Random

In the Eastern dry and high lands of Oregon, we came upon this shoe tree in the Middle of Nowhere, v.3.0. That's random.

I was listening to a radio "news" article on my way home from work (now this was on NPR mind you, not FOX). It was a show with several vignettes about health care and insurance reform in the U.S. Warning: abbreviated rant ahead. Barack is not doing so well with this one and our government is failing at it's most basic task - to govern. The (mostly) white (mostly) boys are not doing their jobs - too busy taking shots at each other and trying to solidify their electoral base for the next election. Time for another revolution? Maybe. Back to the radio show, though. One of the segments covered veterinary medical insurance. Medical insurance for the four legged members of the family. It's very affordable and it makes cost of service for treating sundry ailments a lot more reasonable when the day comes that Fluffy needs joint replacement surgery or Rover , chemotherapy. One of the interviewees described her experiences when Harriet was treated for cancer. The cancer treatment was fairly uneventful, surgery to remove a lump and some followup. Unfortunately Harriet kept digging at the surgical site. So now, Harriet, is on antipsychotic drugs to calm her down and return her to her "snuggly self". Harriet is a hedgehog. With quills. Snuggly? Random.