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Sunday, May 13, 2018

Fish Species I Love But Will Never Own Again

Just like birds, I've never seen a fish I didn't love. I've had many species over the years since I began this hobby in 1985. My goal in fact is to have owned every species of small tropical fish at least once before I pass. It's an item on my bucket list. But there are some species I've owned before, and decided I will never own again, even now that I am getting another aquarium going. They are usually for reasons that I am not compatible with that species, or they are too aggressive for a community tank. Anyway, here are some species of fish that I do love, but will never own again.


Goldfish (Carassius auratus)
This is the ultimate children's pet. But I've always had nothing but bad luck with goldfish. Even if I take great care of the water, proper feedings, water changes, and all that good stuff, I've never been able to keep a goldfish for longer than 2 weeks. Later, I found out the reason, they need a tank of at least 40 gallons. They don't last long in those little fish bowls.


Angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare)
These are simply gorgeous relatives of cichlids. I have owned a couple of angelfish way back in my early days of fishkeeping. But they are also quite aggressive. They nip the fins of other smaller fish, and even will eat small fish. Since I prefer smaller fish over bigger fish, I'd get rid of the angelfish before I would get rid of my tetras.


Pygmy Pea Puffer (Carinotetraodon travancoricus)
These are the smallest of the puffer fish. I absolutely adore them, ever since I first saw them in 2005. But don't let their small size fool you into thinking they are peaceful fish. They are no bigger than your thumbnail, but they are monsters! I had some back in 2006, and they completely stripped one of my serpae tetras of his fins! I had to put the poor tetra to sleep and move the puffers out of my community tank.


Tiger Barb (Puntius tetrazona)
These are gorgeous barbs, with some nice colors. I owned some back in my early days of fishkeeping. They are not very large, but like the puffers, they are fin-nippers. They need to be kept in schools, much like tetras. But they also need large tanks. Even then, I wouldn't trust them with small tetras.


Clown Loach (Chromobotia macracanthus)
Loaches are basically bottom-feeders and not aggressive. Clown loaches are the biggest of the loaches and also among the most colorful. However, I would never keep one again simply because of their sheer size. If you plan to keep one of these guys, it's best to keep them in a 75-gallon or larger.

Well, those are all I can think of now. I might add more later on. I just can't think of anymore fish that I would never own that I haven't had before. When it comes to animals, I don't really like saying "never". Because my taste in animals changes like every year I've noticed. Especially now that I am getting older.

Saturday, May 12, 2018

Fish On The Way

No, they're not for eating. LOL! They're ornamental fish. I finally took the big step and ordered myself some fish online. I don't know if that's the safest way to go in getting fish, I have done it before and had some success. But there are no tropical fish stores here in town. I was thinking the other night about creating my own. I thought I could start a small pet business online, and then later, when I can see how well it does here, I can open up a storefront, full-line pet store. I want to sell fish--both tropical and marine, birds of all kinds, small animals, herps, and allow responsible breeders to advertise their puppies and kittens. I always wanted to open up my own pet shop. But I don't have any idea if the people in this town would be savvy to it. So, starting online is the best way to begin. I'm going to create a website where people can order small creatures, have their orders sent here to me, and they will come here to pick up their order.

I even went so far as to look into getting a business license. I might just go for it! It's only $50 to get a business license in this state! That's not bad at all. I can do it. And I can get a special license to run my business online. It'd be fun!! Once I get a business license and a BIN #, I can have access to sites the general public cannot have access to. But as fun as it would be to be able to get my own fish and birds at wholesale prices, I can only use that for business purposes. Nothing else. Sorry me!! LOL! Cannot abuse the system. If the business folds, then well at least I will have the answer as to how well a pet shop will do in this town. There is actually a pet shop in town, but it's a tiny one, and they have very few customers. They might have more customers if they had more inventory. But let's see. That's why I am starting online, and only getting a storefront if my online business does well.

Well, this is a list of the fish I am getting for my tank:

Boraras brigittae - Also known as the Chili rasbora, mosquito rasbora and the strawberry rasbora. It's a very small, peaceful fish that is a brilliant red in color with a dark spot covering the middle. They like to live in schools of at least 6 individuals in a tank, and are perfect, colorful additions to a nano-aquarium.

Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis - Known as the Lemon tetra, or sometimes Lemon pristilla tetra. These fish have dazzling red eyes and brilliant black and yellow fins. They too are quite peaceful, but sometimes can be fussy. They are great fish for beginners though. Like all schooling fish, they must be kept in groups of at least 5 individuals.

Epiplatys annulatus - Known as the Clown killi, Rocket killi, or Banded panchax, these are some of the smallest of the killifish. They are also some of the most demanding. Not really the best choice for beginners. But they are good because they can live well in a tank without any filtration at all. I may have to take out one of my powerheads for these guys!

