Java Zen:Thinking Out Loud Saturday, 2024.04.27 
For each of us, it is only depth of character that determines the profundity
with which we face life. We can either add to our character each day, or we can
fritter away our energies in distractions. Those who learn how to accumulate
character each day achieve a depth that cannot be successfully opposed.

		Deng Ming-Dao, "365 Tao - Daily Meditations", #228

2005.08.01

Little Big Man Drops His Body

This is turning into a banner year for transitions here at the Engel homestead. First Janet and now Oscar has jetted on out of here. The little dude has been fighting so hard for so long. He has been seriously sick almost as long as Janet. I think his first serious brush with death was when his liver darn near quit on him close to 8 years ago. Since then it’s been major respiratory problems (kennel cough set this off), an enlarged heart and a murmur, kidney problems and finally three years ago he flipped diabetic. Turns out, true to his stubborn character, he is highly insulin resistant. Rather than needing 3 units of insulin with each meal for a dog his size, Oscar needed 15 units. By the time the vet figured out the proper dose, Oscar was pretty much blind due to cataracts. As with all his ailments, he simply adjusted and moved on. A powerful little package of inspiration in his own right. (more…)

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