Brian Fleck

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05/09/2013 - 6:17pm
Brian Fleck
Pearl, our ditzy labradoodle, and I are in the doghouse lately. She committed her sin several weeks ago while we were watching Lexi, a Jack Russell terrier that comes to visit from time to time. Lexi is over 100 years-old in human terms, and has been given only several months to live from a variety of doggie disorders she’s contracted over the past decade. She keeps turning kibble into cobble, however, if you get my drift. Lexi’s owner attributes the dog’s against-...
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04/23/2013 - 6:26pm
Several new power saws, four months and a pile of wood later; I finished the cat exercise wheel this week and delivered it to Cat Lady. Her felines were less than impressed and didn’t have a clue on how to use it. This didn’t deter Cat Lady, however, as she got down on the floor and put one knee on the wheel to demonstrate. “See kitties, this is...
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04/17/2013 - 5:11pm
How Sabra and I have been using our free time demonstrates the difference between our approaches to doing things. Sabra is working on a cross stitching project that will eventually depict a near life sized rooster. The pattern she is following calls for about two dozen styles of stitches, each requiring from one to eight strokes of the needle...
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04/10/2013 - 5:39pm
I’ve been working in the garage a lot these past couple of months trying to build what is essentially a giant hamster wheel. “Who needs a giant hamster wheel?” you may ask. The answer, silly, is Karen and Cat Lady. You may have seen Cat Lady about town, she’s the woman that has a special stroller designed to push her cats, currently Sissy Lu and...
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04/02/2013 - 5:57pm
As spring shies to show her pretty face yet another week, it’s been slow times in the Fleck household. Sabra is using the extra indoor period to cross stitch a rooster. To date I’d estimate she has 200 hours in the project. She’s a near perfect picture of tranquility as she sits motionless on the sofa except for the well-practiced strokes of her...
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03/26/2013 - 6:49pm
Sabra and I married on Valentine’s Day in the year 2000. Suggesting the date was a brilliant move on my part, even if I do say so myself. Not only is it easy to remember, it also saves buying a gift. These are two practical, utilitarian benefits that are buffed up by yet a third: it’s romantic. At least I thought the date would be easy to remember...