Paracheirodon innesi -  The ever-popular Neon Tetra. Every tank I've ever had always had to have neons. I love them! I love how they shine when they are in a school. Without proper space and filtration though, these fish can become somewhat frustrated. Before I got so advanced in the hobby, I would keep these guys in a 10-29 gallon aquarium, and I'd always have all but one die on me. I could start off with either 5 or 10 individuals, but within weeks, all would die except one. I couldn't figure out why until I started getting the larger tanks.

Hemigrammus rhodostomus - The Rummynose tetra. This is a colorful tetra too, I personally love seeing them in a school with their black and white, flag-like tails waving, in contrast with the bright red coloring on the head. These tetras are more of a challenge than others, and water conditions must be just right or else they just won't get along.

Parosphromenus deissneri - The Licorice gourami. These guys are fascinating, but also quite a challenge to keep. Surely not for beginning aquarists. But I think I can take on the challenge. Usually when you see these fish, they are extremely expensive! They are actually rarely available in the hobby. They too don't like a lot of movement in the tank, so I might have to get rid of one of my powerheads for these guys too.

Brachygobius xanthozonus - I gotta confess, gobies are fun!! But so difficult to keep. They actually do much better in an aquarium by themselves as opposed to a community aquarium. They also will not readily take flake foods, especially if there is too much competition for them. But again, I am ready to take on the challenge.

Brachirus panoides - The Freshwater Flounder, or Freshwater sole. I just like these guys because they are so unusual looking!! Flounders are usually saltwater fish, and even in the saltwater trade they are a rarity! So, when I see the freshwater variety coming up available, you can bet I am going to get it!!

Corydoras panda - Known as the Panda cory, these are members of the armored catfish family. These too are kindof hard to find. But they are a prize when you do find them. They are scavengers, and seemingly come to life when feeding.

Corydoras pygmaeus - The Pygmy cory. These are the smallest of the cories, and also the most social. They do much better when kept in large groups of the same species. They are also the best breeders among the armored catfish. If you have favorable water conditions, and you have a single male and female, or any number of males and females, you'll soon have a whole school of them!

Danio choprai - The Glowlight Danio. This is a rather new addition to the hobby. Danios are related to rasboras, and sometimes these are called Glowlight rasboras. They are more of a challenge to keep than other danios, like the zebra danios. But they love good aeration in the tank and are strong swimmers.

Danio margaritatus - Known as the Celestial danio, the Celestial pearl danio, and the Galaxy rasbora. This is also a rather new addition to the hobby. I only just started seeing them available in 2011. They are easily identified by the bright reddish body covered in white spots, and bright orange fins.

Poropanchax normani - Known as Norman's Lampeye Killifish, they are known for their flashy blue eyes, which seem to glow under the light. Like all killies, they can be very colorful, and are quite a challenge to keep. They are no bigger than the clown killies, and like them, do better in a nanotank with only a small amount of filtration. They are best kept in schools.

Yaoshania pachychilus - Known as the Panda loach. All loaches are bottom-feeders. These guys are so-named because of the brilliant black and white pattern on the juveniles. However, they do not stay that way. The adults are relatively dull by comparison, but still have rather cool-looking black and brown jailbird stripes.

Sorry. I should not start off an aquarium with so many fish, but I got on that site and just could not help myself! There's still more I want to get, but I am going to wait. Maybe next month, I can get some kuhli loaches, farlowellas, croaking gouramis, dwarf neon rainbowfish, threadfin rainbowfish, celebes halfbeaks, and others. Next time I blog, I think I'll write about fish I'll never have, and why.

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

New Side Of Me

Well, not really. I'm still me, just very busy, which is why I haven't been posting in this blog for a while. I'm still at work on my Metazoic site. I want to finish as many families as I can while I am still in the mood. Since my last post, I've completed about 3 more families. I'm still on a role and I am hot! But for the past week, I've been preparing myself for my latest birthday gift, from myself AND my sis. I got a fishtank! It's a 65 gallon tank, and it is used, but no leaks and most of the equipment that came with it is usable. I got my sis to get me a stand to put it on, and for 3 days I worked on it off and on. It wouldn't have taken so long, except that I am not used to doing that kind of hard labor now, and my hands would hurt after several hours of hard use of a screwdriver! But once I would get the feeling back in my hands, I would go back to work on that stand. Finally yesterday, I finished it completely. This is the finished stand...


And of course, Mya was by my side during the whole journey...


