A Cold December 1st in East Tennessee

Song Lyric of the Day:

What day is it? And in what month? / This clock never seemed so alive / I can’t keep up and I can’t back down / I’ve been losing so much time

Lifehouse / “You and Me”

Lost Recap Haiku – “What Kate Did“

Kate killed her father
True dad was not the real thing
A mother betrayed

6:06PM.
December is off to a freezing cold start here in Knoxville. Most of the day, the sky was that shade of grey that looks and feels like snow; it looked and felt like the dead of winter all day. As someone who gets cold if the temperature drops below 70 degrees, I’ve been trying to warm up all day. A couple of views of my backyard, shot late this afternoon:

Here’s Caleb enjoying the day and what used to be one of his many frisbees:
I dropped Yum Yum off at the vet this morning for his broken leg recheck. The verdict: he is almost 100% healed, but not quite there yet. So it’s back to the vet for what will hopefully be his final recheck two weeks from today. Dr. McLain, the techs, and I had fun joking about how much weight Yum Yum’s put on from having to be so stationary. Rich and I have even taken to calling him Porky the Peg Leg.

I got a complete physical today in preparation for becoming a human guinea pig, along with Jonathan, next week for a medical study. Cost of a tank of gas to get to Oak Ridge: $38. Price paid to be a lab rat: $500. Being able to give everyone a nice Christmas because of it: priceless.

On a serious note, I’m very sorry to report that Tamara and her sister, Jaime’s, beloved grandfather passed away this morning. He led a good, long life and was very much loved by his family. It’s not much, but I hope his family can find a little bit of comfort in remembering that.

11:36PM.
So…my blog template modifications didn’t quite work out…Ahem. I’ll be adding the links I had set up again tomorrow.

11:48PM.
Ah…the week starts with Wentworth Miller and it ends with Wentworth Miller–CBS is repeating the series premiere of Ghost Whisperer tomorrow night. And, yes, I’m aware the pic I’ve posted here is from Prison Break. But, well, just look at him.Image courtesy of Wentworth-Miller.net.