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Where there’s a Will, there’s a way
from ohmidog!
on Friday April 15th, 2011 at 12:13 AM
So heres where we are now: After 11 months of having no home, we now have two the mansion basement we are leaving and an apartment unit less than a mile away that we are moving into, it being the very unit my parents lived in when I was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Im paying double rent in April, giving me time to make the transition to the new placefrom the basement, which were leaving because of Aces recently diagnosed herniated disc, and the11 steps required to get in and out.
As...
Now you see him; now you don’t
from ohmidog!
on Tuesday March 22nd, 2011 at 08:11 PM
The mansion whose basement Im living in has a big back yard, and in that big back yard is a big swimming pool, covered with a big black plastic tarp.
Ace likes to venture deep into the ivy behind the pool to do his business, and hes always careful to avoid the pool on his way back.
Yesterday and I blame the Valium he didnt.
As I watched Im monitoring him closely because he has been diagnosed with a herniateddisc he finished up and started walking straight for the pool. As I yelled NOOOOOO!,...
No! No! No! He’s too young to be old
from ohmidog!
on Tuesday March 15th, 2011 at 10:40 PM
Ace has been stricken.
With exactly what, I dont know. But in the past four days, he has taken to yelping when he gets up from a long nap or makes a sudden move.
At the dog park this week, he has plodded along lethargically, showing little interest in other dogs even when he ran into this little white fellowwho shares his name. Hows that for a pair of Aces?
I havepoked and prodded every inch of his oversized body, but Im unable to pinpoint what particular spot might be hurting him.
So today, we...
Tales of debasement: Living 6 feet under
from ohmidog!
on Wednesday March 9th, 2011 at 11:18 PM
One of the disadvantages of living six feet under aside from the lack of sunlight, of which weve already spoken is the worms.
I measured the other day and determined that the entrance to the basement apartment Ace and I are living in is exactly six feet beneath ground level. Im trying despite coming from a family of undertakers to notread anything into that.
It was while trying not to read anything into it, standing in the stairwell just outside my door to smoke a cigarette here in a town...
Praise the Lord, I saw the light
from ohmidog!
on Friday March 4th, 2011 at 10:40 PM
Its dark down here. Even with every light on, even when the suns up, the temporary home Ace and I have landed in a cellar apartment in an old southern mansion is, given its subterranean location, something less than bright and cheery.
I have window wells, but little light shines through. I look out and assume its a rainy day only to step outside and see that its as sunshiny as it can be.Down here, its as if its always 3 a.m. Ace wakes up, looks around, and like me assumes its not morning...
Dwelling in the cellar of an old mansion
from ohmidog!
on Thursday March 3rd, 2011 at 06:39 PM
It was a dark and stormy night. Really. The pouring rain had subsided, but a steady drizzle fell and the old trees swayed in the wind as I pulled my car around the circular driveway and parked in front of the mansion.
I left Ace in the car and walked up to the front door. As soon I knocked as if the scene was being scripted by a horror movie director a crack of thunder rattled the night sky.
Slowly, the door creaked open.
The lady of the manor greeted me warmly, invited me in and introduced me...
Rescue group signs contract on Vick house
from ohmidog!
on Tuesday February 8th, 2011 at 07:32 AM
A Pennsylvania-based dogrescue organization and advocacy group has reportedly signed a contract to buy the former estate of Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick headquarters of Bad Newz Kennels, a dogfighting operation.
The group, Dogs Deserve Better, says it hopes to turn the 4,600-square foot houseand 15 acres ofproperty in Surryinto an animal sanctuary, where rescued dogs could be trained and rehabilitated.
The organization, which has been at the forefront of the movement towards...
Michael Vick’s former house sits empty
from ohmidog!
on Tuesday August 24th, 2010 at 08:13 PM
Im not sure why I wanted to visit 1915 Moonlight Road maybe for the same reason people visit Nazi death camps, Ground Zero and other scenes of slaughter.
Maybe its in part to pay respects to those who died and suffered, in part to remind ourselves of how evil man can be that whole business about keeping history fresh enough in our minds that we dont allow the mistakes of the past to be repeated.
Maybe (last maybe, I promise) thats also why you still find Michael Vick stories on ohmidog! and...
Heiress leaves mansion, $3 million to dogs
from ohmidog!
on Thursday June 17th, 2010 at 02:13 AM
Gail Posner, the daughter of corporate-takeover king Victor Posner, has bequeathed her$8.3 million Miami mansion and a $3 million trust fund to her dogs, the New York Post reports.
Also named in the will were seven personal aides, including bodyguards and housekeepers, who were given a total of $26 million and the right to live rent-free in the mansion while caring for the animals, according to court papers.
The 67-year-old heiress died in March.
Posner had three pets, including a Chihuahua...
The dogs of Paris (Hilton, that is)
from ohmidog!
on Monday June 8th, 2009 at 11:09 PM
Nice digs, huh? Its the new mini mansion Paris Hilton had designed and built for her dogs. Its a smaller version of Paris Beverly Hills home, right down to the miniature furniture similar to her own. The lavish doghouse also has air conditioning, Chewy Vuitton beds, closets, two floors, a spiral staircase and chandelier, according [...]
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