The only thing wrong with it is one door is kinda crooked, but it's not something I cannot live with. It still opens and closes smoothly, and it has no affect on how the tank sets on the stand. It just looks terrible and that's a cosmetic thing. I can live peacefully with that. Shoot! Look how ugly I am and it doesn't bother me! LMAO!!!

Well, since the tank and accessories are used, and rather old, I expected there to be some flaws. The person I got the tank from said she had a pleco in there for 18 years! So, the tank and accessories are at least 19 years old. She said the fish just finally died a year ago, and the tank has been sitting empty ever since. It was dusty and dirty, but I cleaned it up. I got some rocks and put in it, which you can see in the pics. I also got some plants in it. They are not live plants, they're plastic, but that's all that is needed. Fish just need hiding spots, not necessarily live plants, as long as they are fed good. I'm using Chewy's autoship thing for fish food, so I know I'll have a plentiful supply. Probably more than I'll really need!

I hooked up the filter that came with this tank and turned it on and MAN!!!! It was LOUD!!!! That, I could not live with. It was way too loud!! So, I turned it off and went back on Chewy and ordered a new filter. This time, I made sure it's a quiet one. I also found out there was only one portion of the tank's hood in this box I got with the accessories. And the light bulb was dead. So, I had to order another light fixture and another bulb for the lid it came with. So, that was extra money there spent. I also noticed she did not include any powerheads with the tank, and that is essential for me. Need something to oxygenate the water at all times. So, I have those things on their way. Between getting those things and some decorations so the tank looks homey to my upcoming fish, I spent every last penny I had for this month!! In fact, I went a little over. I had to ask my sis for some financial assistance last night so I don't get overdrawn. My sis is a real trouper!! I've got to hand her that! She is amazing!!

Well, I spent so much on decorations and accessories to replace the ones that don't work, all I need now is fish! Which I will not be able to get until next month. But I've got my eyes on a few places that sells a decent selection of tropical fish. One of my favorites has where if you get $159 worth of fish, you get free shipping! When I look for tropical fish, I like to get small fish. Other people go for larger cichlids, plecos, arrowanas and simply larger, aggressive and semi-aggressive fish. But not me! I prefer small tetras, pencilfish, rasboras, and small, non-aggressive oddballs like that. The harder it is to find, the more I love it!! I enjoy looking into a large fish tank and seeing the small splashes of color and uniqueness of tetras like neons, glowlites, and porkchop rasboras. I like that. I tire of the relatively dull colors in oscars and the larger cichlids. Besides, everybody has those, and I am just not fond of them myself. The only cichlids I would ever have is kribensis and I once had a checkerboard cichlid a pet store clerk once gave me by accident. Those are the smaller species and more suitable for a community aquarium of non-aggressive fish.

When I lived in Montana, there were actually very few fish stores. And those that were there had mostly saltwater fish. I remember in Billings I found a fish store, and I went inside hoping to find equal amounts of salt and freshwater fish. But no, it was ALL saltwater fish. The same kind of thing at the fish shop in Bozeman, only they had like 3 tankfuls of freshwater fish, and those were mostly cichlids, guppies and platies. Basically your run-of-the-mill tropical fish. All the other tanks were nothing but saltwater fish. I remember asking this man why no one in Montana sells freshwater tetras and other small tropical fish. His answer was "Why do you want to own a toilet?" He said those fish live in lakes and streams, which is equivalent to having a "toilet" in your living room. Personally, I don't feel that way.

I may be an oddball myself, but I DO NOT want a saltwater tank! Yes I agree saltwater fish are beautiful, but they are also outrageously expensive!! Let's say I buy a saltwater fish for $80, I bring it home, go through the proper steps of introducing it to my tank, it lives for one month, and then gets sick for some reason and dies. I'm out $80!! And that's not even enough to make that month I had the fish worth the money!! I'd be screaming and spitting blood if that happened to me!! That is why I do not get saltwater fish, ever! The most I've ever paid for a freshwater fish is $10 a piece, which if I lose it, is not as bad. But looking online, I've found that one place that may charge $10 for that same species of fish, may be $4 somewhere else. That's a better deal and I usually go for it. I don't know what kind of fish I'll be getting this time, but I am not likely to go outside the tetra and rasbora families.

Sunday, April 22, 2018

So Where Have I Been?

I know I don't write much in my blogs these days. There is a good reason for that. I haven't been around much because I've been working heavily on my Metazoic project, and I am on a roll!! I'm trying to turn Metazoica into like a sort of visual checklist of the mammals of the period. I've got different names and species and I've been working on the drawings for the site and putting up different families almost daily. And usually up to 2 new family groups a week. I've actually been having fun doing this!! And I've been needing to make more pics for the site. Been a long time in between the last time I worked on some of those pics to now. And I've been having people ask me for more. I work at my own pace. And later on, I intend to write a whole book, giving full detail about these animals. But that's later on down the road. Although I've started on it now. I think I have enough material to start.

