I got a cold-brew coffee thing from that amazon program I’m part of.
I tell you what, the coffee is better than what I get at the store. Quite impressed. Turns out there’s a taste difference between cold brew and hot brew then iced. No more $1 iced coffee’s at mcdonalds for me.
someone got fancy
Becoming a slightly happier thought, after an unhappier but not unexpected thought. The shelter told her this morning (or maybe yesterday and I didn’t learn until today) that when she returned him he would be put down.
Mad scrambling among her friends on social media. They found a couple, which had just lost their spitz, who would take him. That couple picked him up today, and he seemed comfortable with them. They like on a farm, probably a good environment. Dog had many good qualities, so we hope it works out.
Two Aces is my favorite Ted Lasso episode.
“That’s too many ghosts!”
But misleading. It’s a plug for Florida, and I’ve got to think about the Caribbean for a Happy Thought. Florida could approach happy if somehow I could dismiss the Political thoughts.
I’ll put this in Happy Thoughts, because that’s how it ended up, though I certainly cycled through The Seven Stages of Reservation Regret:
In a bid to save $10 on a hotel booking, I booked a non-refundable reservation through agoda…except I somehow put in the wrong dates & realized it the moment after I hit [Submit]. Chatgpt helped me come up with this story line, which is all* true:
*well, at least, mostly true
The Seven Stages of Reservation Regret
Denial:
“No way this is happening. The spinner’s still spinning—I can stop this. Cancel button, don’t fail me now!”
Panic:
“Wait, the transaction went through?! Why is there no Undo button for life decisions?!”
Bargaining:
“Okay, I’ll cancel right away. Sure, I won’t get a refund, but maybe they’ll see reason if I call them later. Hotels love humanity, right?”
Anger:
“How dare they stick me with this charge for a room I’ll never use! I’m disputing this charge. I will win this fight!”
A few weeks later…
A month or two later…
Shock & Awe:
“Wait. What? A letter? Resolved in my favor?!”
checks credit card account
“The money is ACTUALLY back?!”
Acceptance (and Maybe a Little Hypocrisy):
“Wow, I’m satisfied now. They’re not that bad. Maybe I would book with them again someday…after all, $10 is $10, and I’m a cheap actuary, after all”
Our plane was relatively empty towards the back, so we had a row to ourselves.
Mile High?
Almost all the comments on Facebook were positive, but one touched on a different reaction I had: is taking so much blood abusing this dog?
As long as the Vet says its generally safe, and the dog doesn’t have a bad reaction to it…seems a bit of an overreaction.
Animals also need blood (I speak from experience because our cats have had many surgeries - they were rescues with health issues)
They call them bloodbags in Mad Max.
This made me google, and there is a huge range of opinions from reputable sources on how frequently dogs can donate blood.
Low end: every 3 weeks
Blood Donor Program | Iowa State University.
High end: every 3 months
AEC Blood Donor Program | aec.vet).
Seems like more were in the 6-8 week range.
ETA: The vet thinks 6 weeks is fine, and that looks like a big healthy dog so I imagine it’s fine at the vet’s 6 week interval. I donated blood about every 8 weeks this year.
The deli counter guy who irritates me was not working today.
I haven’t heard a peep out of the dog since our walk. She’s been napping on the couch.
Applied for my son’s passport on Election Day (not a coincidence). Got the email today that it’s being printed and sent back to us, should get it in another week. 3 weeks is not bad at all - did not request expedited service.
My son got his visa to work in the states. At the same time he applied for his SSN number, can’t start work without that.
Us govt will mail him his SSN. Except Canada post just went on strike. Jeez.
I made a big pot of beef stock yesterday. So gooooood!!! 
I try to do that every couple of weeks. What beef cuts/ingredients do you use?
