely on Wednesday after suffering from a declining appetite. Sfuzzy spent Thursday evening at Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital & we brought her home Friday evening. She just started eating again Saturday evening. We elected to not have invasive surgery or pursue chemo because of her age; she's nearly 17 years old and has lived a long and good life. At home she's on some antibiotics to help fight an infection and steriods to help stimulate her appetite. Right now, I'm focusing on the present: she's home and happy (and she's eating again).

I'm a little alarmed that my normal vet appears to have gone out of business. On Thursday I discovered that their phone had been disconnected at the clinic I visit and the voicemail boxes are full at the other two clinics. It's unfortunate -- I really liked Dr. Ikeler and especially his technicians Meisha and Lindsay. Thankfully, the doctor referred us to a specialist for Porsche who's associated with a 24x7 animal hospital who was also able to help us with Sfuzzy.

I'm looking forward to the 311 concert at Red Rocks on Wednesday 8/15 -- I know it's going to be a good show and it'll be nice to get out of the house for the evening.

Oh, and lest I forget -- no signs of the pesky squirrels. Hopefully we'll make it through the fall and winter without another invasion. I really need to get more insulation and all the damage they've caused more permanently repaired.