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link | posted by Reese at 8:44 PM
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Fair warning, this is a bad news post. Reading this post will only serve to upset or depress you. I apologize, but it must be done. It almost seems that I won't find anything pleasant to blog about until I get around to blogging about the unpleasant news.

So last chance! Turn back, or the path you take may lead to certain doom!

News item one: The new to us puppy is gone... After the earthquake, Lakshmi, or Muppet a she had come to be called, disappeared. We search everywhere, all day and into the night Sunday, and again, all day Monday. We put up signs, we call the people that you call. We are just sick about it. Now after a week, we have not turned up a body, so we have to assume that she wandered out to the road and someone picked her up. There appearently is a high rate of theft of smaller dogs, as bringing pets to the island from the mainland is tricky and expensive. We are very sad to have lost her, but glad to have given her two good weeks, here in the clouds, where she could play amoungst the flowers, eat all that she wanted, and pee anywhere she pleased.

News item two: I will not be able to make the trip to San Francisco for Marty's Solstice Party this year.

There. That's out; now maybe I can move on to some better news. Tolver's modification is healing nicely. We will post new pictures when the scabs come off!

link | posted by Reese at 8:11 PM
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We lived in San Francisco from 1994 until January of this year. In all that time, we never felt even much of a tremor; if I remember correctly, the largest earthquake, near the Bay Area, was less than a '4', and so short in duration, that you're not even sure it just happened.

This morning's quake is still reporting at less than a 5, but what a difference! The shaking went on for about 15 seconds. We even had a nice aftershock about five minutes later.

http://tux.wr.usgs.gov/

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link | posted by Reese at 10:52 AM
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For many years, since I took the name Reese, the common joke has often been that Tolver is Reese's Piece. Tolver spent many years contemplating having the image of a peanut butter cup tatooed to his back. I am flattered.


(the release form)


Reese's Piece.

More than family, friends, or fortune - I have always loved Reese; from the night I first saw him. I remember it clearly.: "You don't want to fall in love with me." "I've already fallen and I'm in no hurry to get back up." We went home together that first night and have not been apart more than a month's worth of days in the 21 years since.

I have always expressed my love for Reese, in small ways with a surprise flower or rock, and in big ways with our collars and Marriage Ceremonies, and still always with a sincere 'Luvz' uttered every chance I get. For the last 10 years I have talked about getting a peanut butter cup tattoo on my back to show the world that I was "Reese's Piece." But a tattoo is a mark on the body, a filter between the outside world and a person, something that alters the way a body's electromagnetic field interacts with all the other fields around it. So I just could never bring myself to do it. And then Reese idly suggested that I might brand myself instead, it would be less invasive than a tattoo yet just as meaningful. Well I jumped on that suggestion and within a month I was getting my brand.

Reese worked on the concept of what the design should be and I did the Internet research to find the best technique for the brand. This is where I found Steve Haworth, http://www.stevehaworth.com/, the inventor of the Electro-Cardial Branding Technique - A process whereby an electrical current is passed through the body in a controlled manner so as to vaporize specific points of flesh. This results in a finely detailed branding that is most visible close up and barely noticeable at a distance. So I went to go ask dad if he knew of him. Dad has had a bit of work done on him and I and thought he might have heard of Steve. As it turns out they are good friends, Steve lives in Phoenix, Dad would be in Phoenix for part of his upcoming trip, and that I should join Dad there to go see Steve for my brand. Talk about the universe presenting me with outrageous fortune, some would call it fate. I HAD to do it.

I chose Steve for the depth of his skill in varying disciplines of body modification. As a result I am very happy with the branding that I received, and will be proud to display it to the world. The procedure itself was a rather short 6 mins, as compared to the hour and a half we spent before hand working on the design and discussing the procedure. A very professional process, held in a comfortable casual manner. We paid him twice his asking price, and it was money well spent. I do recommend him for anybody considering body modification, as he is a talented and skilled artist.

Dad documented the procedure for posterity, so enjoy these images.

link | posted by Reese at 7:34 PM
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A friend of the community (although someone who we did not know at all) had come to the end of his time, with cancer as his exit strategy. Notice went out of need for a home for all of his animals; cats, dogs and chickens, many very old. We took on the 15 year old, toy poodle, Lakshmi.

Lakshmi is an old girl, but she's feisty. She's blind from a cataract in one eye, out of focus from a lesser one in the other, but she gets around pretty well except for running into the screen door.

She seems very happy here already.

link | posted by Reese at 2:14 PM
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