introducing Furry

Oskar was a dog among dogs, an individual, distinctive, attentive, clever, loving animal.

Furry comes to us from a rescue shelter, too. He is a dog of a different stripe. Initially unsure of his place, fearful that he wouldn't be fed, wanting to be part of the pack, but unable to meet our eyes. Now, thanks to the loving home he inhabits, he's a feisty, humorous, hairy firecracker. He loves the beach, and hangin' with his gang. He has many admirers, and is trying hard to figure out going to the cafe. You'd like him. And he would like to sit on your lap.

Threskiornis aethiopicus redux

bus stop

where was Mister Jackson?

So there were some motherfucking snakes on a motherfucking Qantas plane. Four Stimson's pythons. They couldn't be found. So Qantas decided to fumigate the plane. To kill the pythons. Which are non-venomous. Poo on Qantas. A Qantas spokesman said they established that "the species was not threatened or endangered". Wouldn't you say that those particular four reptiles were both? Read all about it.

fanfare

No need to fret my lovelies, just letting you know I went to the doctor yesterday. Yes, we do go to doctors when there is nothing apparently wrong. This lets us check up on our general health, and catch problems before they become, er, problematic. So I saw Doctor Dimitri (fee for consultation: $AUD 0.00). He ordered some blood rests - 8 to be exact. (Fee for 8 tests: $AUD 0.00). He had some concerns regarding a persistent sore shoulder. So he ordered some X-rays and an ultra-sound. (4 X-rays $AUD 0.00, 1 ultrasound $AUD 0.00). In addition, at my request, he wrote me a referral to my osteopath for 5 visits. (5 visits to Wendy the Osteopath $AUD 0.00.)

Now, we Australians eschew the fanfare, so i won't go on and on. There is much to criticise in my country, culturally, politically, fiscally. But the Medicare system worked for me yesterday. It did cost me time - I was at the Medical Centre from 8.45 til after 1, I have to return for my ultrasound, and also for more blood to be taken as my arm was empty, apparently. While I have an appointment time for the ultrasound, I will have to take a number & queue up again for blood-letting. Yesterday, my wait at Pathology was over an hour. Still, I had a book and the time passed not unpleasantly.

Man goes to the doctor for a physical examination.
Doctor says to the Man "You have got to stop masturbating".
Man says "Why?"
Doctor says "Because I am trying to give you a physical examination".

Eucalyptus ficifolia redux

Autumn again ...

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