“I’m your huckleberry.” Doc Holliday, Tombstone movie — Great #quote I read on @johnrobinson‘s Facebook wall’s Info tab.

What #Tombstone was, what movies say it was, and what it actually is – are all very different things. I visited. It’s a poor man’s Disney.

In #Tombstone there are fake grave markers. It was a harsh place to live. They took to survive. People died. The fake markers emphasis that.

I miss the candy stores in #Tombstone. Old fashioned candy, hard to find candy. Not at all like Disneyland.

In #Tombstone the theater seats were too small for me, at age 12. Stunted people must’ve crowded in for the local show.

You could pay to ride the carriage (I never did). There were stones in the shops. Native garb, tshirts, other things.

@johnrobinson You’re my huckleberry. You’re the editor responsible for my continued awareness of News & Record. Otherwise it’s a #Tombstone.

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Locations:
Tombstone, Arizona
Greensboro, North Carolina

Businesses:
Tombstone Stage Stop & Old Fashioned Candy
Greensboro News & Record
Disney

Dear Readers -

I’m posting this discussion in the hopes of engendering a conversation concerning the best practices for Email Etiquette.

Miss Manners didn’t cover this in her helpful little book, so we’re forced, to a certain degree, to make this up as we go along.

I am preoccupied with that area of Email Etiquette we call “Spam”. Here’s a quote from a post I found about email etiquette. This part is particularly concerned with spam:

“This is not only considered to be rude, but spamming is a major sin in the world of the Internet. Before you send anyone any sort of advertisements for your business, etc., you must first secure their permission.” http://bit.ly/awjmv5

Here is my personal definition of “Spam”.
Spam: v. to send unsolicited bulk messages indiscriminately.

I hope you are inspired to share your thoughts on this subject. Thank you for your participation in the discussion. Your feedback is most appreciated.

Sincerely,
Brandon Pierce

So I finally got an iPhone. It took two years for me to decide. In that time a lot has changed. iPhone has evolved, and so too has the world around it.

“A computer in my pocket.”

That’s been the best description of the iPhone I’ve ever heard. And now that I have one, it has become even more so.

This post is, of course, provided by my iPhone!

This is the hardest post I’ve ever written. My cat of the past 10 years, Tiamat, passed away yesterday. He was the smartest cat I’ve ever met. He was my first cat. Tiatmat was a heavy set fellow, alright, he was overweight. But he seemed quite comfortable in it, and wore it well. He was all black save a few white hairs on his chest. He played fetch with me when he was young, followed me, played chase with me. He was in the witchy sense, my familiar.

I noticed he wasn’t feeling well. He started throwing up, then he became incontinent. I contracted a serious flu on Saturday, today is Friday. So maybe there were more tale-tale signs, but I was bedridden. We noticed he wasn’t eating, and we were getting worried. So we brought him down to be with us in the bedroom where I was laid up. He stopped being able to walk on his own the day before yesterday, and we noticed blood in his urine. He also started mewling for me. I felt horrid, I was in so much pain from the flu I was shivering constantly, sweating, feverish. I laid on the floor with him and stroked his fur. Occasionally he would purr, and if I crawled back into bed he would mewl for me again.

We took him to West Market Veterinary Hospital http://westmarketvets.com/. Now I was hopeful when we took him in, but I also knew I had limited means and medical problems can often become quite expensive. Dr. Elizabeth Murray was our attending veterinarian. She was very considerate, very kind, and very clear. Tiamat’s temperature had dropped so far it wouldn’t even register on the thermometer. The decision was either let him suffer or give him peace. I elected to put my friend to sleep and ease his suffering. He seemed very peaceful in the end.

I also want to recommend West Market Veterinary Hospital to everyone in Greensboro, NC. This vet was the best one I have ever dealt with. They are now our regular vet. Please keep this local business in mind if you have pets that need care. They also offer boarding.

My life will be an adjustment. I will miss him, my familiar. I love you Tiamat. Thank you for all the years of comfort you brought me.

All gone by the afternoon, but at 11:30AM this morning it was basketball underwater.

The creek’s far bank is past the trees, the line of shrubbery in front of the electricity tower. I don’t know how far that is, but it must be more than 100 feet the water washed over the banks of the creek into the park.

This is Lake Daniel Park, Greensboro, NC seen from the bridge that crosses the creek north towards Benjamin Parkway. The restrooms building is to my left, the bridge is behind me on the right.

Jonathon perches on the railing of the east facing bridge, the one that goes through to E. Lake Drive. I estimate the water to be around 20 feet deep under the bridge. The current was strong near the creeks, I worried I’d slip with my camera. I was wading in the water up to my thighs.

I don’t know what this playground piece is called, but it must be about two or more feet under water.

I drove by and wondered, but the cat was fine. All water logged, the cat was laying on the sidewalk as if dead. I stopped and received a plaintive meow, then a staggering towards me. I just hope the little guy found his way home.

These photos are from the park next to Benjamin Parkway. Unbelievable!

Brandon Pierce – Copyright 2008

I am Brandon Pierce. I live in Greensboro, NC, where I own and operate a small web development company called SHIFTERTV. I started this BLOG to give me a public voice to shout about whatever inane or highly important things I have to shout about. Sometimes it will appear I am being overly personal. Do not mistake however, I know this to be a public forum. (otherwise you wouldn’t have found this page)

I hope you enjoy these rantings, as I know I will. Thanks for visiting.