Totally Unrelated Snippets

Fio's been reading about the Islamist protesters being mowed down in Egypt and thinking that's the way they do it in Arab countries.  Life is cheap over there.
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During a recent check-up at her plastic surgeon's office, Fiorella asked him what had happened to the skin cut off during facelifts.  He said it's put in a container and shipped off for disposal--incineration.  How interesting.  Part of Fiorella has already been cremated.
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It must be hard to be a dog and not quite understand how everything works, but maybe God feels the same sympathy toward us.

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Everywhere in the house Fio goes, she is picking up and throwing away.  She may have too much stuff, but there's  no way she's going to let herself end up on Hoarders.
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Casey Anthony, George Zimmerman. . . .even back to OJ Simpson.  Enough said.

 

Puppy Love

Maybe it's the new puppy, but life is rosy at La Casa Fiorella right now. Local Son has a new desktop computer, put together by Cousin Aaron and Friend Anthony after his laptop crashed. Daughter is recovered from her cold/flu, Minnesota Son is heading toward long-awaited knee surgery on March 5 (his late grandfather's birthday), and Husband has had an extended period of good health--the experimental lupus drug seems to be working.

Add to all that the fact that Friend Sharon is holding steady on her own experimental drug, Cousin Julie's daughter seems to have beaten breast cancer, Friend Suzy's husband has a new job, Friend Paula's daughter and husband have bought a new house, Friend Marion is expecting another grandchild, and Fiorella herself has had a nibble from another literary agent.

Fio has also developed a new skill--typing with her left hand because sweet, silky-furred Sonya Wendysdotttir is sleeping on her other arm.

The occasional puddles on the floor are worth it.