Otis

I have lost my second dog in as many days. I can barely write this without choking up. You were such a great dog with so much personality. I will miss you so much. RIP Otis.

Buttercup

I still remember in Middle School letting you out of the house, getting yelled at by my parents and then having to chase you through the woods and having to jump into the lake because you jumped in to chase the geese. Good times. I will miss ya mother hen.

‎"A dog has no use for fancy cars or big homes or designer clothes. Status symbol means nothing to her. A waterlogged stick will do just fine. A dog judges others not by their color or creed or class but by who they are inside. A dog doesn't care if you are rich or poor, educated or illiterate, clever or dull. Give it your heart and they will give you theirs."

The 2 year plan

So, I went out with this girl for the second time this past weekend. The first date was not ideal but I chalked it up to being nervous and having other things on my mind at the moment. To make a long story short she called me weird twice that night (which I do not deny). So then i called her a couple nights after that to set up a second date in which you get to really know someone. During the conversation tattoos came up as a subject and without her knowing I had 4 of them now, 2 of which are not even a week old at this point, she said that people with tattoos are trashy. Yep, that pretty much got my attention. I know a lot of people who happen to have tattoos and I would never use the word trashy to describe any of them. Anyways I still organized the next get together at Bonefish grill. This is where it got interesting. After we ordered and got the small talk out of the way. You know the old, how was your week? She went on about how she has this two year plan to start a family. She didn't go into details, or she may have but i was in too much shock to really let what she was saying sink in. If i had to take a guess I would say it went something like this.

Months 1-4 = courtship of partner to start the life plan with

Months 4-6 = have significant other propose

Months 6-12 = get house or apartment and learn to not hate each other for months 1-6

Month 12-15 = make babies

Month 15-23 = realize the mistake you made by having a two year plan

Month 24 = separate and start at Month 1 again

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My Advice to people with cancer and everyone else

I believe in life.
I believe in living every minute of it with every ounce of your being.
And that you must not let cancer take control of it.
I believe in energy, channeled and fierce.
I believe in focus, getting smart and living strong.
Unity is strength. Knowledge is power. Attitude is everything with this disease.

Accept the tears. Acknowledge the rage.

Believe in your right to live without pain.
Believe in information. NOT pity.

This is no time to pull punches.
You're in the fight of your life.

Be about the hard stuff.
Like finding the nerve to ask for a second opinion.
Be about preventing cancer. Finding it early. Getting smart about clinical trials.
And if it comes to it, being in control of how your life ends.
It's your life. You will have it your way, take no fucking prisoners.

The fight never ends.
Cancer may leave your body, but it never leaves your life.

Much Love,

Jeremy