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Only partially sarcastic, and I am not referencing the giant cheese puff in the room. Finally have a computer that is fully functional.  Graphics card has been acting iffy for a while and finally shit the bed.  Was saving up for a new on, and NewEgg was running a sale right when it happened so kinda lucked out.  Well, sorta.  My ancient monitor (I don't even remember when I got it, likely 10+ years old) keeps randomly flipping out and needing a few seconds timeout because it is having disputes with the information the graphics card is sending it...  And then had a RAM chip go... followed by my wifi card...  At least the RAM and wifi card die

Bit of a story here, and it will involve some digressions and side-notes, but please bear with me.    Many years ago, think back in 2004 or 2005, I was looking for a movie to do a report on.  I needed a copy of Mars Attacks and I hit damn near every movie rental and purchase place I could find.  Last hope was this tiny, family owned place, and they happened to have a copy (on DVD no less.)  Just snagged the movie and felt something tug on the leg of my pants.  There was this adorable little husky puppy with the most oversized paws I had ever seen (and having grown up with corgis, that is saying something.)  As soon as I noticed him, he trie

Well, a bit more than two months now since Logger came to his new home.  It has been slow going, but he has slowly been transitioning from being an outdoor working dog to an indoor-living companion.  About a week ago, he finally started sleeping indoors and, as much as he loved his fresh wood shavings, he seems to absolutely adore his fleece blankets.  Biggest changes have been in his personality, going from affectionate but reserved when he arrived to an exuberant cuddle bug.  Really think Logger loves having a human of his very own and he is a wonderful guy to have around. How he and Nemo would interact was also big concern of mine, but th