Since beginning my Metazoic project over 20 years ago, a lot has changed. Including tweaking the animals a bit. There has also been a huge addition of species. I want to create an entire world of new mammals, including a vast number of species. So, that is what I am doing. In the past 2 months I've completed more than a dozen families and placed them on the site. Sometimes I work on the small groups, and sometimes I work on the larger families. It depends on how I feel. Like right this minute, I am working on the family of Metazoic True Squirrels. There are actually 3 squirrel families in the Metazoic. But 2 of them are very different from the true squirrel group. The true squirrels I have are actually descended from modern squirrels. Whereas the other 2 groups are descended from relatives of the guinea pig. I just call them "squirrels" because they look a lot like modern squirrels. But this is a BIG family!!! It's going to take some time to complete. But that is what keeps me busy, other than Mya.

The fun thing about this is, some of these animals I am drawing for the very first time, and it's fun to sit and think about what this animal is going to look like, what colors I can put on it, to make it blend into it's world? How can I tweak it to make it a "more advanced" species? A great number of species I have never drawn and I get to figure out how that animal is going to look. It's a fun way to spend my days, and it keeps me thinking. When I am finished, I can put their page up, create a link, and surprise my viewers. So, I've been pretty busy. Not much time is left to sit and write a blog post. I want to do this for as long as I am in the mood. Because I know how I am. I'll get in the mood and stay this way for a while, but sooner or later, this mood will dissipate and I'll look for other projects to work on. It happens all the time. I can never stick to working on one project for very long. I cannot say how long this feeling will last, but it is quite an adrenaline rush when I complete a family and put it up.

This is me. This is my way. Last year, I was on a roll completing stories for the UMG Productions website, and I got 5 stories completed and put up. Now, I am on a roll for Metazoica. It's exciting! I never know what I am going to work on next. But I leave it all in GOD's hands, and I get so excited when I finish a group. As soon as I am done with the squirrels, let's see what else I'll work on next. IF I feel like working on another group. I never know. But for now, I am on a roll! And I am happy! If anyone reading this wants to see what I've worked on so far, visit my Meet The Mammals page at Metazoica.net. Or just click the link I now provided 😁 Enjoy!

Friday, April 6, 2018

Juvenile Delinquents

Oh LORD!! I never thought this would come to a nice, small town like this one. Of course this town is growing, so I guess I should expect it. I was standing outside with Mya, trying to wait for her to tinkle. There's always kids running around, and every time they do, I fear Mya will run after them and nip them on the ankles like she does me. Then she will also NEVER go potty!!! She's so easily distracted. Well, while we were there, I saw these 3 boys that I've never seen before. One looked like he was about 6 or 7 years old, one looked like he was about 12 or maybe 13, and he was taller than I was, and another looked like he was about 9 or 10 years old. They were all white boys with reddish-brown hair, tall and thin, and looked somewhat alike, so I assumed they were brothers. They also looked MEAN!!!!!!

I saw the youngest one run by me first, then the oldest (and tallest) kid went by me and we made eye-contact. Then, the 10-year old came up, followed by a little Mexican boy whom I think is one of the manager's kids, he was kindof chunky. The 10-year old white boy looked at the little Mexican boy and shouted at him "You're not gonna catch me, fat boy!" The poor Mexican kid stopped running then, and I was angry! I watched as the little Mexican boy walked by me. I said to myself "If I was him, I wouldn't play with those other boys! They're ASSHOLES!!!!" I mean really! I know kids can be cruel. That little incident told me a lot about what those white boys must be like. We have to live here, in rather close quarters. We don't need gutter kids here.

I call kids like that "gutter kids" because I've seen them single-handedly destroy nice complexes like this. That is the reason I never wanted to live in an apartment complex. They always go bad eventually. It was just name-calling, but I've seen kids like that first attack other kids, then attack adults, then start getting physical, and then they start dumpster-diving and leaving junk all over the place. And what do the parents do about it? Nothing! That's what! They don't want to discipline their kids. So the kids are free to wreak havoc all over the complex! This place will become a dump before long if they stay here. Watch and see if I am not right. I don't know the names of those boys, but I am going to remember what they look like and I'm going to keep my eyes on them! They'd better leave me and Mya alone, or I'll bare their behinds and spank them myself! And if their parents give me shit about it, I'm going to say "Someone has to teach those kids who's boss! If you won't do it, I'll do it for you!"

