Everything Sven

06/21/2026

We're off to BBQ with Grampy & Grammy.

06/18/2026

One of Momma's top 3 greatest peeves for sure.

06/13/2026

Last week's adventures were closer to home as the weather spiked into the 90s here already.

Sven alerting to another episode of migraine, eye graine, vertigo, nausea, vomiting, etc. An outing with Grammy, and waiting on Grampy to visit.

I also had a medical apt. and atty apt. I let Sven sit these out due to the heat, all the in and out and waiting on the AC to cool the back seat after the car being in a blazing hot parking lot didn't seem fair to him. 11am-2pm is the worst part of the day for heat.

Health update, apparently the MRIs and scans were for stroke, tumor etc. I have to see neurology now to rule out seizures or other issues. Another eye specialist etc. Definitely not out of the woods yet or anytime soon. Where I stopped taking any supplements or OTC meds and still had my 3rd episode in the last 6 months they even mentioned that it could be a sign of MS Grammy's first cousin had it, and Grampy's brother had MD, genetically speaking it's within the realm of possibility. Not what I wanted to hear, as I have enough going on as it is, but we'll have to find out and see. what's going on

06/13/2026

06/12/2026

Getting out my bowling shirt...

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06/12/2026

Happy National Great Dane Day!
Show us your special Great Danes.

06/03/2026

********* NOT A HAPPY CUSTOMER *************

Manager

Today we were denied access to a public bathroom. Grammy had an accident inside the bathroom, no idea if she fell or what the actual issue was. Staff would NOT let me back to the PUBLIC bathroom with my service dog, claiming they had a lot of food "back there" for starters its a FEDERAL LAW under the Americans with Disabilities Law that my Service Dog can attend me in any public area, secondly we were not in the kitchen area with open food, and food in boxes or cans on shelves in a back hallway is actually safe from any potential contamination of dog fur and does not meet the criteria, if anything it blocks egress in a fire. You staff insisted I leave my service dog unattended in a hallway with a table of children near by. While I trust my dog, I don't trust strangers or patrons. I asked staff to just stand there so I could at the very least go see what's wrong, god-forbid a female staff member ask or check to see if she fell or needed an ambulance or anything of the sort. I come out less than a minute later and staff is not there with my dog or blocking patrons from the hallway area out of precaution. WTF?

You and your staff need education. These are all common laws and rules for running a business, any lawyer worth half his salt could easily have a hay day with you if I chose that option. Fortunately, we're not as****es enough to bother, but certainly one day somebody will be, as for us you've certainly lost a customer. And put some paper towels in the bathroom, how do staff wash their damn hands.

05/31/2026

Mom is down and out with another one of those horrible eye-migraines like she had back in March. But really stumped because she hasn't taken any of the B12 or other supplements or OTC stuff. Probably should have went to ER, but rain and windstorm yesterday, Seems as if it's getting a bit better, so she said she'd right it out., Grampys got enough of his own problems right now wouldn't be good to have him drive us there. Momma Will post again once it releases.

Big sonic boom happened here yesterday, turned out to be a meteor exploding into bits and landing in the waters off Cape Cod. We're here on Cape Anne but it went by us overhead here first.

Photos: Feels like Death, warmed over.

05/24/2026

We remember them...

In the rising of the sun and in its going down,
We remember them.
In the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter
We remember them.
In the opening of the buds and in the rebirth of spring,
We remember them.
In the blueness of the sky and in the warmth of summer,
We remember them.
In the rustling of the leaves and in the beauty of autumn,
We remember them.
In the beginning of the year and when it ends,
We remember them.
When we are weary and in need of strength,
We remember them.
When we are lost and sick at heart,
We remember them.
When we have joys we yearn to share,
We remember them.
So long as we live, they too shall live,
For they are now a part of us,
As we remember them.

05/24/2026

So yesterday was horrible. I don’t know how things went down hill so badly but they did.

I went to Lynn, MA for an auto part. Should have been simple, I had the part number and all the info. The employee helping me was in a really bad mood to begin with and I don’t suffer fools and as****es all that well.
I left Sven in the car because of potholes, debris and oil all over the ground, I didn’t want an injury over it, and praying we didn’t get a flat. I thought it was a parts store, turned out to be a junkyard and then some.

I give him the part number and he’s hollering at me that it’s not the part number, it’s a car number. I say sorry, how would I know that, it’s the only number on the website given when looking up the item. He’s really snippy to me but looks up the part and says I’d have to wait an hour but they’ll get it.

The guy wanted money upfront for the part, sight unseen. Why would I pay for a used part that I don’t know the condition of and can’t return the part. That’s nuts. I really thought it was already on a backroom shelf, but apparently, they have to go pull it off a car in the junk yard. I asked for a photo or to be able to see the part first and he just tore off into a litany of obscenities at me calling me "a dirty w***e, go suck his c**k, get out of his store" and so on.

Ok, as***le, considering his attitude we’ll just go by this for more money from your competitor, you obviously don’t need the money. (worst customer service ever) It really wouldn’t have taken very much in conversation or effort to discuss the part and make a sale. But so be it...

As I’m leaving, he starts to follow us out the door and threatening to break our headlights and good luck finding parts he's not going to sell us anything and calling me 'miserable fat fu***ng cunt"… things are starting to go way beyond the pale. His reaction to the whole encounter is grossly overboard as it was.

At this point, I had my pepper spray in my hand ready to go if he advanced any further or damaged the headlights and I opened the car door…

His coworkers in the parking lot near the gate are hollering to him… “Dios Mio… Perro, Perro… Vaminos senior, vaminos !!!”

I chuckle to myself, knowing they saw my 200+ lb. dog leap up as I opened the door to get in. One look at h him and no translation needed in any language. Not that I would ever sic my dog on anyone or put him in harm’s way, but it sure is funny when people get a look at him.

And seriously the thought of having to mow him down like a scene out of breaking bad crossed my mind for a fleeting moment, if he attempted to block our egress.

Alas as luck or fate would have it, they did go over and block their coworker from advancing on us and we were able to leave unscathed.

There was an officer working a detail on the other side of the two way highway, I would have had a hell of a time navigating traffic just to get to him to report it. I kept going and just headed for home. The guy didn't really hurt my feelings any, they're just words, and it says more about his character than it does mine.

I bought the part brand new from a little shop in CA, paying 3 times as much, anf happy to do so. Comes with the Amazon Guarantee.