Monday, August 23, 2021

Shadow girl :(

My girl has cancer... Shadow went to the vet this week and they discovered several tumors that are cancer.  They estimate she has 1 to 2 months left based on their size and location but she shows no signs of having problems other than her back legs.  The problem is she is a very stoic dog and never lets you know if any pain or problems, just if she is hungry or if she wants the attention on her instead of Orion.  She was originally a rescue (pregnant) and immediately let you pet her for attention.  What started off as a foster quickly turned to adopting (literally within weeks) and her original name of Onyx became Shadow because she would follow you every where.  She loved any human, especially those who gave her attention but hated all animals.  She only tolerated Orion but would occasionally pick on him.  Great alarm dog for those near the house but terrible security dog if one should enter, she would just expect pets.  One of the few dogs I know that didn't mind you staring her in the face, same with Orion but if it got uncomfortable for him he would just lick you to distract and get away.  Well, Shadow is still here and will try and enjoy every minute I can with her, thinking of her gone and seeing all the fur around the house, it will be one I will never forget, ever.

Weekly Update:
What a weird week of weather!  It rained again mid-week which was really nice but not a lot.  Mostly in the early AM hours but I could hear it when I was going to sleep and it was a glorious sound.  It was just for two days, one earlier in the week and then later but the later one was during the day.  However,  a very light mist and drizzle but enough for me to use my wipers while out doing errands.  What is also great about this rain is the cold air, it breaks up the heat and also feels nice.  It wasn't exactly cold enough for a jacket (yet) but it was very comfortable.  What is also nice about the rain, my neighbors are smokers (or at least one person is) and although I don't really smell the smoke that often or rarely, I just know when it's raining they are back indoors and not outside smoking where I could potentially smell/inhale it.

At the movies:
Holding ground at #1 for a 2nd week is "Free Guy" earning a nice 18.8 million and now a cume of close to 60!  Should hit that number sometime tomorrow as it starts the climb to 100 mil.  New at a distant #2 is PAW Patrol: The Movie with 13 mil and right at expectations if not more.  Holding on to #3 is "Jungle Cruise" with 6.2 mil extra as it closes that gap to the 100 mil mark and could have it by end of next weekend.  Drop down to #4 is "Don't Breathe 2" with 5 mil more as it exhales out. Rounding off the top 5 is "Respect" with 3.8 mil and could do well for the award season but will fade out soon at the box office.

New movies that did not make the top 5:
Three this week that opened to less than stellar numbers.  In at #7 is The Protege with 2.9 mil to open and well below expectations.  Could also just be a throw-away film to clear up the back-logged films from last year.  At #8 is The Night House with 2.9 mil as well and this one is actually closer to expectations.  Showing up at #9 is Reminiscence with 2 mil to open and may just live on HBOMax instead.

Quote of the week:
"It's the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter." - Marlene Dietrich

Facts & Tips:
Banana trees are actually herbs.

"You must find out who made the glist and suspend them before they post another one or I'm holding the entire glee club responsible!" - Iqbal Theba as Principal Figgins on the TV series "Glee."

posted by McDuck @ 01:08

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