As for the little Mexican boy, he wasn't going out to play with them, thank GOD! I just saw him a few minutes ago playing with some other boys. Some more decent-looking boys. I don't want those gutter boys around my apartment!!! Frankly, I'm not even sure they live here. I've never seen them before today. I've seen the Mexican boy several times, but the white boys I've never seen before. Unless they just moved here. People here are always moving in and out. I hope those white boys don't live here. Like I said, I've seen kids like that totally destroy a place. We don't need that here. We have enough slovenly kids here who don't seem to know where the trash bins are. And their garbage distracts Mya all the time! We don't need any like those white boys here!

Saturday, March 17, 2018

Mya Learns Don't Mess With The Chihuahua!!!!





No! Don't ever mess with a sleeping chihuahua!! Mya learns this lesson the hard way. This was taken last Christmas when my sis came with me to Reno with her dogs. Minnie and Vegas are older, and are not really interested in playing much. Mya loves to play! This is why I need to get her a playmate. She needs someone closer to her age. Someone who would enjoy running around and playing as much as she does.

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

In Just Three More Days...


I will be celebrating Mya's birthday. She will be a full year old, and I am so happy I got her. When she came into my life, I was still grieving my father. 2016 was quite a rough year for me! I spent the majority of that year worrying about whether my father was going to live or die. Then when he died, I spent the rest of that year mourning his death. The biggest lesson I learned was actually when you are in despair, you learn who your real friends are. People I thought were friends could not handle me grieving and flew the coup. After that, I learned NEVER to say anyone on Facebook is my friend. Unless I know them personally, they're nothing more than names on a computer screen. They may be nice, they may be deceitful, but they are NOT friends.

Today, there are some people I like on Facebook. But until I actually meet and get to know those people, I will never consider them actual "friends" anymore. No matter how nice they may seem onscreen. I've even accepted a few INXS fans back in my page, but again, they are not friends. You won't ever hear me call them "friends". Not until I've actually met them. And I'm not on Facebook to make friends anyways. I'm there for family and people I actually do consider friends. Katrina said that happened because I am too nice. I agree with her too! I was too nice and too giving. I always heard if you are too nice to people, you get kicked in the butt by them eventually. Been hearing that all my life. I never believed it until I met the blind sheep libtard INXS fans. So, I am not nice anymore. I'm just there.

A good example occurred when I ran across this Yatesfag from Australia. I think she called herself Katerina Helena. Some bullshit like that! I'm definitely through with being nice to Yatesfags!!! Again, they are nothing more than names on a computer screen to me! I can dump them now in a snap and not give it a second thought. Unlike before, when it always hurt me to be mean to others, and I hated to delete people from my Facebook friends. Not anymore! Now when they whine and say "You shouldn't say bad things about Paula Yates", I tell them "Get the fuck over it! I don't like her, that's my opinion and that's that!" And yes, I will voice my opinion. Especially if it bugs the Yatesfags. That's the "new and improved" me. If they haven't blocked me on Facebook yet, they will! I'll see to that!

You may say I have a heart of stone now. I say I am doing it for protection. I need to stay strong now, especially for the sake of my baby and my family. That is one thing I can thank the blind sheep libtards for. They basically made getting Mya necessary. Now, all my love and kindness that I have bottled up inside no longer goes to libtard INXS fans who will kick me in the end. No way! Now, I channel my love and kindness all into treating Mya the way a good dog should be treated. Mya is truly the love of my life! She is my best and truest friend. With her, I can conquer anything! Even the SJW libtards. They may be greater in numbers, but Mya and I together are stronger than their numbers. Stronger than their lies and deceit. Stronger than anything they can throw at me. It is because of Mya I was even able to get back in INXS groups again. It is because of Mya I can stand up to their rumors and lies and say "Hey! That's not who I am. THIS is who I am! I'm just giving you what you wanted!" It is because of Mya that I've even accepted a few INXS fans into my Facebook page now. It is because of Mya that I was even able to forgive Tess Obrien for spreading those lies and rumors about me.

That is what this video is about. I made this video in honor of Mya and how she came into my life when I needed someone the most. She is my rock. She is my strength. She is my life. I have NO regrets about getting Mya. None whatsoever! Every day she does something to make me smile. She is so smart!!! And also so funny!!! Having had Mya now for a while, I know anyone who says dogs don't have as much personality as cats has never once owned a dog in their lives, and probably too weak to own a dog. I've had both cats and dogs, and I can tell you NO cat has ever come close to having as much personality as Mya has. No cat has ever made me laugh like Mya does. Cats are too dumb. In fact, Mya outwits cats all the time around here. LOL! She runs circles around them. I love her for all her little antics. And she is definitely my little doll, as this video implies. With Rosemary Clooney singing one of my favorite classic songs, it definitely fits!

