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red river

This was a John Wayne movie–one of Brian’s favorites, so we watched it last night. I’m not typically a fan of old movies (I can barely rewatch stuff from the 80s let alone something from 1948), but I guess it was ok for what it was. Some of the dialog …

frankenstein: dead and alive

This was the 3rd book in Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein series. Like the previous two, this one ended on a cliff-hanger. It was fine, but I’ve come to the conclusion that Dean Koontz is a weirdo. There was one character in the book, a troll-like creature named Jocko, who reminded me …

surgery

Alice had her surgery today and did well with it. Brian’s picking her up right now. The vet did say that she was not able to get all of it, so it will likely recur. Will this buy us enough time? I guess we’ll find out.

iron man 3

Almost forgot about this one… Much like the other Iron Man movies, this was worth the watch–it had some spectacular special effects. Strangely, this is the only movie series about superheroes that I enjoy–probably because of the witty dialog (the others tend to take themselves too seriously). At any rate, …

lip service

I took Alice to see the vet this morning for her lip problem and the vet says that the growth needs to be removed, so Alice is going to have surgery this Friday. Of course, since it came back, that’s not a good sign and they are less likely to …