brucine (broo'-seen), 1) n. Pharm., Chem. a bitter, poisonous alkaloid, C23H26N2O4, obtained from the nux vomica tree; 2) n. Bruce Bortin's 'low-impact' weblog
Friday, June 18, 2010
Monday, June 14, 2010
Oh, look. I made a thing. Out of some stuff.
Insulated copper wire. #12, stranded, I think. ALSO NOT A SOAPDISH.
Pearl's Water Dish
Pearl's Water Dish 2
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Black-crowned Night-Herons
The next evening, I saw these guys at 10th and Madison. Details below.
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This one has it all figured out. He's under a car. For safety.
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Walking home the other night, somebody dropped about a pint of splattering birdshit right in front of me. Looking up, (after stepping back) I saw this guy. 14th Street betw Alice & Jackson
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
853 SXY
Four-wheeled liability that we rented over the weekend to take Pearl to Bay Area Veterinary Specialists
for sonogram & unhappy diagnosis, and then back to Cheshire
for a shot of Prednisone, which seems to have improved her appetite.
Sick Kitty
Mary wrote:
We've had some sad news about Pearl this weekend. She had lost quite a
bit of weight very suddenly and wasn't eating or drinking on Thursday and
we took her to her vet on Friday who determined she had gone from 14+
pounds to 9 pounds(!) and blood tests showed a liver problem. We took her
to a specialist in San Leandro on Saturday and found out she has advanced
liver cancer. Anyway, she had a good weekend and is still with us and is
eating and drinking again but we've decided not to treat her except with
steroids and fluids (the only other option being chemotherapy which would
just buy her a little time and would not cure her) and we'll take it a day
at a time, as long as she is still enjoying being with us and making Ray
miserable.
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Andre, I Have to Leave Tonight
Andre, I Have to Leave Tonight
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Mr Lee Encounters the iPod
Mr Lee Encounters the iPod
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