Pretty In Pink

Fats Domino

Before commiting Robert to the compost heap in the sky, are you 100% certain he has passed on? The fastest way to check if he can be saved is to check his stems. They should be pliable and firm and will have a green cast on the inside if he is still alive. If the stems are mushy or brittle check the roots for the same conditions. The roots should be pliable and firm also. If both stems and roots are brittle or mushy, I can confirm, Robert is indeed dead.

Sorry to hear about your Lab. I had to have my dog put to sleep due to cancer at 16 years old. It was a horrible experience, my sympathies are with you. Have you read the poem 'rainbow bridge'? It will probably make you cry at first but the words do give comfort. You were right about the poem, it did make me cry (I was like a 3 year old with a grazed knee!) but it did help. The spooky thing is in about 3 weeks I will be able to see the Rainbow Bridge from my hotel. The Rainbow Bridge Tokyo Bay? What a view to look forward to. You'll have to take some pictures to show us! Glad the poem helped.

Irresponsible dog owners who litter the streets with barkers eggs for me to step in and bring home to decorate the carpets. I love dogs and have 2 myself but I can always manage to clean up after them! Shame the same can't be said for all owners!

Saw 30 days of night, last night. As horrors go, it was a good one. Not too much computer generation, reasonable acting and a decent concept, giving a fresh twist to a vampire movie. Personally, I'm fed up with over the top computer generation in films. When I was young, I went to see Jurrasic Park at the cinema and thought the effects were amazing. As time has gone on, you are hard pressed to find a film (usually of particular genres), that does not involve computer generation. I think it may be time to revert back to good old fashioned special effects. No, I'm not talking the rubbersuited monsters of Star Trek and the classics from Dr. Who (as brilliant as they were at the time!) Examples I can think of off hand are An American Werewolf in London (the scene were he changes), Jaws (the first one), Day of the dead (the death scenes). You can probably think of more yourselves........ Computer generation has its place, its certainly helped expand the possibilities in Dr Who, amongst other shows, and classic films have been produced thanks to the technology but lets have it in equal measures and see some realism in film again!

Sorry to hear about your Lab. I had to have my dog put to sleep due to cancer at 16 years old. It was a horrible experience, my sympathies are with you. Have you read the poem 'rainbow bridge'? It will probably make you cry at first but the words do give comfort.