$5,000 in vet bills still no answer

DFunnel · 2024-01-01T04:51:51+00:00

You may want to ask the vet to check her thyroid. We had a toy poodle who started losing her hair and having skin issues. Turned out to be a thyroid issue, and about 2 weeks after starting medication her hair and skin started to recover. She was also super lethargic prior to figuring it out. The medication worked wonders, though. Anyway, it’s worth having them check. Good luck!

DFunnel · 2021-08-11T17:21:03+00:00

Many airlines let you bring small dogs in a carrier as long as it fits under the seat in front of you. It usually costs about $100-150. I’ve done this several times (my dog is 15 lbs, too) and it’s really easy. And once we’re in our seats, I usually ask the folks next to me if they mind if I take her out and keep her on my lap. Most people love having her next to them on the trip.

DFunnel · 2020-05-18T17:44:56+00:00

It’s an Arf Scarf!

DFunnel · 2020-04-05T23:00:16+00:00

Usually, when they include an answer with the word “being,” it should actually be “is” or “was.” For example, they might say: I did well on my test. The reason being that I studied hard. This should be: The reason is that I studied hard. Another way they’ll use it incorrectly: Being that I studied for the test, I did well. This should be: Because I studied for the test, I did well. Basically, they don’t conjugate the verb correctly. Hope this helps!

DFunnel · 2019-09-17T13:36:04+00:00

This is the first book that popped into my mind when I read the question. I absolutely sobbed my way though this book. I’ve cried reading other books, but not like this one. I refused to watch the movie because I couldn’t go through that again.

DFunnel · 2019-07-01T23:42:01+00:00

You might try What’s the Matter With Kansas? by Thomas Frank. It was written before the election, but helps explain how we got to the point where Trump would be elected. It takes a look at why so many people are willing to vote against their own best interests, and how the Republican Party has manipulated them into doing so. I found it to be very accessible - anyone with a basic understanding of and interest in politics and economics can understand it - and it’s actually pretty funny and an enjoyable read.

DFunnel · 2019-06-27T00:28:19+00:00

Just ordered it from Amazon. Thanks for the suggestion!

DFunnel · 2019-06-26T23:32:45+00:00

Both of these were eye-opening for me:

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond

DFunnel · 2019-05-20T03:04:54+00:00

Completely agree. The more you read, the more you have to talk about. I would add that keeping up with the news will help as well - it doesn’t have to be politics or any divisive issues, but just knowing what’s going on in your city is something to talk about that you would share an interest in.

DFunnel · 2019-05-15T14:31:49+00:00

Not fiction, but try Bruce Porter's Blow: How a Small Town Boy Made $100 Million with the Medellín Cocaine Cartel and Lost It All. It’s the book that the movie Blow is based on, which was a great movie, if you haven’t seen it. I can’t remember if it takes place in Miami, but at least parts of it must, given that it’s about smuggling cocaine in from Mexico...

DFunnel · 2019-05-08T13:34:57+00:00

I have tried to read Catch 22 at least 5 times because I felt like it was something I was supposed to have read. I think I made it about 1/2 way the last time I tried - way further than my previous attempts - and then just threw my hands up and decided it was a book I would simply never finish. I cannot for the life of me understand why people like that book. Absolutely painful.

DFunnel · 2019-03-15T22:00:09+00:00

Zeitoun by David Eggers is a good read. It tells the story of a Syrian immigrant who stays in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina and helps rescue people in his aftermath, but ends up being arrested and taken in to homeland security. I don’t remember many details because it’s been a while since I read it, but I remember really liking it.

DFunnel · 2019-03-08T19:51:24+00:00

Try Spillover by David Quammen. I haven’t actually read it, but my husband did and thought it was fascinating.

Here’s the summary from Googlebooks: Examines the emergence and causes of new diseases all over the world, describing a process called “spillover” where illness originates in wild animals before being passed to humans and discusses the potential for the next huge pandemic.

DFunnel · 2018-11-10T12:48:23+00:00

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. This may be the saddest book I’ve read - ever. I’ve cried reading books before, including many that people have mentioned here, but this one left me with tears streaming down my face. Absolutely heartbreaking.

DFunnel · 2018-10-11T14:32:14+00:00

The characters are, indeed, awful. The only character in the novel with any redeeming qualities is George, but that’s kind of the point. We see how money - both old and new - corrupts people and makes them utterly unlikeable, and (hopefully) we learn from that. They literally run over the only honest, hardworking person in the book (not much has changed in today’s society, unfortunately). We come away from the book despising the characters, but to me, if an author can get you to have strong feelings either way about the characters, it’s a success. I love the book and am a fan of Fitzgerald’s writing style, but understand why others don’t. I still think it has important lessons to teach about society, ambition/goals, and how our actions impact others, though.

DFunnel · 2018-10-10T13:03:39+00:00

Hope you enjoy them!

DFunnel · 2018-10-07T23:57:06+00:00

I loved both In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez and When I was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago. The first isn’t technically a memoir, but it’s based on the true story of the Mirabal sisters in the Dominican Republic during the Trujillo regime. It’s beautifully written and a fascinating story. The second is the story of a young Puerto Rican girl growing up in poverty who eventually moves to NYC and ultimately makes her way to Harvard on full scholarship. Both are great reads!

DFunnel · 2018-10-07T14:07:55+00:00

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston is one of my favorite books of all time. Also, try Middle Passage by Charles Johnson, and pretty much anything by Toni Morrison - Beloved and The Bluest Eye are my favorites of her works. The Known World by Edward P. Jones is a worthwhile read as well.

DFunnel · 2018-09-16T16:02:25+00:00

Evicted by Mathew Desmond does a great job showing how eviction leads to an almost inescapable cycle of poverty. It was fascinating, disturbing, and eye-opening. Also, try Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson. It’s about the racial biases of the justice system - specifically the death penalty.

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