Wow. I am so overwhelmed by just how many people have gone out of their way to contact me via e-mail, facebook, phone calls, etc. when they heard about Lucy. Even my friends who are not dog people (I try not to judge!) have offered their condolences. When I posted about service earlier this week, I didn't anticipate being on the receiving end, but that is exactly what has happened. Thanks to you all!
stock photo of old computer monitor When I was 10 or 11, I remember sitting next to my dad in our living room and reading computer code to him as he entered it into an Apple computer. We would finish the exercise and he would hit enter (or was it "run"?) and wait expectantly for the green type to appear on the screen. If we were lucky, the whole conversation would occur. Most often, there would be an error either in my dictation of the code, or in the typing of the code. We would then go painstakingly back through the lines, character by character, to find and correct the error. After what seemed like hours (and might have been), we would succeed and the computer would finally run the entire program. It was magical! My dad designed and built an earth-sheltered, passive solar home decades before solar panels were commonplace. He also was on a 9-month waiting list for a Prius, when hybrids were not seen on every street. While my dad is definitely on the cutting edge of technol...
Hello, I read your email from the droolers mailing list and found your blog. I am sorry for the lost of your beloved Lucy. She was beautiful and had some very striking colors. RIP and Run Free at the Bridge with the wind blowing your ears. HoundDogMom (Sherri)
ReplyDeleteP.S...We also have a dog blog with 3 bassets (http://www.hounddogmom.blogspot.com) stop by sometime. :)