Saturday, March 10, 2018

The Mass Exodus

I've been hearing all day today about this mass exodus going on in this country. A lot of people who lived in California, even those that have lived there all their lives, are leaving. Well, this is an event that seems to have been foreseen. California should expect this, with it's high cost of living, taxes and illegal immigrant problems. They are too far leftwing to fix these problems, and people with sense don't want to deal with their shit. So, a lot of people are leaving. And it isn't just California that is in danger. Several leftist states are being abandoned. This is what happens when democrats take over.

Well, I know I've thought about moving before, but I think I should consider it again. California is being abandoned, Washington is being abandoned, pretty soon I fear Oregon will also be abandoned. I really do not want to move away from the coast. But if this place gets left to liberals, illegal immigrants and homeless living on the streets, I am going to have no choice but to leave. This complex alone has too many Mexicans. Too many Mexicans, I've noticed, turns places into shitholes. And this is coming from someone with Mexican lineage!! But my dad was here legally. He was not lazy, and he kept any place he lived looking decent. No cockroaches, no garbage laying around in the yard, he mowed his lawn weekly, he was Mexican but he totally defied all the typical stereotypes. And people here think I speak Mexican, just because I have a Mexican last name! One time I got a message on my answering machine that was in spanish, I deleted it because I could not understand it! To this day, I have no clue who that person was or what they wanted.

Well, if people do start moving out of this state and leaving it to illegal immigrants and liberals, I guess then the best thing for me to do is pack up my stuff and my dog(s) and move to Maine. I've been talking about it for years. I said if there was ever a place I wanted to move to if I ever moved out of the west coast, it would probably be to Maine. There is very little crime there, the weather is acceptable for my taste, they have that small-town feel throughout the state, they have the ocean, and best of all, they have lighthouses! That would be where I'd want to move to! I've never been there, and I have no family there, so I don't know the state at all. I'd be moving in blind. But I saw a video about a guy with his family, moving out of California to Florida. He too was moving there blind. But there was a difference. He had his wife and child with him. I'd just have Mya, and maybe a second dog. But one bright spot is I always manage to find someone to connect with, wherever I move to. My only problem is I take a while to warm up to people. Those people will have to be patient.

I've managed to make a few friends here even, a man named James, and my neighbor Shirley. I like them. I've gotten pretty close to them over the past few months. But again, it takes me a while to completely warm up to people. I am nice and friendly when I meet people, but it takes some time for me to be comfortable enough to accept them as a friend. In the meantime, I just ask that they be patient. James just bought a car. He's blessed! But I will miss him riding the bus. That was how I met him. He lives just a couple doors down from me. He used to help me with my groceries sometimes when I'd bring a load home on the bus. He's a sweet guy! Shirley is disabled, but a sweet person nonetheless, with an adorable chihuahua! And Mya really likes her too. If I move, I'd miss those people for sure. But I can hope wherever I move to, I'd find more people as nice as them.

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Remind You of Anyone?



It sure reminds me of someone. Reminds me of Kelly Poulter (or Kelly Austin, whatever the fuck she's calling herself now). Yeah, she's got a husband now, and he looks like a junky wuss. He looks like my stepfather could beat the crap out of him. But anyway, This woman also pulled what I now refer to as "the Poulter act". That's when someone fakes something serious like having cancer just to get attention and sympathy from their friends. It's a bit different than having Munchausen syndrome. Those people will fake a cold just for attention. People like Kelly, and this woman in the film, fake more serious diseases, and turn their friends against those they don't like when that person doesn't believe the victim has anything serious. Either way, as someone who just lost her father to cancer at the time, people like her make me SICK!!!!

Yeah, I'm glad Kelly and I are not friends! I would NEVER make friends with someone like her!! That's like spitting on my father, to fake something like that. Not only my father, but Kelly spit on everyone who has died of cancer, has battled cancer, or survivors who have lost loved ones to cancer! That is what Kelly was doing! That's why I don't like her. I never will either now that I know she lies like this. I did ask her to become friends with me once, but she did not accept, and I am so grateful!!! But at the time, I did not know this is the kind of person she was. The saddest part of the whole thing is her stupid-ass friends will never believe this. They'll always think she's the good guy and that I am picking on her. Or maybe some of them even think I am "jealous" of her. LMAO!!! No. If there is one thing I am not, it's jealous of someone who lies about having a serious disease just to get attention and sympathy. I'll tell you, if I ever get so desperate that I feel the need to ask Kelly Poulter to become my friend on Facebook (or anywhere) again, I want someone to take me out to a deserted field and shoot my brains out, because I would surely have lost my mind at that point!!!!

