After a little manipulating in Corel Paint, the final version has a Highwayman look about it. 

Reblogged from Loldogs, Dogs 'n' Puppy Dog Pictures – I Has A Hotdog!:

That which has been sniffed cannot be unsniffed !

You have to love this face! How many times have I woke up to this same sight!

Reblogged from Michael Brian:

“I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I’m awake, you know?”  Ernest Hemingway

Love this photo, and really enjoyed checking out some wonderful photographs at Michael Brian’s web page. If you check it out, be prepared to stay a while!

I am thinking about resurrecting the blog, and have changed the name from “Daily Vintage Square” to “Random Vintage Square.”  I don’t think I will be posting over there every day, but will add some fun photos to the mix, along with postcards, from time-to-time.

What do you think?  Keep the two blogs separate? or, combine them into one here at TBD?

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The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 43,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 16 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.

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I am hopeful for a quiet, uneventful, healthy 2012, because 2011 just plain sucked. 

In February, I noticed that Cosmo spent a lot of time leaning on me and putting his head in my lap with his nose constantly sniffing at a red mark on my forearm.  He got to be a giant pest about it, to the point that in March, I looked at him and said, “OK.  For God’s sake leave me alone.”  And, I promptly made an appointment with the dermatologist.  (Seriously. I talk to both dogs all the time.)  

When I saw the dermatologist, he took one look at my arm and said, “I don’t like the look of that at all, let’s do a biopsy.”  The rest was history.  I had surgery in April, and now am the proud owner of a giant scar on my left forearm, and in August had a PET/CT scan to make sure all of the cancer was gone.  They “staged” the melanoma at 1B.  I have to see the dermatologist every three months for body checks, and will eventually see a plastic surgeon to see if the scar can be minimized.   

M.S. Update:  Some days are better than others, and with the help of modern pharmacopeia, I have more energy and less neuropathic pain.  I saw my neurologist this week, and he diagnosed me with “RLS” (Restless Leg Syndrome).  He is sure that this is why I have such problems with my legs at night.   My yearly MRI is scheduled for March, at which time I’ll flirt with Boris a bit, and hope for no new glowing spots on my spine, or God forbid in my brain.     

As a result of being a klutz, the M.S., or both, I took a couple of Flying Wallendas this year.  One time, I did it up really well and fractured my left ankle.  It was kind of surreal, one minute I was standing there, and the next minute I was flat on my face on my front lawn,.  Again, about six weeks ago, I fell and sprained my right ankle.  You know, the one with the tendonitis issues?  I used this latest mishap as an entrée into some physical therapy which does seem to be helping. 

My dogs don’t get many walks lately, and they don’t seem to mind.  I try to take them to Doggie Daycare often, and we play lots of pot holder frisbee when I get home from work.  I don’t mind them sleeping on the bed at night because they keep my feet warm.  Clover is slowing down to an energy level that I can keep up to.  Cosmo is my laid back dude whom I will never ignore again. 

Now and then, Cosmo will sniff my arm, and look at me as if to say, “You should have listened to me sooner, you dope.” And, I look at him and say “Thanks for being a pest.” 

To the “C”rap of 2011, I bid thee farewell.  To the upcoming sure-to-find-its-way-to-my-front-door Crap of 2012 .. get lost.

1. Flowers & Butterflies
2. Chewing
3. Watermelon
4. Ear Rubs
5. Thanksgiving Dinner
6. Music vs. Talk Radio
7. Potholders
8. Sleeping on the Bed
9. Butt Tucking
10. The Dog Park
11. Wagging Their Tails
12. Gardening
13. Baths

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