miked

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[–] miked@piefed.social 6 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

When my wife and I first got him he never barked. If he needed to go outside he would find his way to the front door and scratch. The place we were renting had an enclosed yard. He would go out out, do his business, come back, and scratch at the door. Yes, he was effectively blind and deaf but he found his back, unless...

There were leaves! The gardeners would push the leaves to one section of the yard and put them in the composting bin every time thay came.

If Butters ended up in leaves over two inches high he became confused. Most likely because it messed with his sense of smell. I rescued him many times from the leave pile.

[–] miked@piefed.social 14 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Butters crossed the rainbow bridge several years ago. His last few meals were bacon.

He was adopted as a senior dog. He was a Deer Chihuahua which have longer legs and snout than a regular Chihuahua. He was adopted from a rescue group that deals with older dogs. They estimated his age to be about ten. Our vet turned out to own three of his breed and estimated his age was closer to 15.

He had partial vision in one eye when adopted but that eye soon became cloudy and he could only see light and dark. The vet basically said shit happens but I was so upset I went for a second opinion. Turns out he was old and shit happened.

I could type all day about him but I'm getting sad.

[–] miked@piefed.social 1 points 17 hours ago

How have there not been more memes about this character?

[–] miked@piefed.social 2 points 17 hours ago

Knowing who to ask has been one of my strengths. I don't know everything but I usually know someone in the company that knows more than me.

 

Butters was blind and deaf.

[–] miked@piefed.social 2 points 18 hours ago

My friend was there in the spring. Several people from her tour group tried it. Don't recall if she did because my brain is mush.

[–] miked@piefed.social 2 points 18 hours ago

I started looking into getting shirts made of pirate flags. Since I have ADHD I didn't make it too long before finding a new project to hyper-fixate on.

 

Butters was blind and deaf.

[–] miked@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The video is from the 1965 movie "The Sound of Music" which was based upon an earlier play.

While the movie is basically about personal relationships there is some anti-nazi sentiment at the end.

edit - this particular clip is from the song named "Sound of Music" from the film.

[–] miked@piefed.social 15 points 2 days ago

I had two dogs and two cats and they were all about the same size.

The only way the dogs would win was when they would team up against against a lone cat.

[–] miked@piefed.social 5 points 2 days ago

Our grandpas are the O.G. Antifa.

 
[–] miked@piefed.social 3 points 3 days ago

Necessity or not, I don't want one. I've done enough IT support to know Inkjets eat ink unless they are used every few days.

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submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by miked@piefed.social to c/aww@lemmy.world
 

huge edit - he was blind.

He was normally calm but would become angry when this happened. It took a little time but cables were moved so he didn't get stuck.

[–] miked@piefed.social 4 points 3 days ago

Is it that difficult to change your major? You are in in your first year. You may have wasted a year of school but you know physics does not make you happy.

I noticed the second thing you mentioned was writing. Writing may or may not pay a lot but I suggest you continue. Most writers don't write for money. They write because it makes them happy.

[–] miked@piefed.social 4 points 3 days ago

then you're doing it wrong. try adding some alcohol and a little cannabis.

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