I had a good 12 hours of sleep. I was thinking about going across the street to get a bit of air and take some photos of the construction going on over there. But I have a touch of laryngitis. I should be ok. I’m trying to relax my voice, it should be stronger over the next day or 2.

The Oiler’s lost last night to the Flames. The highlights of that game had to be Penner getting his 8^th of the year. This reminds me of the 06 playoff run where a lot of the guys were injured. Right now our 2 top D guys are out indefinitely, Brule and Comrie are out with the Flu. Calgary was at home. If I had money I’d bet Vancouver for tonight’s game. There are 6 players that have 8 or more points in the league including our own Dustin Penner.

Last night on Coast the topic was Philosophy & Mortality, Nothing wrong with that but I’m more into Classical philosophy. I listened for a few minutes but the sleeping pill was having an affect on me and I passed out in a hurry.

I’ve still got Pledges on my mind. Hard to believe he’s gone. Anne wants to call the pet crematorium so we can have his ashes in an urn the way Anne has Pinky I want for my Pledges. I’m relieved that the process for putting Pledges down wasn’t painful for him. The hardest part for me was taking him down and seeing him for the last time in the waiting room in the cat cage.

Anne and I kissed him goodbye and five minutes later they brought out the body. Anne and I are working our way through this the best way we know how. We mope around, cry a little, council each other. I love you Pledges, always.

Pledges is gone but will never be forgotten. I’m trying to find a good picture of him for my website welcome block. I took tons of photos over the last couple of years. I mentioned to Anne that we should get Boot’s fixed up. She said she needs blood tests to see if he can pass the operation. I’m not sure how much all of this is going to cost but I’m working extra hours this week anyway. I’m tired of playing musical chairs between one room and the other with Boots and the rest of the cats. I want Boot’s here with us for Christmas. Anne is concerned about his liver and if his metabolism can pass the operation.

I’m still reading “The Space Wolf” with about 150 pages left to go. We’ve been having an action packed month for October. Other wise I would have finished the book by now.

I’m still keen on getting a Smart Phone. The Blackberry Storm 2 is the phone of choice. Not that I have a lot of people I talk to. I mostly want it for the Internet, to keep all my music/videos on and of course Viigo for Internet radio. There may be a PPV game on TV we can’t get but at least I’ll be able to listen to it while I’m talking with Mrs. Jones. Also I can keep all my picture on my phone, play games read short stories on the way home and get NHL scores at work. Having a phone like the above will help me in my book selection as well. I go to my website for Fantastic fiction on my way to Audrey’s and I can browse through their selections to match the authors at FF. I have a lot of reasons to get a smart phone. More then just making the odd phone call.