happy birthday to me

I finally got the set of poker chips I ordered after my birthday. A few of my friends chipped in for cash, and let me do the dirty work on eBay. Which was fine with me.

On a side note, even though I was home all day, and was listening for the UPS truck, he managed to sneak up the driveway and drop the package off by my garage door. I suspect he was too lazy to walk up the stairs and ring the doorbell, given the weight of the package. Of course, the weight of the package is why the cost of shipping was so much, so maybe next time I'll use Fed-Ex, given the chance.

Anyhow, here's some pictures:

doggie doctor

This is why hamsters are better than dogs. A new hamster costs about $5.

• Wellness Exam............................$36.45
• Distemper Vaccination (dhp) adult.........$7.50
• Parvovirus Vaccination....................$7.00
• Leptospirosis vaccine (4 serovars).......$12.75
• Bordetella/Kennel Cough..................$12.50
• Heartworm/Lyme/Ehrlichia blood test......$29.50
• Fecal float-Micro Test for GI Parasites..$16.50
• Rabies Vaccination.......................$13.75
• Rabies Registration Tag...................$6.75
• Methocarbamol 500mg (qty 23).............$18.42
• Prednisone 20mg (qty 10).................$12.80

The doggie drugs are required because Pete yelps every time he moves, basically. Hopefully he just pulled a muscle or something, and the doggie muscle relaxers will do the trick.

More Indian Fever

Ok.. so I should've known that referencing theIndians of the 80s would result in a 9-game losing streak when I made my last post. Box scores like the following, however, more than make up for any jinx I may have inadvertantly caused.


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....| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |...| R. | H. | E |
CLE | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |...| 22 | 22 | 1 |
NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |...| 0. | 5. | 0 |



Please do not fault my use of "." instead of nbsp, as "." is easier to type at 5am when you're woken up because you're on call.