in spite of an arsenal of defenses, some hulking beast slithered through the scruffy dog moat undetected last week and made a mess of my system … bad scruffies for not noticing! my drive was mostly salvaged by my good friend and computer wizard-of-the-highest-order Ed, and we thought we were good, however, it’s still something of a mess.
so we’re rebuilding now. oh fun, oh bliss … please refrain from emails exhaulting the virtues of Macs and how i should use this opportunity to finally take the plunge. it will be soon, but this is too soon, and except for the rebuild, my current system is a kicka** system.
in the meantime, however, i felt the need to explain the lack of any client sneak peeks on the blog and the general lack of action around here. without my main system, i’m unable to do my processing, but should be up and running very soon.
i’ll leave you with one sneak peek from a client a week and a half ago … young, frisbee-obsessed Bauer. 
i’ll post a proper entry of this lad soon as he definitely warrants one.
and for anyone emailing me during this funky period, thank you for your patience.
and a message … cats don’t belong in Dumpsters … especially in -20C weather we’ve had these past few weeks. this is the second cat i’ve found in a year living off the streets – and trust me, i don’t go looking for ‘em! i’m a dog person through and through! what’s more, this is the second cat who has been declawed and 
… and if i understood his language, i’m sure it would be quite the tale.
he has a way to go still as far as regaining his weight and health, and there’s still debate as to whether he can be integrated into this household. he certainly won’t be a member of the pack like our last rescued-off-the-street cat (also declawed and not microchipped!) as he’s not keen on the scruffies, but the slow and carefully orchestrated introductions are going well. in the meantime, we do have a possible other home for him.
so please … reconsider declawing. at least research it. there 
