Shiva had to be put down on Tuesday afternoon - bone cancer made short work of her front right leg and made moving impossible. Right to the end, however, she was positive, and she didn't suffer much pain. The vet came and did it at Mom's house because moving her would have been painful and nearly impossible for her. She was one of the good ones. I waited 'till I could get an image off my home computer, and I'm glad I did, even though waiting has made me a little late.
I put the rest of this post after the break - no reason to have everything above the fold.
You guys are creative and interesting, and those of you I've lived with have always made me better and more creative (crazier, too, sometimes - Scott). I respect your advice and opinions and I'm tired of not *doing* anything cool just because I'm traveling, tired and discombobulated. I'd therefore like to be doing something with my "down" time, but the nature of that time means that I really should be planning it in advance.