Well, thank GOD for the blocking mechanism on Facebook, because now I have her blocked. I no longer have to be subjected to Kelly's lies and deceit. She will pay for those lies one day! May not be this year, or next year, it may not even be 10 years from now. But she will pay for those lies!! Whether she believes that or not. Hopefully someday, those so-called "people" who call her a friend, will see what she's done, and how she is disrespecting those of us who've lost loved ones to cancer. Every time I think of Kelly, I literally want to puke! She is a waste of human life, oxygen and space! And I say that about ALL people who fake having cancer, including this woman in the film! It makes me mad that there are people who do shit like this!!! This woman in the video never had cancer, and her daughter knows it. Believe me, no matter how strong you are, if you're going through chemotherapy, you are NOT strong enough to lift a barbel!!! My dad was a powerful man. When he had cancer, and went through chemo, he could barely lift his head up, let alone a 200-pound barbel!!! People like this woman make me totally physically SICK!!!!!!

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Well Now That I'm All Better...

I haven't written a post on this blog in quite some time, except for the dog breed posts. But there hasn't been much to say. Believe it or not, it's taken me this long to get over what happened in Reno when I went there with my sis. I ate at far too many buffets. But heck! I love the buffets in Reno. I don't get to go to a buffet very often, and when I do go, I love to EAT!!! Really, if I am going to spend $20 for a meal, you can bet the one thing I am not going to do is just sample. I'm gonna feast big!!! I'm gonna chow down on prime rib, and other such things. As much of it as I can fit in my belly! And despite me being so fat, I don't have a bottomless pit! Katrina, my friend, weighs about 100 pounds, and stands only 5 feet tall, and she can pack away more food than I can!! But when I spend $20 to eat at a buffet, you can bet I am going to leave there stuffed! And I did!

I think the outing to the Peppermill there in Reno did me in. We ate at the Atlantis just the day before for Christmas. But my sis was leaving the day after and I wanted her last day in Reno to be a good one. So, I promised her we'd go to the Peppermill the next day. BIG mistake on my part. I had prime rib, like I always do, and it tasted strange. Kinda sweet. Not salty. They had ham at the same station, which had pineapple on it. I'm totally allergic to pineapple! Some of the pineapple juice must have got on the prime rib and I ate it. Well, I totally regretted it that night! I had the runs like CRAZY!!!!! I hardly slept that night, it felt like my belly had exploded! My mom wanted to take us out the next morning, just before my sis would leave for home, and have breakfast with us. I couldn't eat all of it. I was absolutely not hungry! I think I took 2 or 3 bites of my eggs and that was all. In fact, I hardly ate anything for the rest of the time I was in Reno.

Reno is a shithole! I've got to say! The whole place was just nasty! I don't remember it being that nasty when I lived there back in 2014. My sis and I stayed at this hotel there, and I've got to tell you, the people who go there with pets are just plain lazy! They do not pick up after their dogs! I try to always pick up my dogs' droppings. But no one else there did. So, the whole place was one big toilet! There was crap everywhere!!! Even just right outside our hotel door! Someone's big-ass dog took a shit on the planter right next to our door and just left it there. I was OK with that, as I didn't walk along that planter anyways. But then, this dumb kid came along and kicked the shit pile off that planter, and the shit scattered everywhere!! I was PISSED!!!!! And the parents didn't even try to control the damn kid!!!

Not only that, but the hotel staff would not clean our room, even though we specifically asked them to! I was mad when, by the third day, we still had the same sheets on our bed, no clean towels or wash cloths, and the floor was still very dirty! We gave them ample time to fix the room up. It wasn't until we were about ready to leave that place that they finally told us they don't go into a room when there are pets in the room. I told them that the pets were always with us when we went out, we wouldn't leave them in the room. Think about this, I wouldn't have called them and asked them specifically to clean our room if I was going to leave the dogs there. I'd have been afraid Mya would run out while they left the door open, and run into the highway and get hit by a car. I wouldn't want that. I have much better sense than a lot of other pet owners who went to that hotel did! I guess that's why they made that a rule there.

I just don't like Reno. The buffets are nice, and it's nice that they have everything this country has to offer there. But Reno is a shithole, and it's gotten worse since I left there. It's no wonder my mom is always sick! Every time I hear from her, she's got something, or just getting over something. I worry about her!

Well, we had our Christmas, and some fun anyways, all things considered. It was good to have the whole family there. I just miss having dad around. I miss being able to call him. I miss his cards he always sent me on Christmas. I still got some from him from years past, and I pull them out occasionally, just so I can see his handwriting. But I'll always miss him. And holidays are worse without him. All I can think of is how he looked lying on his deathbed. How thin and frail he looked. And how much I miss him now. I also think a lot about the last conversation I had with him when I was living in the shelter. Even then he was yelling at me. LOL!! He never liked it when we'd move away. But hey! This place came along, and it's a lot nicer than the place I had in Astoria.

