Don’t Let Me Down
My plan today was to take Bitzer to the vet at the first possible appointment, since giving her a couple of days had basically lead the bad leg being worse. Oh, for those coming up to speed, she had a bum back leg she was favoring, but all my feeling, squeezing and so forth was showing no specific area of pain. Anyway, then I had a training session to do with some folks at work, a few loose ends to wrap up, and then a half-a-day of time off. Dinner with a good friend (and for those that assume otherwise all the time, not a date, just a friend) and maybe some live music to top the evening off.
Sounded like a pretty good plan from the putting it together right up until the time it started to work itself out this morning. <An aside note, just heard the song “Don’t Let Me Down,” this one being the cover of the song from “Across the Universe,” but still appropriate. So, I just changed the blog title from Disgusted and Disappointed to Don’t Let Me Down. – We now return you to the regularly scheduled blog writing escapade.> So as I sit here in one of my favorite places, McCarthy’s, putting down a favorite drink that goes down so easy I have to wonder just why things went so freaking wrong.
A recap is in order I suppose. First off, Bitzer at the vet. She either has a broken patella (knee cap) or the muscles that hold in place are stretched and basically turned to goo. First phase of treatment is the dog equal to bed rest and pain medication. After two weeks, we will see and if still not dramatically improved it is x-rays and likely a surgery. Now, anyone who knows the sometimes hyper Bitzer contained. And especially a Bitzer that can not have her morning run followed by jumping in the truck seat from the ground on her own. Take that thought to instead of going to the office and such, instead being in a cage/kennel for most of two weeks.
I will have to say the training went well, which was up next. I will say it ran a LOT longer then I expected, but hopefully it was a good thing and will take a few things off my plate in both the near and far future at the office. Since I am highlighting the few positives from the day I will also tip my hat to dinner with a GOOD friend at a an old-time favorite restaurant – Ramsey’s. Lastly, the bourbon, started at that locale and continued at McCarthy’s has finally killed the darn headache.
In between, I did get into with my roommate. That was not a good thing. I am not going to talk about it here, other than to say I am not sure if I should be at fault or not. I know what my gut feeling on the issue is, but maybe I am being closed-minded about it. Regardless, I feel kind of bad about it. I like my roommate. There is the other hand though. Anyway, stopping now, like I said, I am not getting into that one here in public.
Speaking of things that I am not going to venture into in a public forum, something else happened last night that kind of set the tone for today in hindsight. Nothing I am going to mention and has nothing to do with anyone mentioned so far, but it did catch me rather by surprise. It was also just the last straw of incorrect information and I am completely done with something because of it, with a plan at this point to never visit that whole thing ever again. Seems cryptic and for that I apologize.
So… that brings me to just thinking having a bourbon or ten was a good idea. And so, after dinner I headed a few blocks over to my favorite place for such mis-behavior. I was still thinking in the back of mind that music was going to come up later and I could bum a ride from that person after the fact. I am not thinking that is happening at this point, but we will see here in a bit to make sure. <Another side note interruption, my battery is down to one hour, nineteen minutes, means I have been here about almost four hours. Even more important, means I got to finish and move on inside that above noted time. Of course a beautiful woman just sat down to my left, maybe not… 
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Where was I? Oh yeah. So while sitting here writing a future blog and having a conversation or three, I got an email that someone had joined my circle on Linked In. For those who are not aware, Linked In is a social network aimed at professionals. I think it started mostly as those in a technical field, but it has grown to be sure. Anyway, this person was a co-worker at on point sometime back nearly (but not quiet) twenty years ago. In some ways I would love to sit down and talk to this person. But in other ways, as much as some other people have influenced my life, she was probably almost a second Mom. I think, though do not know for sure, that she went to bat for me at the time.
Long story made very short – regardless of the batting or not, I let her down. I severely disappointed her by things I both did and did not do. I have said it before, folks that have no regrets are admirable. Some things from that time period I would not change now as they make me who I am, but it does not change that I regret them from the perspective and I wonder how things would be different now if I had not made the mistakes of stupid youthfulness and such at the time.
Anyway, I suspect given what I am doing now, she just might, maybe think I finally did live up to some of my potential. As I have said elsewhere to other people in my life recently – if you happen to read this, know that right now I am raising my glass to you and the perhaps misplaced faith you had in me so long ago!
** – How appropriate, Bitzer looks drunk in a box… she was not and it taken more than a few weeks back, but it fits in a weird way all the same!
POOR BITZER!!! You should be home sharing the bourbon with her!!!! Heck, that might be a good hook for the beautiful woman..."I have to go home and care for my broken dog..." "SQUUUEEEE...that's so sweet and thoughtful...here's my phone number. Oh, wait, how 'bout I come home with you to meet the dog..." Just sayin'......
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