A bit off our usual subject but if you live near Milwaukee WI, here goes

It's a gamer, sci-fi, anime one day convention run by the students of MSOE, a major private engineering school.

Runs until 10PM, 25 bucks for non-students.

Parking is problematic

They have a webpage.

I hope everyone here has a fun and safe weekend.

Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE)
Dwight and Dian Diercks Computational Science Hall
1025 North Milwaukee Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202

PI as in 3.14159265 yada yada yada and so on

Trivial geometry but hey, we need a break from this stress filled world.

Assuming this part of Wisconsin doesn't blow into Lake Michigan.

DANGED it's windy

He has some type of chronic bowl disorder.

Over the years he has had parts of it removed as they have become damaged.

This last time the doctors found there was too little healthy tissue remaining for him to survive.

As he is quite slim I fear he won't last long.

He is only in his early fifties.

John in Wauwatosa

Our two kittens, Gracie and Audrey. Both are doing well and making friends with our not quite two year old calico, Sniffanie.

Tonight, 8PM at the Marcus Amphitheater at the Summerfest grounds these really, really, REALLY OLD geezers are performing.

John in Wauwatosa

P.S. Tickets ARE available through ticket brokers at 249 DOLLARS US last I looked -- 4:45 PM CDT -- and parking for just under 40 bucks.

The FeLV and FIV tests came back negative while the control was positive so she is not infected.

Since she was due in a few months we updated her shots and started the first of two shots to protect from FeLV.

In three weeks she gets the booster fir it and e==we will have a fecal sample tested to make sure she is free of parasites.

Then we can get her a companion cat or two.

I am very relieved.

John in Wauwatosa

Here she is back home and healthy. And weighting 9.6 LBS. Might be time to cut back on the food!

Rusty was euthanized this Feb 06th, one day short of his 20 birthday.

We had him cremated as it was winter with heavy snow on the frozen ground.

We planned to bury his ashes near his sister in May.

Simon was well, other than a couple teeth that had to be pulled, up until a week ago.

He went off his feed. Seemed less energetic but we thought it might be stress from a house guest or allergies. We was a shy but loving animal.

Sis took him to the vet today.

Our long suffering cat was euthanized at aprox 9:45am CST today, Saturday Feb 7th.

He and his late littermate Cally were two Wisconsin Humane Society kittens from the old location behind WTMJ tv and radio near Esterbrook Park in Milwaukee WI.

Best estimate were he was born Feb 08th 1995. But we will call him 20 years old.

He will be cremated and his ashes scatted over his sisters grave by a peony in our back yard.

Just came back from the vet.

Our four year old, Simon, has a couple chipped/broken teeth that may need to be removed. Otherwise very healthy.

Rusty, almost 20 years old, has lost a pound - 1/8th of his weight -- since this summer. He has blood in his stool, is somewhat anemic and his colon feels thick and abnormal. This on top of his kidney disease and heart murmur.

They did tests. We find out Monday.

They gave us some meds to ease his symptoms.

The vet first thought colitis but given his age and the abnormal feeling bowel... quite possibly cancer.

What a FINE game against the Green Bay Packers... NOT!

The FIRST time in the 94+ year history of Green Bay where they scored over fifty points two games in a row AND Philly's worst loss since the 1970s.

Remember Green Bay is the smallest small market team in all of American pro sports AND the only not-for-profit.

-- SNICKER --

Mom is doing a second happy dance in her grave. Badgers AND Packers crushing their opponents on back-to-back days.

YEAH!

Other than the snow shoveling.

John in Wauwatosa

Had her euthenized 12:30 PM.

Was in heart failure. Kidney vaulues off the chart. Had to dilute it to even get a reading. Fluid around lungs. Body temp 5 to 7 degrees below normal.

... rpm Wheaties Micky Mouse Club records while we were waiting for something to happen on the TV. There was delay after delay so finally as we are all dressed dad drove us the 26 miles to my grandparents farm.

In that 40 minutes it took to load up and drive THIS happened.

I turned 55 today.

Sorry I didn't post part four of chapter 12 of Timeout 4 -- did I confuse anyone there? Sure confuses me -- last night.

I am posting today then heading out to enjoy the sunny fall day.