Well, I've mostly spent the last month or two trying to get myself better. I'm at least eating now. And I got big plans for the upcoming year! Going to Bozeman this year to spend some time with sis. I plan to go to Phillipsburg and Billings, and maybe Helena. It's gonna be cool! And my sis is getting herself a car!

Sunday, February 25, 2018

Interesting Keeshond Mixed Dogs I've Seen On The Internet

This is the last installment in this series. These are some of the most interesting keeshond mixed dogs I've found on the internet. Keeshonds were a little more common in the 80s and early 90s than they are now. I had a friend in school that used to own one. I think they're gorgeous dogs. Their only problem is they are not very adaptable. This friend's keeshond died within a week after the death of her mom. It was probably her mom's dog, or it was just extra fond of her mom. Anyways, here are the interesting mixes...

A keeshond-akita mixed dog.

A keeshond-australian shepherd mixed puppy.

A keeshond-beagle mixed puppy.

A keeshond-black and tan coonhound mixed puppy.

A keeshond-border collie mixed puppy.

A keeshond-Australian cattle dog mix.

A keeshond-chow chow mixed puppy.

A keeshond-collie mixed dog.

A keeshond-norwegian elkhound mixed puppy.

A keeshond-finnish lapphund mixed dog.

A keeshond-golden retriever mixed dog.

A keeshond-great pyrenees mixed dog.

A keeshond-labrador retriever mixed dog.

This dog is mixed with keeshond, alaskan malamute and siberian husky.

A keeshond-alaskan malamute mixed dog.

A keeshond-maltese mixed puppy.

A keeshond-American staffordshire terrier mixed dog.

A keeshond-pomeranian mixed dog.

A keeshond-poodle, possibly whippet, mixed dog.

A keeshond-pug mixed puppy.

A keeshond-samoyed mixed puppy.

A keeshond-schipperke mixed dog.

A keeshond-shar pei mixed dog.

A keeshond-sheltie mixed puppy.

A keeshond-german shepherd mixed dog.

A keeshond-shiba inu mixed puppy.

A couple of keeshond-shih tzu mixed puppies.

A keeshond-siberian husky mixed dog.

A keeshond-terrier mixed dog.

This dog DNA tested showed to be a mixture of keeshond, chow chow, flat-coated retriever, leonberger, samoyed and siberian husky.

This dog was also DNA tested and proved to be a mixture of keeshond, boxer, shiba inu and doberman pinscher.

A keeshond-corgi mixed dog.

Saturday, February 24, 2018

Interesting Papillon-Mixed Dogs I've Seen On The Internet

Well, this is another post I wanted to do for this collection of amazing mixes on the internet. Today's breed is the Papillon. My sis has a papillon, Minnie. I used to own Minnie, and I've had 2 other papillon dogs in my time. In fact, I had one for nearly 14 years, his name was Andy. He was a good boy, all things considered. Papillons are known for the long fringes on the ears, which makes the ears look like butterfly wings. This feature is not lost in a lot of papillon mixes. So, let's look at some of the most amazing papillon mixed dogs out there...

A papillon-Cavalier king charles Spaniel mixed dog.

A papillon-border terrier mixed puppy.

A papillon-toy american eskimo mixed puppy.

A papillon-beagle mixed dog.

A papillon-border collie mixed dog.

A papillon-boston terrier mixed dog.

A papillon-australian cattle dog mixed puppy.

A papillon-chihuahua mixed dog.

A papillon-japanese chin mixed dog.

A papillon-Chinese crested powderpuff mixed puppy.

A papillon-pembroke corgi mixed dog.

A papillon-dachshund mixed puppy.

A papillon-field spaniel mixed dog.

A papillon-maltese mixed puppy.

A papillon-pekingese mixed puppy.

A papillon-pomeranian mixed dog.

A papillon-toy poodle mixed puppy.

A papillon-pug mixed dog.

A papillon-rat terrier mixed dog.

A papillon-schipperke mixed dog.

A papillon-miniature schnauzer mixed dog.

A papillon-sheltie mixed dog.

A papillon-shih tzu mixed dog.

A papillon-small german spitz mixed dog.

A papillon-tibetan spaniel mixed dog.

A papillon-tibetan spaniel mixed puppy.

A papillon-toy aussie mixed dog.

A papillon-west highland white terrier mixed dog.

A papillon-yorkshire terrier mixed puppy.

A papillon-jack russel terrier mixed dog.

A papillon-miniature pinscher mixed puppy.